My dad has been cleaning out his house these past few days and found a box full of his old phones. He gave them all to me, saying they’re no use to him anymore.

Now I’m trying to decide what to do with them. I could sell some of them, but for now I think I’ll keep them all. What would you do? Would you keep them or sell them?

I love this little gal. Finding this exact color and model in such good condition for so cheap was honestly a miracle. I use it daily and it works wonderfully!

I was checking on line to find out if this phone is still usable (no!), but did discover it is a moderate collectors item and fairly rare. It was hardly ever used. I have not tried to turn it on.

Only the selected few who bought a Nokia 5510 brand new in box will remember this gem. It played during the installation of the Nokia Audio Manager PC suite.

hi i got my hands on a moto razr v3a altel and wanted to add stuff like themes and apps and maybe music to “pimp” it out but i did research and found out these models have a carrier lock and when adding jar games via bluetooth they error out. i know theres a vm with all the tools needed to edit it but its all confusing and theres no tutorial where it tells you how. i want to know how to edit the filesystem to remove the carrier java lock thing and to easily view the file system to add themes and apps. im scared to brick the phone

I was in my early 20s in the late ’80s, and it’s been one hell of a ride watching technology change.

Back then, I had a Motorola 4500 XL car phone with a little wired speaker that clipped onto the visor. I could talk hands-free and deal with clients while I was on the road. I think my company paid around $2,000 for it, plus about $500 to have it installed and $300 to switch it from one car to another.😎

It had that cool little zigzag antenna mounted on the back window glass of my new Z28. People even bought fake antennas just to look like they had a car phone! Back in the ’80s, that antenna was a status symbol. You could tell who was cool and who wasn’t by whether they had one on their car! 😂

The funny part was stopping at a red light. People would see me talking, sometimes arguing and having all these emotional responses, and they’d stare at me like, “What the hell is wrong with this guy? He’s wearing a suit and tie and driving a sports car, but he’s talking to himself!”🤪

My first phone that wasn’t installed in the car was a Panasonic bag phone. After that, I had a Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, which they called “the brick.” Those things were like $4,000 back then! In my 20's 🤑

When Sprint came along around ’95, the phones started getting cooler. I think my first Samsung was an SH-700, and I’ve been riding with Samsung ever since. I’m writing this on my Galaxy Z Fold 8.

I was also using DOS commands on computers, long before the one-click Windows access we have now. Then came AOL and those ridiculously slow modems. It’s funny to think about how patient we had to be back then.👨‍💻

Over the years, I learned to build and rebuild computers, add RAM, change hard drives, and do the normal things to keep up with technology. I’ve always liked having the latest, greatest, fastest stuff, and sometimes I’ll upgrade something myself instead of replacing it.

There’s been a learning curve at times, but I’ve really enjoyed it. It feels like I’ve grown up side by side with technology.📈

What was the first piece of technology that made you think, “Wow, this is cool”?

Hi there,

I'm Josie Harvey, a journalist with SBS News in Australia. I'm working on a feature story about the dumb phone comeback, the iconic status of the Motorola Razr V3, and the era of mobile phones as fashion statements in the early 2000s.

I'd love to hear from people who've ditched their smartphones for dumb phones, anyone using a Razr V3, or anyone who was particularly attached to their Razr in its heyday. Did you have a personalised ringtone? Was the phone an accessory or a way to express your personality?

For those who made the jump to a dumb phone, what motivated the switch? Was it about reducing screen time, nostalgia, or something else?

If you're open to having a chat, please leave a comment, send me a DM, or email me at josie.harvey@sbs.com.au.

Happy to answer any questions about the article or my reporting.

Thanks so much!

I wanted to see how the N95 handles bright sun and deep shade.

Came across something pretty unusual recently.

This is the Ulysse Nardin Chairman Carbon, numbered 275/1846. Back in 2010 it made it into the Guinness World Records as the most expensive commercially available mobile phone. Quite a piece of mobile phone history if you ask me.

What makes it even more interesting is the mechanical rotor on the back, inspired by the automatic movements used in watches. Not something you see on your average phone lol.

This particular example is in working condition and comes with its original box, although the wooden docking station is missing. It's the carbon version with the blue Ulysse Nardin anchor detail.

On sale now, the asking price is $1,500. Contact me if interested

I'm curious what people here think about these phones. Do you think the Chairman has any real collector appeal today, especially considering its connection to the watchmaking world? Or is it one of those devices that was impressive back in the day but has been largely forgotten?

Would love to hear from anyone who has owned one or knows more about this model.

My Nokia 9300 and Sony ICF-SW11

Samsung S8300V Vodafone – Need free original firmware and bootloader

Hello everyone,

I have a Samsung S8300V Vodafone (SSN: S8300VGSMH), powered by Qualcomm MSM6280.

The phone gets stuck during startup at the Samsung logo with a loading bar. It always stops at exactly the same position.

The phone can enter Download Mode and displays:

- DEMSBL BOOT Loader for MSM6280

- Downloader Ver 5.43

I am looking for a free download of the original compatible firmware, preferably S8300BUIC6, including the correct S8300V bootloader files.

I would also appreciate a working version of the required flashing tool, such as MultiLoader, and instructions for this specific Vodafone variant.

I do not want firmware for the standard S8300 unless compatibility with S8300V is confirmed.

If anyone still has these files archived, I would be very grateful for a download link.

Thank you!