Wednesday, October 22, 2014 10:15:24 PM
Was the real reason there were no phones delivered after the launch because CEO Peter Michaels did this? Seems he loses in everything.....not CEO material, IMO
One can search for "Hop-On disguised Nokia" or find one article here:
http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Sample-new-cell-phone-really-just-modified-Nokia-2860214.php
November 09,2003
Excerpt:
I worked for a company that MADE some of the Hop-On phones, and I can attest to how big of a scammer this guy really is. He's being investigated for fraud related to a series of bogus internet gambling sites (do a google search for Peter Michaels and hop-on). He's stepped down as the CEO of Hop-On, but it doesn't change the fact that it's vapour.
As for the phones. I've extensively used the CDMA version, and I can assure you that it is NOT vapour. It works suprisingly well, and could be viable. Problem is that Hop-On will NEVER get any of these phones. They cheated the company out of approximately half a million dollars in funding, and as a result this company is now witholding the rights to the design.
Other reasons you won't see this phone in the US:
-There is no GSM version that I am aware of. The GSM phones that were shown to investors were just butchered Nokias that fit into the casing.
-The CDMA version does not have the ability to report location information. It is a requirement for all new phones in the US to be able to report this info.
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