Analog Cellular R.I.P.

[patric]

Im of the understanding AT&T finally pulled the plug on older analog cell towers in and around Tulsa, so unless you've made the change to digital you're SOL.

[Dana431]

My parents had to change their phones out for digital phones.  My mother still had the Nokia 5190.  I had less trouble with that phone, when I owned one, than I have had with my current digital phone.

I just "needed" to have a camera on my phone[].

[AMP]

The Nokia pictured is the best Cell Phone ever made.  Plus you could charge an extra battery when it was not in the phone.  Drop the thing, kick it, put it in your pocket, crawl under vehicles, get oil on it, sit on it, get it wet.  Nothing seemed to bother that phone.  

Sad to see that type of phone no longer used.  They were by far the longest lasting, most industrial cell phones ever made.  But, that is why they were replaced by cheaply built, overpriced weak constructed girly phone.  So we would be forced to buy one about every six months with heavy use or annually with normal use by a man.  

Better purchase the replacement insurance policy with these new China White phones.  

[sgrizzle]

He's right, the 5100 series (with the exception of the 5170i) was the best series of phones ever made.

[Breadburner]

The Motorola Brick was the best one I have owned....Next to the Nokia I have now.....6010.....

[Wrinkle]

I read somewhere when this happened it would cut out most the On-Star folks, particularly those with cars older than a couple of years.

[buckeye]

Those old Nokia phones were fantastic.  My provider finally forced us into new phones.

I've been with AT&T since it was AT&T the first time and the reception was always best with the ancient Nokia analog phones.

[AMP]

I started with one of these.



Article on how to and convert the old bricks into Blue Tooth Headset units with 8 times the battery life!

http://www.grooveking.com/blog/2006/03/grooveking-geekout-make-your-old-brick.html

[Joey]

The 5000 series would do crazy things to other elctronics. I didn't like holding it to my head!! The phone would create a crazy buzz in speakers, it would make monitors wack out, etc...

I started with a bag phone in 1990. I thought it was cool!

quote:Originally posted by Dana431

My parents had to change their phones out for digital phones.  My mother still had the Nokia 5190.  I had less trouble with that phone, when I owned one, than I have had with my current digital phone.

I just "needed" to have a camera on my phone[].

[Breadburner]

quote:Originally posted by buckeye

Those old Nokia phones were fantastic.  My provider finally forced us into new phones.

I've been with AT&T since it was AT&T the first time and the reception was always best with the ancient Nokia analog phones.

I been with them since it was Cellular One....heh...

[USRufnex]

"Tri-mode" phones in the past few years were recommended for OTR truck drivers and rural residents...

We're at a point where everything's already gone all-digital.  There are so few analog towers anymore that it no longer makes much sense to even offer the phones... picture messaging, wireless internet, premium services, etc. don't work on analog towers... never have, never will.