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Ancient Relics from Mobile history |
axxxr
Joined: Mar 21, 2003
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From: Londinium
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Here's a little blast from the past. This is the Motorola 8200 that launched ten years ago to the day (actually, we don't know about that "to the day" bit, but it sounds more impressive if we say that). It had the undoubted distinction of being the first GSM mobile handset ever to feature vibrating ring tones (insert your own fruity comment here). Give it 20 years and people will start showing up on Antiques Roadshow with 8200s in their original box. If you want a phone that has no support for WAP or JAVA, no polyphonic ringtones, no colour screen, no camera, no infrared or Bluetooth, and a talk time of just 60 minutes, this is the handset for you. Apparently, they come up every now and then on eBay.
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jcwhite_uk
Joined: Feb 18, 2004
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From: Dorset, UK Phone:Xperia Z1
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I have a 7500! The earlier version of the 8200.
It is huge.
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masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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From: Sydney, London
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Like my dislike of Ericsson before T68 I also hated Motorola before Startac and this is one example of a pretty ugly beast
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jcwhite_uk
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@Masseur
I totally agree. They called the phone "Microtac". What is so micro about it?
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masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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I suppose it was micro compared to what came before it 
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jcwhite_uk
Joined: Feb 18, 2004
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True. Anything was micro compared to a briefcase! 
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Caveman
Joined: Jan 15, 2003
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From: Cambridge, UK
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....Even my old Motorola D170 ? |
BobaFett
Joined: Jan 06, 2004
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From: Kamino (wish it would be Lund)
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@masseur i am very very very disappointed... ;-)
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RichLok
Joined: Jun 06, 2002
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From: Los Angeles, CA
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I was waiting for Boba's reply! |
BobaFett
Joined: Jan 06, 2004
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From: Kamino (wish it would be Lund)
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I just can imagine the pic of it, one of my former bosses used a big suitcase fome when he was for a longer time in the states, think it could be that one he usually told me about.
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bart
Joined: Feb 03, 2002
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From: Flanders
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look at motorola now. there the 2nd best selling brand. but there phones are just awfull. i think that phone was one of there best ones ever.
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Gigs
Joined: Jan 19, 2004
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lol love the talk time on it.. Now lets never see another "my battery only lasts 2 days" thread on any modern phone ;D
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BobaFett
Joined: Jan 06, 2004
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From: Kamino (wish it would be Lund)
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My favourite moto was the 5200 or sg like that withthe big sim card in it, what usually fell out from the slot at the bottom of the fome at a wrong move. Weird solution.
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Posted: 2004-11-10 18:11
