Souping Up Your Cell Phone

from the the-phone-after-market dept

Thu, Jun 28th 2001 2:28am — Mike Masnick

An amusing article in the NY Times (yes, amazingly, they still require registration) about people who put add-ons on their mobile phones. What started with just faceplates and ringtones has grown into quite an industry. I still haven't seen anyone mess with any phones other than Nokias, but it's apparently a big deal. Nokia is even suing companies that make parts for their phones. They compare the practice to souping up cars, but admit that often it can hurt performance on the cell phone.

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Non-alien, 29 Jun 2001 @ 6:24am

What planet?
What planet do you live on where you think this is news? There have been shops all over the civilised world selling this stuff for years. Oh, I forgot, you're in the USA.
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Mike (profile), 29 Jun 2001 @ 9:55am

Re: What planet?
I've seen the shops, but the NY Times was reporting on the fact that it's "become an industry" which I thought was amusing...
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