Twitter Reactions to Freedom 251

From the past few days, a news which is going viral is that of a $4 rupees smartphone. The Noida-based manufacturer, Ringing Bells launched the Freedom 251 – The cheapest 3G phone, on their website for Rs. 251. The registrations for it begin today and the phone is expected to be delivered in June, 2016. The phone which was launched yesterday, got famous a few days prior for its specifications and for its unrealistic price. And with price so steep, we wanted to know what is India really thinking about it, so we went to the most-loved platform for cribbing- Twitter!

For all those who couldn’t afford the most cheapest phone, the company was considerate enough to let you bring half.

Freedom to order even half of it #Freedom251 https://t.co/j5lMuNLlcQ pic.twitter.com/g1rk5mhzNs

— Reddit India (@redditindia) February 18, 2016

 

And getting chocolates as a change is just so mainstream.

*pays ₹1000/- note for a bill of ₹749/-*

*gets a #Freedom251 smartphone as change*

— Marwaari (@Marwaari) February 18, 2016

 

For people who wanted to get their hands-on the phone and tried registering online!

Anyone booked #Freedom251 ?? ? Hittin refresh button lik anythin goes bak to main page lol it looks like a scam .. pic.twitter.com/XoMLw5u6na

— Aishwarya (@ASH54083) February 18, 2016

 

And people tried it offline as well:-

Heights of scamming, A new scam emerged of another #Freedom251 pic.twitter.com/77ZtZTyobV

— Yatin Chawla (@YatinChawla) February 18, 2016

 

If this is the speed at which the pre-bookings go, we fear this will happen:-

#Freedom251

Guys, start booking, you might get one by the time iPhone 7s and Samsung Note 7 launch.

— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) February 18, 2016

 

And, in the end, we just hope we don’t get something like this in hand, or maybe something more worse.

#Freedom251 review: Phone didn’t switch on, white paint used on front to hide Adcom’s name https://t.co/bwUskKmWUL pic.twitter.com/XbVC3c688Q

— Livemint (@livemint) February 18, 2016

Otherwise this ought to happen:

All who are booking the Freedom 251 smartphone please like this. You will require it later on to identify the crooks pic.twitter.com/PAj1csUO6y

— Atul Khatri (@one_by_two) February 18, 2016