phonescoop.com
Rich. Anything you know about this?
Juanbyjuan said:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/11/chavez-v ... »
Okay some of us can't open unapproved links, if you want replies, copy and paste the artical you are referencing to make it easier on us (and satisfy our curiousity).
Judging by the title of this URL I'm assuming you aren't going to get much information from Rich. I've noticed in the past that when something with the wireless world OUTSIDE of the U.S. he normally lets ya know that ps focuses on U.S. Carriers. Thus the reason you won't find carriers or phones from people outside the us.
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Sorry. here it is
It is perhaps the world's cheapest mobile phone. It is the latest offering from Hugo Chavez's socialist revolution. And its name is derived from a slang word for penis. Behold the Vergatorio.
Venezuela's president launched the handset on his TV show with a Mother's Day call to his mum and predicted it would conquer all rivals. "This telephone will be the biggest seller not only in Venezuela but the world," he said. "Whoever doesn't have a Vergatario is nothing," he joked.
Priced just $15 (nearly £10), the phone has a camera, WAP internet access, FM radio and MP3 and MP4 players for music and videos. And it has that name.
Why the president chose it remains unclear, but he enunciates each syllable with a grin...
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It is perhaps the world's cheapest mobile phone. It is the latest offering from Hugo Chavez's socialist revolution. And its name is derived from a slang word for penis. Behold the Vergatorio.
Venezuela's president launched the handset on his TV show with a Mother's Day call to his mum and predicted it would conquer all rivals. "This telephone will be the biggest seller not only in Venezuela but the world," he said. "Whoever doesn't have a Vergatario is nothing," he joked.
Priced just $15 (nearly £10), the phone has a camera, WAP internet access, FM radio and MP3 and MP4 players for music and videos. And it has that name.
Why the president chose it remains unclear, but he enunciates each syllable with a grin...
(continues)
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