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[TheContact]

Yea but who builds the phone for $180. Chinese children? Serious question

 

[D4Danger]

Yea but who builds the phone for $180. Chinese children? Serious question

probably. after they're done building the $1000 phones that is.

 

[Jonnax]

Yea but who builds the phone for $180. Chinese children? Serious question

The cost of labour is lower in China and phones have become commodity. They fly off the conveyor belt.

But yeah. There's a likelyhood of child workers. Especially on these devices from unknown manufacturers.

 

[DrFunk]

'Twas a scam: https://9to5google.com/2017/09/19/frank-phone-ends-with-indiegogo-closing-campaign/

 

[Busty]

What's the catch? Many of these phones have little margin already...

He isn't building the phones himself, he's just stealing phones off guys named Frank who aren't able to either A) give chase or B) fight him off.

 

[Stabby McSter]

we've been bamboozled!

 

[True Savior]

Why didn't they contacted that factory, tried to get some patent on a simple design and bulk ordered? Seems like a good opportunity to actually try create some kind of partnership (even if the phone would be shitty) instead of doing something so silly that it would immediately be caught as a mere reselling of an existing product.

Did this people forgot the internet exists?

 

[CazTGG]

Why didn't they contacted that factory, tried to get some patent on a simple design and bulk ordered? Seems like a good opportunity to actually try create some kind of partnership (even if the phone would be shitty) instead of doing something so silly that it would immediately be caught as a mere reselling of an existing product.

Did this people forgot the internet exists?

frank.ly my dear, they didn't give a damn.

 

[backflip10019]

Really hope no one on GAF gave to this campaign.

Easiest to spot scam ever.

 

[Fuchsdh]

Why didn't they contacted that factory, tried to get some patent on a simple design and bulk ordered? Seems like a good opportunity to actually try create some kind of partnership (even if the phone would be shitty) instead of doing something so silly that it would immediately be caught as a mere reselling of an existing product.

Did this people forgot the internet exists?

I can't really blame them. The internet tech press has a pretty bad history of fawning over Kickstarters/crowdfunded ideas and never following up. Just think of all those videos that get shared on Facebook for vaporware products.

They probably thought they'd get away with it like so many others had. Probably their in-your-face pitch just got them too much attention, though.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

'Twas a scam: https://9to5google.com/2017/09/19/frank-phone-ends-with-indiegogo-closing-campaign/

if something sounds too good to be true

 

[Alter_Fridge]

I get it coz that's Frank

 

[sixteen-bit]

'Twas a scam: https://9to5google.com/2017/09/19/frank-phone-ends-with-indiegogo-closing-campaign/

Shocking news.

 

[Skellig Gra]

I think "The Good Guys" was a pretty big red flag. It's a phone not Penicillin.

 

[Glix]

Whats crazy if that they had just been honest, like "hey, anyone want cheap phone? We are all going to pool our money so we can get a great bulk price from China!" they might have actually hit their goal and put a few bucks in their pockets.

 

[BBWCongaLine]

A swap and slap scam by the name of Frank, huh.


"Where you going, Frank? Somewhere exotic?"

 

[twentytwo22]

Sounds cool!

"Indiegogo"

*Closes tab*

Edit: Oh, it was a scam. At least they caught it now rather than when hundreds or thousands of people were scammed out of their money.

 

[gutshot]

'Twas a scam: https://9to5google.com/2017/09/19/frank-phone-ends-with-indiegogo-closing-campaign/

Let's just do it and be legends, man.

 

[Lunaray]

My personal guideline for crowdfunding projects is to never invest in electronic hardware campaigns. They seem to either have a very high failure rate, deliver inferior products, or are delayed to the point where they are soundly beaten to the market by established players. Not to mention this project was so obviously a scam.

 

[Kill Your Masters]

if something sounds too good to be true

Didn't even sound that good.

Sounds like any other Chinese phone. As soon as you just write "octa core processor" instead of Snapdragon you know something is fishy.

 

[brain_stew]

Why not just get the Redmi Note 4X from Xiaomi or am I missing something?

There is no way a kid from Ottawa can beat the economies of scale from China.

Redmi Note 4X $160 on Aliexpress, 5.5", octa core, 4gb ram and 64gb rom.

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/pr...060.html?spm=2114.12010608.0.0.2995e5c0N6eMv6

Yep I'll stick with my global Redmi Note 4 and it's effortless 2 day battery life thank you very much.

 

[Kabuki Quantum Lover]

Yep I'll stick with my global Redmi Note 4 and it's effortless 2 day battery life thank you very much.

Any word on if these have 'clean' ROMs (no spyware BS)? I like the look of this phone.

 

[SwiftDeath]

That Android police article is savage

You're simply buying a generic Android phone that already exists, with the promise of support from a student going to college and his youth leadership coach.

But I always buy my flagship android phones from youth leadership coaches...

 

[GiantBombGamer]

FrankisaFraud? Shocked. Hysterical how all the "devs" have gone twitter silent.

 

[brain_stew]

Any word on if these have 'clean' ROMs (no spyware BS)? I like the look of this phone.

Yes, if you buy the "global" version and don't use a third party reseller. Got mine from Gear Best.

 

[M3d10n]

An Indiegogo campaign to buy a bulk of existing phones on Alibaba with a custom branding? Geez.

That Android police article is savage



But I always buy my flagship android phones from youth leadership coaches...

Damn.