Nokia 3310 Retrospective: -The Indestructible Phone-
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Date: 2022-04-14
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fanjoy
IDK. I remember for a few years, I had the Motoroal V120 phone which was somewhat similer although more modern-ish looking (at least, for the day. That was also about the time when the original Motorola flip phones were coming into the market with crappy low-res VGA cameras and built-in speakers for listen to MP3s. Honestly, I don't think any of these -bar- phones really were all they were cracked up to be. But when phones like the flip phones started coming out, and with color screens, I that's when things really took off. And then there was the PDA-style phones like the Blackberry (I remember my first Blackberry--which was a black & white monochrome--well the -grayscale- type on an LCD) and I thought that was the greatest thing. Of course, then I later upgraded to a Palm phone with a color screen and true Internet capabilities. After that it was to an iPhone 5 (from work) and since then have been on Samsung (Android. But it's interesting to see how far phones have come in the past 20 years. Or even up until the iPhone came out in 2007/2008. If anything, phone innovation has sort of stabilized (yes we see advancements in screen and camera technology, and there are a few foldable phones, but not much has changed since everyone bought onto the smartphone style phone like the original iPhone.
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IDK. I remember for a few years, I had the Motoroal V120 phone which was somewhat similer although more modern-ish looking (at least, for the day. That was also about the time when the original Motorola flip phones were coming into the market with crappy low-res VGA cameras and built-in speakers for listen to MP3s. Honestly, I don't think any of these -bar- phones really were all they were cracked up to be. But when phones like the flip phones started coming out, and with color screens, I that's when things really took off. And then there was the PDA-style phones like the Blackberry (I remember my first Blackberry--which was a black & white monochrome--well the -grayscale- type on an LCD) and I thought that was the greatest thing. Of course, then I later upgraded to a Palm phone with a color screen and true Internet capabilities. After that it was to an iPhone 5 (from work) and since then have been on Samsung (Android. But it's interesting to see how far phones have come in the past 20 years. Or even up until the iPhone came out in 2007/2008. If anything, phone innovation has sort of stabilized (yes we see advancements in screen and camera technology, and there are a few foldable phones, but not much has changed since everyone bought onto the smartphone style phone like the original iPhone.
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Cade
I live in the US (Louisiana) and the Nokia 3310 was my first cell phone when it first came out. I was 9 years old.
My dad had been one of the first 3 people in the state to acquire a license to sell AT&T beepers and cell phones in year 1997 or so (He owned a car audio/tint shop, back then you just needed a license and you could sell beepers and cell phones no matter what your actual business was, seems like now you have to franchise an AT&T store but I may be wrong. He got me the 3310, and he had the 5110 with an American flag faceplate. Back when minutes were free on weekends and after 9PM.
Not sure why you didn't know about the 3310, it was wildly (WILDLY) popular and everyone had one in the year 2000, 2001 here in Louisiana. I remember prior to this was the first flip phone, the Motorola StarTAC!
Thanks to my dad being awesome and forward thinking, I was in on the ground floor with things like the early internet (AOL 3. 0 or Netscape Navigator, and beepers/cell phones before most adults ever even entertained the idea of owning a personal PC or mobile device.
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I live in the US (Louisiana) and the Nokia 3310 was my first cell phone when it first came out. I was 9 years old.
My dad had been one of the first 3 people in the state to acquire a license to sell AT&T beepers and cell phones in year 1997 or so (He owned a car audio/tint shop, back then you just needed a license and you could sell beepers and cell phones no matter what your actual business was, seems like now you have to franchise an AT&T store but I may be wrong. He got me the 3310, and he had the 5110 with an American flag faceplate. Back when minutes were free on weekends and after 9PM.
Not sure why you didn't know about the 3310, it was wildly (WILDLY) popular and everyone had one in the year 2000, 2001 here in Louisiana. I remember prior to this was the first flip phone, the Motorola StarTAC!
Thanks to my dad being awesome and forward thinking, I was in on the ground floor with things like the early internet (AOL 3. 0 or Netscape Navigator, and beepers/cell phones before most adults ever even entertained the idea of owning a personal PC or mobile device.
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Henri
Having owned both I can say for sure that 1100 is WAY flimsier than 3310. 1100 also had that shitty keypad that had to pretty much be replaced after a couple years or after you drop it into a lake or spill something sticky on it. I actually used to open the back cover of my 3310 by throwing it at a wall because I couldn't get it open otherwise. That phone is still in a cupboard at dads and works. Never changed the battery. All other Nokia phones gave up in my negligence although all of them withstood quite the beating first.
