Its vision to make cell phones and prepaid service plans as easy to buy as disposable cameras may open up a new market for wireless carriers. Telespree still has a long way to go before it reaches the ubiquity of disposable cameras. The first hurdle is convincing a carrier that its speech recognition and software works well enough. To dial, speak a phone number. The phone has two major pieces.
Consumers keep the colorful segment that forms the earpiece and microphone.
When the minutes run out, consumers can unsnap the AirClip, throw it away and buy a new one. Essentially, all the intelligence of the phone would reside in Telespree's network. Where everyone is adding more features on phones, Telespree is making it simpler and easier to use. The first model from Telespree only makes outgoing calls. Versions that can receive incoming calls may arrive within the year, said CEO Alon Segal.