Disposable Cell Phones Arrive

headGasket writes "After the disposable cameras, here comes the disposable cell phones. Ideal for trash talk. Seriously, there is a $5 incentive to not dispose of it in the trash and bring it back for a rebate on the next one." These seem like a nice alternative to being locked into a lengthy contract, or for people who only need a cell phone for a short period of time.

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Wop Hoo!

[Anonymous Coward]

Finally, a cell phone that works with my tin-foil hat!

FP?

Where's my disposable car

[Anonymous Coward]

It would make parking a lot easier if I could just drive my car into a dumpster.
And how about clothes that last for 1 day so we can keep up with the latest trends.
Or pets that die after a week, for when you want some love around Christmas but don't want an 8-20 year commitment.

Re:Where's my disposable car

[rizawbone]

Or pets that die after a week...

Looks like you've never had a goldfish.

Re:Where's my disposable car

[LaCosaNostradamus]

It would make parking a lot easier if I could just drive my car into a dumpster.

You could just drive into the Bronx, like people do today, for the same effect.

And how about clothes that last for 1 day so we can keep up with the latest trends.

Your clothes will only last a day or so, too, in the Bronx, if you stand still long enough ... say, 45 seconds. This is why pedestrians don't stop at crosswalks if they can help it.

Or pets that die after a week, for when you want some love around Christmas but don't want an 8-20 year commitment.

Just get married ... it won't last more than 2 years anyway. I'm hearing the term "starter marriage" nowadays, kind of like a "starter home" except with more practicality and less morality.

21st Century Business Plan

[BriSTO(V)L]

This is how to make money today: 1. Think of current newish technology that is expensive but cool. 2. Figure that in 5 years it'll be cheap. 3. Take out patents on the *disposable* use of said tech. 4. Wait 5 years for someone elso to make it cheap. 5. Profit 6. Have fun This is probably a reasonably viable business plan - my tongue is only partly in my cheek...

Finally, a solution

[rock_climbing_guy]

Now, I can make all my phone sex calls without worrying about my parents seeing the paper trail. w00t!!!

Even crappier cell phones arrive

[ljavelin]

North American cell phone customers were happily surprised this morning when Merison Vireless released a cell phone so shoddy and crappy that most would be happy to dispose of it.

"I've been waiting for the shittiest cell phone I could," remarked Janice McFarley of Prescott Hills "the phone Merison sold me wasn't that great, but I was planning to keep the unit even though I could no longer afford the service. With this phone, well, it simply has no value! I'd throw it away without a second thought!".

The new "KrapPhone", with a limited feature set and shoddy quality, is perfect for service providers that are looking to milk customers that have very little money. Robert Slaton of Merison Vireless explained to us that they could make a tidy profit on welfare mothers and the homeless.

"We find that welfare mothers would like a cell phone, but they can't afford the $30 monthly fees. With this totally crappy phone, we can sell them service, make a tidy profit, and the destitute will be able to remain only 3 or 4 payments behind on their rent. Once they default on our charges, they can simply throw away the phone under the guise of it's crappiness.