clark@beaver.cs.washington.edu (Roger Clark Swann) (07/25/90)
There have been several articles here recently talking about cellular
phones; what's the lowest price, etc.
Here is the cheapest one that I have seen to date:
*FAMOUS MAKER* transportable cellular telephone $99.99
3 watts
9 number memory
automatic call retry
Battery pack and charger: $39.99
sold by DAMARK International, Inc. 7101 Winnetka Ave. N.,
Minneapolis, MN 55428-1619
1-800-729-9000
1-612-531-0082
** Special price requires one year new activation and minimum
service conmmitment through International Ventures, Inc.
Phone not available in CA, N. Carolina, & Hawaii.
This offer void where activation requirement is prohibited by law.
^^^^
This might answer the recent question about getting a
$299 Tandy special without the service commitment...
Anyone know if these units are any good? Who is International Ventures?
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[Moderator's Note: Some of those cheapie phones come with deals
attached that are *so* sleazy. Fretters is good like that: They were
selling a cell phone for $79.00 (yes, *seventy-nine* dollars) which
was -- according to the advertisement -- 'ready to use'. Except, you
had to buy a battery ($69); a battery charger ($119); pay an
obligatory 'installation fee' ($100); and the real gem: sign up with
Ameritech for $1000 in service, payable up front. They told you about
the first three conditions in small print near the bottom of the ad,
but they waited until you were in the store and ready to sign up
before they dropped the '$1000 in advance to Ameritech' on you. It
stunk, and people were turning around and walking out of the store as
fast as they had walked in. I left, went to Radio Shack and got a
CT-301 for $499 instead, with a short term commitment to Ameritech and
no minimum use. PT]PMW1@psuvm.psu.edu (Peter M. Weiss) (07/26/90)
In article <10106@accuvax.nwu.edu>, ssc-vax!clark@beaver.cs. washington.edu (Roger Clark Swann) says: >There have been several articles here recently talking about cellular >phones; what's the lowest price, etc. >Here is the cheapest one that I have seen to date: >sold by DAMARK International, Inc. 7101 Winnetka Ave. N., Many of the items in the DAMARK catalog indicatate _factory new/ factory perfect_. In my reading of a (not _the_) recend catalog I didn't see this inscription. One might be led to believe that this is reconditioned. Pete (pmw1@psuvm.bitnet | @vm.psu.edu)
davel@relay.eu.net (Dave Lockwood) (07/27/90)
In article <10106@accuvax.nwu.edu> ssc-vax!clark@beaver.cs. washington.edu (Roger Clark Swann) writes: >There have been several articles here recently talking about cellular >phones; what's the lowest price, etc. >[Moderator's Note: Some of those cheapie phones come with deals >attached that are *so* sleazy.... Over here in the UK, there have been various adverts for cellphones ranging from 50 pounds (regularly seen) down through "Bring us your old car phone and we'll upgrade it to the latest technology phone free of charge" right down to "Cellphone - FREE OF CHARGE". Yes. Complete give away. HOWEVER! Just like PT says, a sleazy deal goes with it. Like: 1 Sign up an air-time contract for _three_ years. 2 Network connection fees of 150% of standard. 3 Monthly service fee 150% of standard. 4 Whole minute billing (this one is a goldmine for the provider). 5 Failed call billing (incredible!). Other than those five items, it's a pretty good deal !-). Dave Lockwood ...!uunet!mcsun!ukc!vision!davel davel@vision.uucp Technical Consultant ...!uunet!bulus3!bungia!vware!davel davel@vware.MN.ORG VisionWare Ltd, G4CLI@GB7YHF.194.GBR.EU dave@g4cli.ampr.org 57 Cardigan Lane, D.LOCKWOOD@ICLX davel@vision.co.uk Leeds, LS4 2LE, +44-532-788858 +44-831-494088 United Kingdom +44-532-304676 "Hey, You!"