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June 23, 2006, 6:04am
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Well here you go!
Nokia Vertu
A $90,000 cell phone? Add bling to your ring
Arnaud De Schuytter, director of Vertu Americas, said the phones contain new materials not ordinarily found in watches, such as virtually unscratchable sappire crystal, polished ceramic, ruby bearings and housings made from gold, stainless steel, titanium, carbon fiber and other unusual materials.
One extra on these phones is a dedicated concierge button – the least they could do for the price. For a year, the Vertu owner can call a concierge service virtually anywhere in the world to make dinner reservations and purchase theater and sports tickets. When the year’s up, the concierge costs $100 a month
Even if I could afford a $90,000 phone, I’d still leave it in a pocket and have it go through the laundry.
If you can afford a $90,000 dollar cell phone you probably have a professional pre-laundry-pocket-searcher in the house staff.
What need do you have for pockets when you can buy a %90k phone? That’s what the servants are for.
Wow. $90,000 and it isn’t even quad-band.
For a year, the Vertu owner can call a concierge service virtually anywhere in the world to make dinner reservations and purchase theater and sports tickets. When the year’s up, the concierge costs $100 a month.
Or you could just get the Directions & Connections plan from GM’s OnStar - for only 35% of that concierge pricetag.
Can you get that without the rest of Onstar’s services, or an Onstar vehicle?
No, but even a decked out Corvette ain’t gonna run ya ninety grand. And you can use your cell phone (on selected networks) in conjunction with OnStar services.