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Next time the missus asks you to pick-up a Bic at the newsagents, you’d be wise to clarify what she’s after. The firm's branching out from disposable razors and pens, and has launched a mobile phone. Bic_phone Bic's phone: available on Orange Bic has teamed-up with Orange France to launch the Bic Phone, which comes with a …

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  1. Graeme

    Bargin

    only twice the price of a cheap PAYG nokia!

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  2. Steven Pepperell
    Heart

    Well...

    ...Hopefully this will differ from their razors and wont rip the face off you.

    Heart because using bic's results in blood loss

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  3. Amanda

    49 EUR?!?

    Unless France's market is dramatically different from Germany's, this sounds like a recipe for failure. I've never walked into an electronics store here without seeing some Vodafone or T-Mobile PAYG handset for 10-20 EUR (including 5-10 EUR starting credit), rechargeable at any grocery checkout counter or ATM nationwide.

    Though 60 min * 0.39 EUR = 23.40 EUR, so let's say that the thing comes with 20-25 EUR credit.

    They're still asking a 15 EUR premium for a charged-up battery.

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  4. bluesxman
    Coat

    overcharged

    No, not the battery. Yeah, yeah I'll get it in a minute.

    Just the other day I managed to pick up a (surprisingly) decent little Sagem on one of the better UK networks for £20 (including £10 mandatory top up). The battery was roughly 50% charged too.

    Looks a helluva lot nicer (and smaller) than that colourful (-blind?) monstrosity.

    What exactly are we paying for here? The convenience of a pre-fitted SIM?

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