Bond and Vesper's Dummy Phone

The Bond ExperienceThe Bond Experience Newtown, PAPosts: 5,490Quartermasters
(New pics of Bond Dummy Phone Deluxe now posted)

Thought some of you Casino Royale fans might like to see these Vesper dummy phones. I know I wanted to have one of her phones in my display but since I wasn't going to use it I didn't want to pay $400 for a dust collector. So I did the next best thing, I bought a few of the static dummy phones they use for store displays. These are made from the SAME materials but do not have the electronic GUTS of the working phones....all the buttons, thumb wheel and physical mechanics work and the details are all there FOR A FRACTION OF THE PRICE. I also ordered several of Bond's phone. My plan is to crack one of these open so I can put a screen of Mr. White's phone number.

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And now for Bond's phone:

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  • S_P_E_C_T_R_ES_P_E_C_T_R_E Posts: 281MI6 Agent
    do you want to sell one ?????? also, where did you get your tomorrow never dies (BMW remote) phone from, does it open like in the film ??????

    cheers
  • The Bond ExperienceThe Bond Experience Newtown, PAPosts: 5,490Quartermasters
    Happy to sell one (that is why I bought extra's-in case another Bond fan wanted one...) Email me.
  • s96024s96024 Posts: 1,519MI6 Agent
    There are quite a few going on ebay. Only a couple of quid. Most are black though.
  • The Bond ExperienceThe Bond Experience Newtown, PAPosts: 5,490Quartermasters
    Make sure you get the deluxe ones...ask the seller...many of the dummy phones on ebay are a hard cardboard made to look like plastic.....they look great in the pics but watch out when you get it...:)
  • s96024s96024 Posts: 1,519MI6 Agent
    Suppose you could go into any phone shop and ask them for one. You would probably seem a bit strange.
  • NightshooterNightshooter In bed with SolitairePosts: 2,917MI6 Agent
    Mantis, are you planning on selling the Bond phone extras that you are getting as well?
  • The Bond ExperienceThe Bond Experience Newtown, PAPosts: 5,490Quartermasters
    Yes, I now have one more for sale if you are interested...email me at dzaritsky@msn.com
  • PoorMansJBPoorMansJB USAPosts: 1,198MI6 Agent
    edited December 2006
    crowe007 wrote:
    Can you tell byt the pics if its plastic or the hard cardboard?

    I'm guessing by "cardboard" Mantis is refering to the "box" models used to display carrying cases, etc., yes? They're fairly easy to detect though deceptive at a distance; alot of iPod displays use a similar sort of mock-up. The cardboard units are essentially a mounted, folded photo and don't have real buttons, thumbwheels, etc. Provided the vendors aren't using photos of actual phones while shipping cardboard mock-ups (and their feedback scores suggest not*), the two examples you cited should be safe. I'd be wary of the "dummies" listed at US$ 2 and lacking photos.

    Still, I work for an eBay (indirectly) and I'm constantly amazed at the intricacy of the scams taking place every day. On the other hand, in the past year I've purchased items in Hong Kong for much more than these "dummies" cost from dealers with much lower feedback and wound-up with more than satisfactory results.

    If you must have one of these, your best bet is probably to follow Mantis' example and just get one from a Sony/Ericsson dealer (the dummy might cost more but the shipping will be a fraction of what those eBay sellers are asking ... plus you're assured of what you're getting) ... or wait a year (or less ... Sony doesn't have the greatest rep in the mobile industry) when the folks who are buying today start upgrading. Besides, while waiting is a challenge, imagine all the little trailers and animatics you can download into the real thing!

    *Wonder why the one seller has such a huge German clientele ...
  • crowe007crowe007 Posts: 49MI6 Agent
    Thanks!

    Well, I had already ordered those, then i saw the bit about the 'carboard' dummies, so got a bit worried...not so much about the vesper phone that i linked to but the silver k800i....as theres only one pic i was a bit worried about it.

    Both are on their way to me...so I'll let you know how it worked out when they arrive!
  • S_P_E_C_T_R_ES_P_E_C_T_R_E Posts: 281MI6 Agent
    edited December 2006
    i ordered one of the white (vesper) phones from the same seller, it seems you cant get the (bond) k800i in silver for love nor money, people are buying them by the dozen :s if anyone has one in silver, please let me know

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  • The Bond ExperienceThe Bond Experience Newtown, PAPosts: 5,490Quartermasters
    Alright, just to confuse the hunt even more, there seems to be three qualities of these phones...

    1) Pressed cardboard dummies just as described above.
    2) Plastic shelled dummies with no working buttons or doo dads.
    3) Deluxe plastic and metal shelled dummies with movie parts etc...even the recharge area is an original piece.

