After Coke, candy and cigarettes, vending machines are adding another goody to their assortment: mobile phones.
Vodafone Group PLC, Europe's largest mobile phone operator, began selling mobile phones earlier this week in two vending machines
in Manchester, England.
Depending on how customers respond to the new sales channel, Vodafone will consider introducing the service in other European
markets, said spokesman Matthew Nicholson Friday in an e-mail response to questions.
The Quickphone vending machine offers customers three phones, beginning at £30 (US$54). The phone models will change monthly.
Also available is a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) pack, priced at £5, for those seeking a card only.
The service targets users who know what they want and require no assistance, Vodafone said in a statement.
The vending machine, using technology and services from several vendors including the service arm of Fujitsu Ltd., uses 3G
(third-generation) mobile broadband technology to inform Vodafone of stock levels, enabling the system to be used in remote
areas.
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