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Thursday, 04/29/2004 12:26:57 PM

Thursday, April 29, 2004 12:26:57 PM

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Purchase Orders Totaling $12 Million Begin Shipping

IRVINE, Calif., April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hop-on, Inc. , the leading developer and manufacturer of disposable as well as traditional, entry level priced cell phones and wireless accessories, today announced that purchase orders totaling $12 million have started shipping. The initial shipment under the cell phone orders, which were announced last month, occurred earlier this week. The full purchase orders are for Hop-on's GSM model 1806 cell phone and related cell phone accessories, which will be sold in Latin America.

Dan Gannon, Chief Executive Officer of Hop-on, said, "We are pleased to get this initial shipment through our manufacturer on time. We are continuing to work with carriers throughout Latin America, Western Europe and India to secure necessary network approvals and appropriate governmental certifications for both our GSM and CDMA phones."

About Hop-on

Hop-on is the developer and marketer of the world's first disposable, recyclable and contract free cell phone. Its initial IS-95 CDMA phones provided a much-needed alternative to full service cellular contracts and prepaid calling cards and also provided the end user the capability to add on additional minutes. Hop-on has expanded its product portfolio to include the next generation CDMA2000 handsets designed by its Dallas R&D team as well as GSM/GPRS handsets. Hop-on targets its phones to both emerging market carriers and other domestic carriers and resellers needing an entry level priced phone. Hop-on also offers a line of innovative and attractively priced wireless accessories for both Hop-on phones and other leading manufacturers as well as affordable, wireless surveillance systems. For more information, visit http://www.hop-on.com/.

CONTACTS:
David Pasquale, 646-536-7006, or Jim Olecki, 646-536-7021
Both of The Ruth Group, http://www.theruthgroup.com/

Forward-Looking Statements: All statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that are not guarantees of future performance or events. Rather, they are based on current expectations, estimates, beliefs, assumptions, and goals and objectives and are subject to uncertainties that are difficult to predict. As a result, our actual results may differ materially from the statements made. Often such statements can be identified by their use of words such as may, will, intends, plans, believes, anticipates, visualizes, expects, and estimates. These forward-looking statements speak only as to the date of this release, and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly release updates or revisions to these statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Consequently actual events and results may vary significantly from those included in or contemplated or implied by such statements.
Hop-on, Inc.

CONTACT: David Pasquale, +1-646-536-7006, or Jim Olecki, +1-646-536-7021,
both of The Ruth Group, http://www.theruthgroup.com/, for Hop-on, Inc.

Web site: http://www.hop-on.com/


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