Old Mobiles — the Bad and the Ugly

CrazyPhrog writes "File under nostalgia? This round up of mobile hardware from days of yore includes the Dynatac ("the world's first proper mobile phone"), which looks like something likely clamped to Joan Collins' cheek in an episode of Dynasty; the frankly violent-on-the-eye jade T10, courtesy of a pre-Sony Ericsson; and the unwonderful Siemens Xelibri which looks as if it was designed to give simultaneous ear, eye and finger ache. Thankfully they really don't make 'em like they used to."

Comments

Re:The bad and the ugly?

[stormhair]

Although, to be fair, TFA does say "The good, the bad and the ugly...?" and not just "the bad and the ugly".

Re:The bad and the ugly?

[ygthb]

Had a StarTac 7868 (Then a v60), And I would love to see a modern version.

Features:

Very easy to hear
If it went off in a meeting, just unclip the battery (very easy to get to)
replacement batteries were cheap
Bend to your liking antenna
TruSync compatable
TOOK A MAJOR BEATING AND CAME BACK FOR MORE.

I carry a TREO now, and have to admit I miss the "It Just Works" and takes a beating factor of my old 7868 and V60i.

I would love to see the sive and form recreated with a palm in the upper lid. Kyocera did something like this, I just want it with BT, GSM, and G3.

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[k31bang]

But I want my 1997 cellphone back. The earpiece was actually at my ear, and the mouthpiece was actually at my mouth, more or less. It had buttons that a full grown man could actually press one at a time. It made calls. It worked if you dropped it.

How about ThinkGeek's Bluetooth Retro Handset? That should fix two of problems. :-) I can't help you with larger buttons, though i suppose that Jitterbug Wireless service would fit the bill.