Comments on: Just Give Me A Phone!

By: Gary Martin

Gary Martin — Thu, 03 May 2007 16:51:10 +0000

Anything from the Nokia 11xx series would suit people who simply want to make and recieve calls perfectly. They are also amazingly cheap on network subsidised pay as you go deals, starting from about £20 usually with £10 airtime thrown in.

Battery life is at least a week if you are using it regularly, a fortnight if you are not.

I managed to buy one for £22.49 with £25 airtime on Virgin Mobile a few months ago (the 1101, but I also have a 1100 kicking around)

So you see, someone’s already doing it and it’s amazingly cheap. Grab one now if you are still looking for a phone.

By: John

John — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:17:28 +0000

Andrew,

I like the idea and as most modern phones are based on standardised operating systems (within each manufacturer) it ought to be easy enough to scale back features for basic models - possible even based on the registration code - much like the new Microsoft Windows Vista does.

By: Andrew Bargery

Andrew Bargery — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:08:55 +0000

I agree entirely, there must be a huge market for simple and easy to use phones. I would much rather have a phone that makes reliable voice calls, than one that can record video and take photos. I’m not surprised to hear there’s a popular Nokia phone in this category.

Like Ford cars, do you think we could get a Nokia 6310 L, a 6310 LX and a 6310 Ghia, each with added functionality..

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 07:43:59 +0000

Absolutely, gimmicks are for little kids to mess around with when they are bored.

Nokia 6310 - selling for £60 + if you can find one, produced in 2001 and still in demand!!!! The manufacturers must hate products like this.