London Calling Mobile Phone makes us long to be British
You know those red K6 telephone boxes that are such an iconic and unmissable part of any stay in London? Yeah, that's the inspiration for the mobile you're peering at above, just in case you couldn't guess. The so-called London Calling Mobile Phone is a fully-functional handset, packing a color LCD, SMS and MMS functionality, tri-band GSM connectivity and pre-programmed ringtones that include "Rule Britannia" and "God Save the Queen." We'd continue swooning if we had to, but we're pretty sure you're already whipping the plastic out to make this happen. Check the backside after the break, and tap the read link to get your £85.95 ($141) pre-order in.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
namgorf @ Jul 18th 2009 6:07PM
There needs to be a Police Box version as well.
iphonerulez @ Jul 18th 2009 11:28PM
Looks like something Elton John would carry. This handset is downright unattractive so it's marginally uglier than even the HTC Hero with the Jay Leno chin.
I like the idea of a handset in the form of the Statue of Liberty as the arm and torch would make a mean antenna. Of course, the lady's crown with those spires wouldn't be very comfortable nestled in your front pocket.
I'm expecting the Japanese to come out with a handset that really is in the shape and colors of Hello Kitty. Such a horrid character.
Nikesh @ Jul 19th 2009 12:27AM
That phone is uglier than a British smile.
Oli D @ Jul 19th 2009 4:51AM
Hey, thats not ... oh, yeah NHS.
james @ Jul 19th 2009 5:07AM
ill just pop over to my private dentist.. ;)
But yeah... this phone is waaay more awesome than my iphone.
james @ Jul 19th 2009 5:08AM
How could anyone have a mobile without it saying "telephone" on the back?
bublik @ Jul 19th 2009 7:51AM
to Nikesh I laughed my pants out... LOL very very nice joke %)
benny boy @ Jul 19th 2009 9:02AM
Where did the stereotype of British people having bad teeth even come from? And why do people think it's true?
CubeGuy @ Jul 19th 2009 2:56PM
@namgorf
Beat me to it. That was the first thing I thought of.
Though I suppose I could get one and dye it blue...
a jug of clorox @ Jul 18th 2009 6:07PM
Cute. Call me when they make one like a blue police box.
Templarian @ Jul 18th 2009 7:09PM
My thoughts exactly.
tordre @ Jul 18th 2009 7:29PM
I agree but i think there can only be one ring tone for that version, and maybe come with a sonic screwdriver blue tooth headset.
Stacky @ Jul 18th 2009 10:33PM
HIVEMIND!
Major4Play @ Jul 18th 2009 6:08PM
Those old phoneboxes used to be all over the UK now there are very few phoneboxes left at all !
That phone should be in crapgadget.
GBeatzRecrds @ Jul 18th 2009 6:11PM
Perfect for my baby cousin.
Poo_and_Wee @ Jul 18th 2009 6:12PM
Almost every American I've ever met is guilty of this.
BRITAIN DOES NOT MEAN ENGLAND.
Chris Are @ Jul 18th 2009 6:20PM
Okay, to be fair that's pretty similar to calling people from the US "Americans" or "North Americans" as those titles include South and Central America and/ or Canada.
sam @ Jul 18th 2009 6:22PM
errrr... where did they get this wrong?
sure london is in england - it's also in britain. and 'god save the queen' is actually the UK national anthem, not just england's. and red phone boxes used to be found all over the UK (except Hull).
incidentally, wtf are they doing trying to sell this phone actually in britain (or england, for that matter) - surely nobody who lives here would be stupid enough to buy it? they should make it a bit cheaper (I mean in price not in quality, pretty sure there's no further to go there) and sell it at airports to just-arrived foreign visitors who need a GSM phone to use while they're in london, england, or britain.
Pete @ Jul 18th 2009 6:52PM
You mean Britain does not mean London. Assuming Enlgand = London is just as bad as assuming Britain = England. Mr Pot, meet Mr Kettle.
ilh @ Jul 18th 2009 8:58PM
Calling them a (North) American is less specific which is valid as that includes the USA, unlike England which is more specific and doesn't cover Scotland etc but Britain does.