    Make sure you ask the seller which of the three you will be getting. I will take close up pics of both of them (silver and Vespers) this friday that you will be able to send to sellers on Ebay to confirm if this is truly what you will be getting.
  • Iain1107Iain1107 Posts: 15MI6 Agent
    I got my real silver K800i as an o2 upgrade. Fantastic phone, with lots of Bond photos, the trailer of the film and the theme as a ringtone!! A few real ones on ebay at mo
  • PoorMansJBPoorMansJB USAPosts: 1,198MI6 Agent
    The Mantis wrote:
    3) Deluxe plastic and metal shelled dummies with movie parts etc...even the recharge area is an original piece.

    Wouldn't that just be a non-working phone?!

    Have you actually seen both 2 and 3? I know when I was in the telecom industry, dummies were actually more costly to produce than the real thing hence we would use actual but damaged/defective units when we could. Could that be what's happening here?
  • The Bond ExperienceThe Bond Experience Newtown, PAPosts: 5,490Quartermasters
    All the models I received are the #3 version...will take pics of the Bond phone tonite or tomorrow...
  • ohm5sohm5s Posts: 52MI6 Agent
    Hi Guys, I have all the 3 CR phones and decided to investigate further as these seemed to be real phones but with no battery, all the buttons clicked as they would and all the connectors are in place, even the flash bulb.

    After opening one up I was shocked, these are completely different and designed only as dummies. They have metal weights in them, the buttons have dummy clickers behind them, the flash bulb is clear plastic with facets to look like a bulb! the screen areas are placed in from the front as the front plate is a single piece with no access slots as there would be on a real phone. Seems like a lot of trouble but maybe they used real phones at one time and these might have been targetted by thieves.
  • The Bond ExperienceThe Bond Experience Newtown, PAPosts: 5,490Quartermasters
    And now for Bond's phone:

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  • The Bond ExperienceThe Bond Experience Newtown, PAPosts: 5,490Quartermasters
    Has anyone else received theirs yet....
  • crowe007crowe007 Posts: 49MI6 Agent
    mine are still in transit....maybe this week?
  • s96024s96024 Posts: 1,519MI6 Agent
    That's pretty impressive. Looks really good.
  • S_P_E_C_T_R_ES_P_E_C_T_R_E Posts: 281MI6 Agent
    received my m600i from sunny hong kong this morning and im pleased to say its one of the good ones :)
    just waiting for the k800i from the same seller.

    great idea mantis {[]
  • crowe007crowe007 Posts: 49MI6 Agent
    I got mine today, both Bond's and Vespers...happily they're both the 'version 3' ones!
  • Asp9mmAsp9mm Over the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,483MI6 Agent
    All we need now is some genious to come up with a CR related screen we can print out to replace the non Bond piccy already in there.
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  • PoorMansJBPoorMansJB USAPosts: 1,198MI6 Agent
    Asp9mm wrote:
    All we need now is some genious to come up with a CR related screen we can print out to replace the non Bond piccy already in there.

    No genius required ... just a decent screen grab to work from. I actually thought it would be more fun to have a real phone and download the CR trailer and/or the animatic of the Ocean Club GPS sequence I was given. Mantis planned to have a M600i dislay Mr.White's call back information.
  • ohm5sohm5s Posts: 52MI6 Agent
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  • Asp9mmAsp9mm Over the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,483MI6 Agent
    PoorMansJB wrote:
    Asp9mm wrote:
    All we need now is some genious to come up with a CR related screen we can print out to replace the non Bond piccy already in there.

    No genius required ... just a decent screen grab to work from. I actually thought it would be more fun to have a real phone and download the CR trailer and/or the animatic of the Ocean Club GPS sequence I was given. Mantis planned to have a M600i dislay Mr.White's call back information.

    The K800i screen is easily removed to replace the ocean scene, but Vespers phone is near impossible to break into without destroying. These dummy phones are made very well.

    PMJB, I am far from artistic and lack patience, so I'll wait for someone else to come up with an insprational piece of art. On the shoulders of giants and all that {[]
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  • ohm5sohm5s Posts: 52MI6 Agent
    How do you get the screen off the K800i ? I have pulled one completely apart and basically destroyed it. As far as I can see it is only accessible from the front and that would damage the glass
  • Asp9mmAsp9mm Over the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,483MI6 Agent
    Just slip a fine blade under the screen at the edge and lever up. It's lightly stuck on with double sided tape. Even with a heavy hand you will be hard pushed to damage it.
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  • S_P_E_C_T_R_ES_P_E_C_T_R_E Posts: 281MI6 Agent
    this is just such fun :D
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