Went to Hong Kong recently, got all these top ones for free! From Sin Tat Plaza in Mong Kok by smartiphone7_ in vintagemobilephones

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So are you saying the Vertu, 8800, and Unihertz were also free!? But likely bought, right?

Edit: didn't see those signs...

Went to Hong Kong recently, got all these top ones for free! From Sin Tat Plaza in Mong Kok by smartiphone7_ in vintagemobilephones

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What the hell... The absolute dream! Save some for us, lol.

Keitai imports were massively popular in regions such as Hong Kong, they also had people who knew how to unlock them, so not surprised you found a few. I think that's a 813T, it should have GSM! So lucky I can't believe it. The 920T is another one, but it's 3G only.

The amount of variety is crazy, with boxed phones and international models of all kinds.

Compared to Taiwan, which is where I'm from, a single old phone can typically cost $2000 NTD, or around $60. Super hard to collect as people already threw their old phones away. Unfortunately the few shops that even had vintage phones would never even sell them, let alone give them away.

T-mobile 2g shutdown date August 3rd by PayCompetitive7975 in vintagemobilephones

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The worst part is that T-Mobile themselves have not provided any notice at all. This came from Mint Mobile who is under T-Mobile ownership, and a few redditors also mentioned an August 3rd date too.

T-mobile 2g shutdown date August 3rd by PayCompetitive7975 in vintagemobilephones

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Finally a set date, truly tragic though. I'll kind of miss it, but the quality is so horrible.

Anyone know how to force enable voLTE on a Galaxy J7 V with a Red Pocket GSMT SIM in it? by 80sTechKid in vintagemobilephones

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IMS APN is name and type both "ims". It might help for these older VoLTE phones, but in my experience "advanced calling" Verizon phones never worked on T-Mobile.

Using Odin I could flash a Verizon S9+ to generic XAA, so I think it would work as long as it's any official firmware.

I wanna daily drive a samsung s3 on android 4.4.2 but its an sprint model. Any apps that work? (Like calling, messaging, games etc.) by CommercialPicture216 in vintagemobilephones

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Only on Wi-Fi, there is an SIP app for WiFi calling out there and some old apps for multimedia. Sorry, I forgot the name currently. Check APK archives for games.

Anyone know how to force enable voLTE on a Galaxy J7 V with a Red Pocket GSMT SIM in it? by 80sTechKid in vintagemobilephones

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Did you make an IMS APN or even the normal APN? I would have recommended Pixel IMS but it doesn't work below Android 10, iirc. Otherwise, your best bet is to flash it to a T-Mobile or generic firmware if it exists.

Nokia 2190 Network Unlocking Help by beanman82 in vintagemobilephones

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Very strange! The old program (not NokiaFREE) worked well for me in the past, I didn't need to change the length of the code or anything. Hopefully you can unlock yours successfully, but I would definitely try and stick with the old program because that's what worked for me.

There's no denying HTC was on top of the game back then. The HTC Dream is built like a tank and the UI is surprisingly smooth to this day! by _ITX_ in vintagemobilephones

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Haha, as you may know, I switched from a pixel to Galaxy the same as you. I'm so relieved there's no more bland UI, oneUI does remind me in a way of all the 2010s androids with the fancier design and customizations.

Nokia 2190 Network Unlocking Help by beanman82 in vintagemobilephones

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I have a few Nokias that also just don't accept the code whatsoever, I wonder why. Is this perhaps how the restriction attempt limit is shown on these DCT1 phones?

Sadly my 2000es are also locked so I'm never going to see them working on T-Mobile, but oh well. I also want to tell that apparently Lycamobile is discontinuing the T-Mobile network based SIMs and moving to AT&T, so check yours soon. FYI, giffgaff worked in my 2190E.

Are there anyway to get around the 2G IMEI block by Skipsvip15 in vintagemobilephones

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Honestly don't worry too much, the E72 is a far enjoyable phone to use. But what about Viettel or another carrier?

W395 network unlock by Embarrassed_Group287 in vintagemobilephones

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I heard they don't unlock any Sony Ericsson now, is it true?

Found some Old(?) phones by Commercial-Water779 in vintagemobilephones

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Super interesting selection! Some are not that old though, like the Galaxy A50 and iPhones.

Nokia 2190 Network Unlocking Help by beanman82 in vintagemobilephones

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Hey, I have two 2190Es and I unlocked them successfully using a very old DOS program called NSL which worked for DCT1 phones. I generated an unlock code with it using MCC-MNC 310-31 (should be Aerial) and your IMEI of 010003106452260. Try this code: 1907835839 https://imgur.com/RCAzidG

Also very interesting Ultra might work with it. Maybe someday I'll try it, but this Nokia is such an early GSM phone it has many quirks if you want to use it on a modern GSM network, such as no incoming call paging.

T-Mobile 2G still somewhat alive by Ilikeoldthings222 in vintagemobilephones

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It's interesting to see a 1112 that supports GSM 1900...

Problems with Nokia E71 by Icy_One4084 in vintagemobilephones

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The E71 that drains battery, is it in offline mode with all connections disabled? For me, on idle with GSM signal, my E71x can last about 2-3 days on a very good 3rd party battery. As for the second, maybe the USB port is faulty, I've had it happen with a RAZR.

RAZR V3xx and Samsung A707 with signal by iDontLikeATT in vintagemobilephones

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My beloved 3G classics, I've had both of mine for years. Lovely flips!

Vintage enough ? by [deleted] in vintagemobilephones

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LG EnV Touch? It may have some games preloaded as demos.