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Cell Phone On A Chip

Posted by michael on from the beam-me-up dept.

sebFlyte writes "Texas Instruments have developed a new chip for mobiles that, according to some, should make is possible to make a cell phone for less than $25, bringing it into the realm of possibilities for low-level corporate giveaways, or a reasonable loss leader for getting people started on pay-as-you go mobile offerings."

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  1. In the UK by seizer · · Score: 3, Informative

    You can get a non-contract mobile for 19.99 (that's 35$ approx)

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002K780 8/

  2. Re:I folded and got a phone by hal2814 · · Score: 4, Informative

    "I was an early adopter of cellphones, my first was the old flip phone."

    No, no, no. I was an "early adopter" of cell phones. Mine was the size fo a VCR and came with its own handy carrying case that was bigger than my wife's purse.

    Back to your point though, most cellular contracts have a backout period. I know I had 15 days with Nextel to bring my phones back if I wanted to back out of the contract. Seeing as Nextel didn't pick up at my house, I dropped them and went to Cingular within that timeframe. The Nextel salesman did tell me that I couldn't do that, but I calmly pointed out where it was written in the contract and after some arguing he gave in and cancelled our contracts. It might already be too late for you, but check your contract and see if you have a way to back out.