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Having owned both I can say for sure that 1100 is WAY flimsier than 3310. 1100 also had that shitty keypad that had to pretty much be replaced after a couple years or after you drop it into a lake or spill something sticky on it. I actually used to open the back cover of my 3310 by throwing it at a wall because I couldn't get it open otherwise. That phone is still in a cupboard at dads and works. Never changed the battery. All other Nokia phones gave up in my negligence although all of them withstood quite the beating first.
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fanjoy
My story of the indestructible 3310 is a fun one. I dropped it down 60-ish steps of a cathedral, it spun onto the road and got run over by a bus. Aside from the plastic on the swappable cover (which was a cheap cover I had bought) it was perfectly fine! The screen stopped working a few months later from an unrelated thing, but the phone still powers on to this day, just can't see anything on it.
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My story of the indestructible 3310 is a fun one. I dropped it down 60-ish steps of a cathedral, it spun onto the road and got run over by a bus. Aside from the plastic on the swappable cover (which was a cheap cover I had bought) it was perfectly fine! The screen stopped working a few months later from an unrelated thing, but the phone still powers on to this day, just can't see anything on it.
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Chupchahao
Here in germany it really was some kind of status symbol, especially for teenagers at that time. I think at some point everyone in my class got one, including me. You could remove some parts of the case and because of that there was some sort of black market selling unofficial casings. I had a blue and neon green back cover with a tiger head, thunderbolts and tribal shit printed on it.
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Here in germany it really was some kind of status symbol, especially for teenagers at that time. I think at some point everyone in my class got one, including me. You could remove some parts of the case and because of that there was some sort of black market selling unofficial casings. I had a blue and neon green back cover with a tiger head, thunderbolts and tribal shit printed on it.
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Zarith
the 3310 were everywhere in the world. i was suprised it did not release in the United states. in my country everyone had it back in the days. i remember every phone shop has many custom phone housing from anime, videos games, sports to movies (similar to that starwars housing. u can replaced it anytime, i had many housing for that phone literaly change housing everyweek or so.
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the 3310 were everywhere in the world. i was suprised it did not release in the United states. in my country everyone had it back in the days. i remember every phone shop has many custom phone housing from anime, videos games, sports to movies (similar to that starwars housing. u can replaced it anytime, i had many housing for that phone literaly change housing everyweek or so.
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Tiberius
True story. Was gettinf changed in the swimming pool and was getting a shower, looked down and my 3330 (basically a 3310 with wap) was at my feet getting the shit showered out of it. I was filled with horror but then I got home, plugged it in and it turned on. Never ever failed. Went through 3 batteries until I finally changed it for a colour screen many years later.
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True story. Was gettinf changed in the swimming pool and was getting a shower, looked down and my 3330 (basically a 3310 with wap) was at my feet getting the shit showered out of it. I was filled with horror but then I got home, plugged it in and it turned on. Never ever failed. Went through 3 batteries until I finally changed it for a colour screen many years later.
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mickey
I had a nokia 1100 in high school that I -shared- with my sisters for -emergencies-. I remember keeping it in my backpack for about three years and that thing worked like a charm. I only upgraded when I got a part time job and could afford my very own flip phone. Ah the memories of playing snake in the classroom when i was bored and feeling so cool and futuristic!
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I had a nokia 1100 in high school that I -shared- with my sisters for -emergencies-. I remember keeping it in my backpack for about three years and that thing worked like a charm. I only upgraded when I got a part time job and could afford my very own flip phone. Ah the memories of playing snake in the classroom when i was bored and feeling so cool and futuristic!
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Brian
New phones are advanced but corners are cut everywhere. I-ve got an iPhone 12. Cracked the claimed strongest glass yet in 5 months. This 12 is a replacement for a 5SE. I had that phone for years. It was tough and worked. Planned obsolescence and intentionally making parts weaker is real. The newer phones may have -stronger- glass but I believe it is thinner.
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New phones are advanced but corners are cut everywhere. I-ve got an iPhone 12. Cracked the claimed strongest glass yet in 5 months. This 12 is a replacement for a 5SE. I had that phone for years. It was tough and worked. Planned obsolescence and intentionally making parts weaker is real. The newer phones may have -stronger- glass but I believe it is thinner.
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Mavadelo
the fact the 3310 wasn't sold worldwide might give a clue why it is not their best selling one. I had both the 3310 and the 1100 myself. I still have the 3310 (in working order, the 1100 died 2 years ago. my landline is actually forwarded to my 3310 so it functions as such. meanwhile I am on smartphone 3 in 4 years time for my -modern needs-
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the fact the 3310 wasn't sold worldwide might give a clue why it is not their best selling one. I had both the 3310 and the 1100 myself. I still have the 3310 (in working order, the 1100 died 2 years ago. my landline is actually forwarded to my 3310 so it functions as such. meanwhile I am on smartphone 3 in 4 years time for my -modern needs-
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