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A fact from John's Phone appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 27 September 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that John's Phone has been dubbed "the world's simplest phone"?

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Ordering website and it's mailhost are down

I suspect the company has died or something. Unfortunately I don't get any information from Jon Doe Amsterdam by e-mailing them and contacting the ordering department from johnsphones.com is impossible since the mailhost there sais the addresses don't exist.

BTW: I preordered and paid for a phone they did never send to me. You to clarify my position ;-)

Peter Guhl, Switzerland (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benutzer:Bones0) --89.217.152.10 (talk) 15:45, 6 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Really?

Is this seriously considered encyclopedic?? This is nothing more than marketing ... it's an ad! Nearly all of the references are either written by the company or are simply product reviews, and probably written with significant aid from the company's marketing. What makes this noteworthy other than a self-styled claim of being the world's most basic cell phone (which I have a hard time believing)? I would recommend this for deletion ... except for the fact that there would probably be a lot of flames, especially since it showed up as a "Did you know?" article. Wow. Really? Don'tKnowItAtAll (talk) 15:16, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Although I don't share your concerns about the topic, I do share your concerns about the references and the use of reliable secondary sources. However, this is not the fault of DYK. This is the fault of those who write, compose, and promote our policies and guidelines that allow for these types of sources to be used. Viriditas (talk) 22:49, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Puking now... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.222.184.132 (talk) 15:33, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oh and I suppose our articles on smartphones are any better? There really are no other sources when it comes to gadgets and products except reviews. You won't find newspapers writing in-depth about them, nor academic papers. If you can find any, please do add the information to the article, otherwise live with it. The notability of the product can be verified with a simple google search. And no, as one of the contributors to the text, I don't own one, nor am I part of or paid for by the company. I don't think any of the other contributors are either, and such accusations are a tad... insulting, to say the least.-- Obsidi♠n Soul 23:46, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Obsidian, first, apologies if you felt insulted. I didn't say that the wikipedia article was written by biased contributors; I was referring to the sources used. Second, in quickly perusing smartphone, the article doesn't appear to be an ad per se; although I might agree that is perhaps just because it is not about a single product as is John's phone. Perhaps it is the tone; but each time I read it, it does have the flavor of an ad. I dunno. Take it for what it is worth. Again, no insult intended. Don'tKnowItAtAll (talk) 03:25, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, none taken. I strongly encourage anyone however, to reword anything they might feel is promotional (I know I do when I encounter them in other articles). Although, imo, the article isn't really that bad. It's just a bit... humorous, given the subject. And it does mention that the phone itself is built rather badly and overpriced. :P -- Obsidi♠n Soul 04:27, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Museum Display

I'm going to add to the article that this phone was made a permanent piece on display at MIBA. Does anyone have any objections or anything specific i should add to that?Tiredofusernames (talk) 18:17, 5 December 2011 (UTC)Tiredofusernames[reply]

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