I never knew Apple made iPhones that look like......

[daneoni]

This (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220160814252). Sad thing is people are actually bidding on it

[psychofreak]

Wow! And the postage is £20!

[nickspohn]

Those have been selling for about 1 month> before June 29th.

[taybo20]

i forget what company makes those. Isn't it a chinese company or something. I remember visiting their site along time ago and looking at all their knock-offs.

[overanalyzer]

i forget what company makes those. Isn't it a chinese company or something. I remember visiting their site along time ago and looking at all their knock-offs.

Yes, and I think it comes with a brick of lead and a bottle of antifreeze.

[stekerrod]

whats perhaps most amusing is the fact that it's currently selling above the price that the iPhone sells for on O2 (not counting the contract obv) ..... some poor person is going to be so disappointed and so short of money when they get that through the post!

[overanalyzer]

Not that it'll make any difference, but I decided to report it under the "Replica, Counterfeit Items and Unauthorised Copies" eBay policy.

Guideline: If the product you're selling bears the name or logo of a company, but it wasn't made or endorsed by that company, don't list it on eBay.

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/replica-counterfeit.html

[chris200x9]

if I had the money I would buy it.....just so after I got it I could get the person in trouble with ebay, I like getting people in trouble......I am evil, yes I know :D

[daneoni]

Sold for £280+£20 shipping = £300 of ripoff

[gkarris]

I wish we had phones in the US that are this nice.

Apart from the iPhone, we are stuck with a myriad of clamshell phones and phones with tiny screens...

[sweetice2007]

dont know if you guys already knew but iphone was actually designed by a korean company and apple stole the idea as they have done many times before, anyhow dont wana get bad feed cos i do own a iphone myself lol but yeah i didnt know till i a read it few weeks back

[nickspohn]

dont know if you guys already knew but iphone was actually designed by a korean company and apple stole the idea as they have done many times before, anyhow dont wana get bad feed cos i do own a iphone myself lol but yeah i didnt know till i a read it few weeks back

Are your facts as good as your grammar?

[sananda]

dont know if you guys already knew but iphone was actually designed by a korean company and apple stole the idea as they have done many times before, anyhow dont wana get bad feed cos i do own a iphone myself lol but yeah i didnt know till i a read it few weeks back

you're a brave one ...posting nonsense on an apple forum frequented by members who tend to know a thing or two.

[stekerrod]

you're a brave one ...posting nonsense on an apple forum frequented by members who tend to know a thing or two.

he is very brave indeed.....how shall we gain our vengance?:mad:

[skubish]

dont know if you guys already knew but iphone was actually designed by a korean company and apple stole the idea as they have done many times before, anyhow dont wana get bad feed cos i do own a iphone myself lol but yeah i didnt know till i a read it few weeks back

You just shooting from the hip or can you actually post some facts to support this ridiculous statement?

Considering the patents we have seen from Apple on the iPhone years ago, I doubt they stole it from anyone.

[overanalyzer]

Yeah, Apple stole the logo from the Korean company too. Silly Apple :rolleyes:

[megfilmworks]

It looks like its been run over by a truck. I wonder what it is/was?

[powerbook911]

What a joke. Maybe someone should email the buyer and tell them not to pay.

These people are absolute crooks.

[Bernie-Mac]

dont know if you guys already knew but iphone was actually designed by a korean company and apple stole the idea as they have done many times before, anyhow dont wana get bad feed cos i do own a iphone myself lol but yeah i didnt know till i a read it few weeks back

really? NO!!! i thought that we as america actually had an awesome piece of technology to claim now since japan has all the nokias, motorolas, samsung, and about every other cell phone company:rolleyes:

[ellsworth]

dont know if you guys already knew but iphone was actually designed by a korean company and apple stole the idea as they have done many times before, anyhow dont wana get bad feed cos i do own a iphone myself lol but yeah i didnt know till i a read it few weeks back

was that company called Cisco? hmmm

[iDAG]

Its hard to believe someone would buy that. You would think that people could tell if it is real or not. Its also one of the weaker knock-offs I've seen before.

[bigandy]

there's a previous thread about this.....

[dodonutter]

really? NO!!! i thought that we as america actually had an awesome piece of technology to claim now since japan has all the nokias, motorolas, samsung, and about every other cell phone company:rolleyes:

Err i hate to say it but none of those companies are Japanese!

Nokia is Finnish, Samsung is South Korean, and Motorola is American! (hence the name Motorola as in 'Motor Roller' as they started out making car phones)

Just thought i'd straighten that one out

[carfac]

(hence the name Motorola as in 'Motor Roller' as they started out making car phones)

If you are going to correct someone, at least get your correction correct! :p The company dates from the late 1920s, but I believe it was after WWII that they changed their name to Motorola. In any case, it was well before the advent of mobile telephony.

You are partially correct in that the name change was to accent "motor" in their name... only it was for car radios, not phones.

[matticus008]

You are partially correct in that the name change was to accent "motor" in their name... only it was for car radios, not phones.
Yes, and also "roller" had nothing to do with it. The company's name was an homage to the venerable Victrola, and Motorola was just one of several companies trying to cash in on that name power.

[Bernie-Mac]

Err i hate to say it but none of those companies are Japanese!

Nokia is Finnish, Samsung is South Korean, and Motorola is American! (hence the name Motorola as in 'Motor Roller' as they started out making car phones)

Just thought i'd straighten that one out

wow....my bad lol

[megfilmworks]

Hey this is MacRumors;
I like the rumor that the iPhone was stolen from the Koreans (guess Apple stole the manufacturing tools since I haven't seen the phone from Korea)
And all cellphones are made in Japan, (except the stolen one)
But, Moto Roller named for cellphones in cars is my favorite. :)

[njpodder]

Heh! I was about to come here and make a new post about this little gem that I found on my local Craigslist site, then I saw this post and as it turns out, looks like the same hogwash. WTF is this thing? Is it a legitimate knockoff or jsut some bad photoshop project?

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/ele/453849589.html

[thatdude90210]

Heh! I was about to come here and make a new post about this little gem that I found on my local Craigslist site, then I saw this post and as it turns out, looks like the same hogwash. WTF is this thing? Is it a legitimate knockoff or jsut some bad photoshop project?
It's a real phone (Cect P168), but doesn't look very good, form & function wise, from the videos I've seen. Just go to youtube and search for iphone clone.

[dodonutter]

If you are going to correct someone, at least get your correction correct! :p The company dates from the late 1920s, but I believe it was after WWII that they changed their name to Motorola. In any case, it was well before the advent of mobile telephony.

You are partially correct in that the name change was to accent "motor" in their name... only it was for car radios, not phones.

Yes, and also "roller" had nothing to do with it. The company's name was an homage to the venerable Victrola, and Motorola was just one of several companies trying to cash in on that name power.

I apologise i had a check on wikipedia after i posted that and realised i was wrong about that (well mostly wrong).

Motor was because they made car radios and -ola was a popular ending for things to do with sound ie Victorola so they had Motorola which is pretty much what you guys said. I'll have a quick google before i correct next time :p

[Eric Piercey]

I apologise i had a check on wikipedia after i posted that and realised i was wrong about that (well mostly wrong).

Motor was because they made car radios and -ola was a popular ending for things to do with sound ie Victorola so they had Motorola which is pretty much what you guys said. I'll have a quick google before i correct next time :p

This board is the bomb. People actually take the time not only to research things, but apologize when they didn't research enough. I'm just posting to up my post count, btw, so I can post in the l33t political forum.