first disposable cell phone.

prepaid mobile phones

Nov 16, 1994

A patent for prepaid mobile phones was filed on November 16, 1994.

Vodafone Uk develops the concept

Oct 5, 1997

The concept was further developed by Vodafone UK, who in Oct 1997 launched ‘ Pay as you Talk’, packaging a GSM phone with a prepay tariff, and retailing it in new kinds of mass merchandiser retailers such as Comet, Woolworths and Argus and one year later into supermarkets such as Tesco.

Eircell also develops concept

Dec 1, 1997

The concept was also developed by Eircell (then owned by incumbent Telecom Éireann) in the Republic of Ireland in 1997, as a method of letting different types of people (those under the age of 18, those without bank accounts and those without proof of identity) obtain a mobile phone.

Dieceland Technologies

Dec 1, 1997

The 2-inch by 3-inch paper cell phone was manufactured by Dieceland Technologies, Altschul's Cliffside Park, New Jersey company.

Randice-Lisa Altschul builds first disposable cell phone.

Nov 1, 1999

Her toy mentality helped her to think this way — she was used to building toys for children, who tend to use an item for a fairly short period of time before they move on to other toys and throw their old ones out.

frost & sullivan

May 21, 2002

Frost & Sullivan, declared the Phone-Card-Phone to be the 2002 Product of the Year.