Hop 1800: World’s cheapest phone now goes for $10 … no wait, $5.00
May 25, 2008 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Cell phone
Ladies and gents, presenting the world’s cheapest phone. And it isn’t just available in the USA — but worldwide too. if you can get your hands on one, please don’t get ripped off. Don’t spend more than $10.00 to buy your ultimate “built for Sparta” mobile phone. The Hop-On 1800 comes with the following specs:
Size: 96.6mm(D)x41.6mm(W)x14mm(H)
Weight: 77g
Bands: Dual-band 850/1900MHz or 900/1800MHz
Battery: Standard Li-Ion 600mAh
Battery Life: Talk time 4 hours; Standby time 150 hours
Ringer: Polyphonic (16 Midi)
Embedded Vibration: Yes
SIM Lock: Yes
Keypad Lock: Yes
Other features: No display, tactile keypad with braille markings
Oh, we were saying something about bringing the price down even further — you can actually grab a $5.00 rebate if you return the phone and have it recycled. What a neat-o way to go green!
Branding Opportunities
Instead of the usual pen or notebook with your corporate logo for giveaways, why not give away Hop1800 mobile phones to everyone who attended your press event? Oh yes, this phone is so cheap, your company can even brand the Hop-On 1800 to suit your marketing needs. How to do this? Well, head on over to their site.
I think this is the first time where we have a phone that has accessories more expensive than the unit itself! The phone supports a headset, a leather case, travel charger and car charger.
Images courtesy of Hop On.
good!suitable for those who are old and can’t read words
This sounds like a good idea.. A very handy back up for those of us with expensive phones.
Who honeslty wants to take their iphone to a football game?
hello I am in search in the Netherlands of the hops 1800 can someone me help where I can be possible it be correct cheap toestellen also others between 10 and the 20 euro I am them already complete long to for zoeken I want there this way gladly sales or gladly buy to information concerning where you can order them by means of Internet alstublieft help me thanks you, however, pe convert +31247507375 this are me house number I have also mobile 0633502337 in the Netherlands I wait groetjes peter bayyyyyyyyy
Well, this is fantastic. I’ve always wanted one of these but I have a cheap Nokia which has loads of features – a lot of which I don’t use. I wonder how one knows if the battery is low since there is no screen. Is it prepay (or pay as you go)? Maybe cellphone technology has gone way overboard with too many frills when a standard format phone is more than enough. Could be the thing for old people, the very poor, little kids and the handicapped. Cheap enough to be gifts and to be a back up for the fancier cellphone. (Maybe with voicemail, too?)
Where Is the shop/showroom of this phone in Delhi,India It must be there
i would not buy this stupid phone because im not old im 8 years old!!!!!
it really is stupid because lets say if you are trying to dial someones phone number. and you are looking at the phone–you are basicly staring at a black piece of cheap plastic!!!! even that little firefly phone thinggy is better that this~!!!!!!!!!