AndyC @ Jul 18th 2009 9:10PM
Hull - Cream phone boxes ftw
CharlieX @ Jul 19th 2009 12:08AM
ah, sad for you!
my English friend once thought Catalina Island (the island 20 miles off from LA) was Hawaii.
so it's not just us yanks that are mistaken
Lionbacker @ Jul 19th 2009 11:23AM
@ilh:
But if they didn't call us Americans, what would they call us? United Statesians?
Samboini @ Jul 20th 2009 10:46AM
Chris Are; you are wrong. The term 'American' applies specifically to people from the USA. All others are referred to as Brazilian, Canadian, Venezuelan etc.
Chris Are @ Jul 18th 2009 6:17PM
"makes us long to be British"... Darren aren't you from Britain?
Mindboggle @ Jul 18th 2009 6:19PM
Unfortuantly you hardly ever see one of these classic phoneboxes anymore. The usual site is this http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2228/2054948887_36d7d3d89f.jpg?v=0
Ugly BT phonebox, smashed and covered in graffiti. Thats what youl usually see.
Tom @ Jul 18th 2009 7:29PM
To be honest, I can count on one hand the number of occasions I've noticed a phonebox anywhere in the UK in the last few years.
nebulus @ Jul 20th 2009 10:17AM
I see them quite often ..
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2158/2091991850_eb57f2a31d_b.jpg
hbot @ Jul 18th 2009 6:19PM
why isn't this tagged as one of those "crapgadgets"
E C S Sucks @ Jul 18th 2009 6:35PM
Irish
UK31337 @ Jul 18th 2009 6:20PM
There's still plenty of red phoneboxes around if you know where to look, although granted they are a lot rarer these days.
People used to literally pass out due to lack of oxygen if they stayed inside them too long without opening the door. It's true.
sonic the plumber @ Jul 19th 2009 5:35AM
There's one at Widdecombe-in-the-moor on Dartmoor.
bjay @ Jul 18th 2009 6:23PM
WTF.......this belongs to CrapGadgets
MeanSpyvie @ Jul 18th 2009 9:55PM
My fear is this will spawn a whole series of craptastic handsets shaped like all kinds of other objects.
wnr @ Jul 18th 2009 6:25PM
This will be the iPhone killer
I hate mingers @ Jul 18th 2009 7:19PM
what's an iphone
Cameron @ Jul 18th 2009 6:37PM
What about a green one for all the green phone boxes like this one at Seven Sisters in East Sussex: http://www.flickr.com/photos/melita666/3211377336/
Archon (PSN: Archonik, XBL: DarkARHN) @ Jul 19th 2009 4:13AM
Those are bootleg Phone Boxes!
E C S Sucks @ Jul 18th 2009 6:39PM
You can tell who are British. They will be calling it shit while everyone will love it. Being a Brit I also hate it.
alex @ Jul 19th 2009 12:47PM
If you were a Brit shouldn't you have called it a "shite" instead of "shit"
arkweld @ Jul 19th 2009 7:11PM
absolutely, the only people who love tacky crap like this aren't from that country.
scumMUTANTking @ Jul 18th 2009 6:46PM
already done in Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels
paul @ Jul 18th 2009 6:50PM
This is pretty cool, mind the gap!
Samurai Jack @ Jul 18th 2009 6:56PM
That is one expensive hunk of cheese... however I might consider it if the version of "God Save the Queen" was the one done by the Sex Pistols. I know a few fascist regimes where this would then be right at home.
UK31337 @ Jul 18th 2009 7:22PM
Like the UK, you mean? And I'm not even joking.
greenlight @ Jul 18th 2009 7:06PM
I presume "C&D Wireless" stands for Cease and Desist Wireless because if this is the kind of phone they make, that's what they ought to do.
greg @ Jul 18th 2009 7:31PM
it looks like a great crapgadget item the build quality does not look good
Chris @ Jul 18th 2009 8:40PM
Errr, no thanks, if I want to see a red phone box I'll just look out the window!
Got to agree with the person who said sell it at airports, cos the public probably will think that's a little tacky.
Paul @ Jul 18th 2009 9:02PM
clearly looks like a child's toy.
Marbles @ Jul 18th 2009 8:12PM
I would prefer one in the shape of a Walls footcicle.