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SIM Card Vending Machine |
axxxr
Joined: Mar 21, 2003
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From: Londinium
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This new vending machine in hongkong located in the subway station of all places. It's selling SIM cards for mobile phones, both the GSM and the CDMA variety (for those visiting China and wishing to have CDMA). Cards cost, mostly $98HK which is about $13 USA.
Almost all Hong Kong phones are sold "unlocked" meaning you can switch SIM cards at will.
Will we ever get to this point in the rest of the world where a phone is as easy a pack of gum? I hope so, but as long as the big networks "lock" mobile phones most people won't know that getting a mobilephone can be this easy.
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methylated_spirit
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Awesome idea...think we will be able to buy phones like that one day?
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k4m!k4ze
Joined: Oct 02, 2004
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From: CBE
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wow  thats cool ! Very convenient too.
Over here in India, you cant get even a prepaid connection without proof of address such as drivers licence copy or somethin like that !
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masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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From: Sydney, London
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this makes getting a presumably non traceable phone number very easy but quite the opposite philosophy of Japan where Prepaid phones to be outlawed in Japan
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*Jojo*
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@axxxr - Nice! Though quite confused here why 'rechargeable' . . . looks like it's battery that the vending machine is selling mate? |
masseur
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rechargeable in this context means you can add more credit to it when you run out
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On 2004-10-26 17:14:35, masseur wrote:
rechargeable in this context means you can add more credit to it when you run out
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Hmmm . . . yup, as 'reloadable' is more appropriate I guess . . . The rechargeable thing has become more 'synonymous' with batt's and chargers - I guess. |
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Posted: 2004-10-26 17:07
