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The first UK vending machines selling mobile phones were unveiled by Vodafone in Manchester earlier this week.
The mobile giant is reported to have put two trial QuickPhone kiosks in its retail branches in Manchester's Market Street and Trafford Centre, where they will be well placed to target the city's student population.
If the trial is successful it could pave the way for future deployments in airports, train stations and motorway service stations.
At the moment, the kiosks offer Sim cards from £5 and a number of different handsets priced at between £30 and £50, which are understood to be pre-pay models.
Similar ideas such as disposable cellphones have been pioneered by companies such as Hop-On in the US, where Apple has been using vending machines to sell iPods.
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Not that weird. They sell used panties in Japan, amongst other strange things.
I was on holiday once and had problem with the network could not get a signal, so I bought a cheap mobile with a network that worked in that area. I had my own business at the time and had to make myself available at all times. So to me sound not a bad idea. Also my sons have lost their phones a few times so now they dont go for the expensive ones anymore, it would useful for them.
Could bring the price of phones down?
Could bring the price of phones down?
QUOTE(Yelekiah @ Oct 31 2005, 08:41 PM) [snapback]910978[/snapback]
Not that weird. They sell used panties in Japan, amongst other strange things.
*Shudders*
But what will really make you shudder...they have fish-flavored icecream from the icecream man. (throws up again)
Not that weird .
But it does remind of a cool vending machine near were I work . Its see through so you can watch it as it grabs your soda and brings ... yah ... soda...
But it does remind of a cool vending machine near were I work . Its see through so you can watch it as it grabs your soda and brings ... yah ... soda...
Great, more mobile phones that wont get recycled!
QUOTE(Yelekiah @ Nov 1 2005, 03:19 AM) [snapback]911491[/snapback]
But what will really make you shudder...they have fish-flavored icecream from the icecream man. (throws up again)
I don't much like Ice Cream, but that sounds decidedly revolting!
Use to eat cheese flav icecream in Mexico!
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Vnunet.com/ Source of story...
The first UK vending machines selling mobile phones were unveiled by Vodafone in Manchester earlier this week.
The mobile giant is reported to have put two trial QuickPhone kiosks in its retail branches in Manchester's Market Street and Trafford Centre, where they will be well placed to target the city's student population.
If the trial is successful it could pave the way for future deployments in airports, train stations and motorway service stations.
At the moment, the kiosks offer Sim cards from £5 and a number of different handsets priced at between £30 and £50, which are understood to be pre-pay models.
Similar ideas such as disposable cellphones have been pioneered by companies such as Hop-On in the US, where Apple has been using vending machines to sell iPods.
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I wonder how long they'll last without them being robbed or vandalised.....
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