Posted by axxxr
A U.S based handset retailer has designed a GSM handset that is in the shape of the old school Red public phone box.
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This phone is an unlocked GSM tri-band telephone with VGA camera. It features a 65k color TFT screen, full SMS and MMS functionality, polyphonic ringtones, and GPRS/WAP 2.0. You can set your wallpaper to display one of fifteen different iconic images from merry old England. Plus you can select from Rule Britannia, God Save the Queen, or one of twenty other ringtone melodies. London Calling measures 102mm by 43mm by 21 mm, and weighs approximately 100 grams.
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Posted by mutleyboy
looks like a little kids toy
Posted by axxxr
It does rather!
Posted by amawanqa
I think the idea of 'thematic' phones is a novel and original one, but surely from a marketing point of view it would have very,very limited appeal...?
Can't imagine too many kids being enthralled by polyphonic (or any other type) renditions of 'Land of Hope and Glory' or the like.
From the pic, it looks 'Christmas-cracker-toy' cheap, no glossy appeal/refinement or cues that it is anything other than a very short-term novelty fix.
And that keypad looks like the same as those found with el-cheapo fascias for Nokias found at most market mobile phone stands.
Posted by Vein
I want one!
Posted by Sammy_boy
Quite ironic it's created by a US-based company though!
I kinda like it too, be a talking point!
Posted by Nitro Fan
Classic American tat! Have you seen some of the dreadful eagle and cowboy clocks they make and people actualy put then in their homes! Sorry American Esato'ers but some of your fellow countrymen have an odd idea of style!
Posted by brix25
It's ugly but I guess some folks will buy it.
Posted by masseur
I can only ask... why
Posted by axxxr
Because americans will do anything to get a slice of our culture since they don't have one!
Posted by *mav*
Not to be left lying around in London as someone might pin a doggy escort service card to it
Posted by tranquil
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I know why: for fun!
I quite like the idea of designs like that.
The ideal purpouse of that kind of design would be a P&G phone for tourists. Imagine being in London as a tourist; Instead of buying a P&G SIM wich occupies your ordernary phone for calls from work, or family at home, you buy a cheap phone like this to stay in touch with your travel companions. On top of local call rates you get a souvernir to take home.
This being a US idea could just as easy have been a phone shaped like the white house or (OK a couple of years ago) a couple could buy phones looking like the Twin Towers and when they got back home they could put the phones on the shelf as souvernirs.
Posted by Sammy_boy
I'd be tempted to buy one, but only if the price was right. It should be priced as a novelty or souvenir, or it wouldn't sell well as it would be overpriced for what it is
Posted by tranquil
That I agree on.
Posted by Nitro Fan
I am wondering where we would put the keyboard on the "Golden Gate Bridge" phone
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Posted by jeko.uk
i think it looks horrible i wouldnt buy one
Posted by axxxr
I don't think anyone in their right mind would buy one of these!
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Posted by jasond
l-a-m-e.
Posted by Frubin
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LoL! More like loads of porn service ads!
Posted by Vein
These are for sale on ebay now
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/C-D-Wireless
Posted by FCUKU
I don't think i will be buying that,it looks ugly.