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Iconic Feature Phone Nokia 3310 Coming Back this Month, VentureBeat Says (venturebeat.com)

Posted by msmash on from the for-old-time's-sake dept.

The iconic Nokia 3310 feature phone is all set for a return, according to a report. VentureBeat adds: HMD Global Oy, the Finnish manufacturer with exclusive rights to market phones under the storied Nokia brand, is planning to announce four such handsets at Mobile World Congress later this month, according to a person briefed on the company's plans. Known primarily for its plentiful battery life and nearly indestructible build, the 3310 was released at the turn of the millennium as a replacement to the also-popular 3210.

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  1. Not Even Kidding by joshtops · · Score: 2

    I'm gonna buy two-three of these phones. Could come in handy every once in a while, especially when I am on a trip.

    1. Re:Not Even Kidding by Opportunist · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Basic text and phone and nothing else is EXACTLY what I want for the phone that is used for text message verification in online banking. Zero chance of catching any malware.

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    2. Re:Not Even Kidding by Wycliffe · · Score: 2

      I do miss the $15 prepaid candybar Nokia phone. Only did basic texts and phone... but it worked well, and Nokia's UI for the feature phones is unmatched.

      Cheap prepaid plans at $3/month or less can still be found: http://www.cellguru.net/prepai...
      There are even some cheap unlimited plans without data for $20 or less: http://www.prepaidphonenews.co...

    3. Re:Not Even Kidding by Khyber · · Score: 4, Informative

      "Zero chance of catching any malware."

      I had an old Nokia 3310, bought at an auction for $3. Did a ROM dump, it's got gov't loaded firmware on it, it used to belong to a well-known Memphis drug dealer.

      So much for that zero chance.

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    4. Re:Not Even Kidding by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Perfect for taking into the USA. No 'SmartPhone' features for the DHS etc goons to demand passwords to Facebook etc.

    5. Re:Not Even Kidding by Khyber · · Score: 2

      Police auction. You learn who had what and where it came from, as required by law.

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      Still waiting on Serviscope_minor to wake up to fucking reality and realize that Jessica Price isn't going to fuck him.
  2. Re:Iconic feature! by aliquis · · Score: 3, Funny

    A phone with pussy and tits would sell so well!

    Also it's only fair - the women have had vibration in theirs for decades!

  3. Re:Hmm by billyswong · · Score: 2

    Talking of modernization, I wonder if they will add 3G network connectivity, as 2G mobile network is on the edge of phasing-out. (Asking 4G VoLTE is too much so I won't)

  4. I miss my old Nokia by Opportunist · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I had a 7110. Great phone, eternal standby (seriously, you charged it once a week and it had no problem retaining that power) and back then that spring-mechanism was just way too cool.

    Only thing that bothered me, and that eventually broke, was that antenna stub. Without that it would have been the perfect phone. Very rugged, near indestructible (except for that damn antenna) and that spring mechanism worked for a surprisingly long time...

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  5. I have always wished... by loranger · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone. --Bjarne Stroustrup

    1. Re:I have always wished... by Kjella · · Score: 5, Insightful

      I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone. --Bjarne Stroustrup

      On behalf of all C++ developers past, present and future it's called karma. And you have a very long way to go to break even.

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  6. n900? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2

    Ok.. how about a updated version of this? :)

  7. Re:Iconic feature! by aliquis · · Score: 2

    God. Has Slashdot descended to this? Get a life.

    I'm nothing but a man; no matter how brilliant my ideas may be.

    Anyway, I assume what you mean is to "get a wife", I've tried but they don't want me!!

    (I even got stuff which vibrates for the object in question but of course I should had understand that in this day and age with smartphones and learning machines even that is too simple.)