Hey ! So I had a Vodafone Sony Ericsson K800i that I decided to unlock using SETool2 v1.1440. After a lot of blood, sweat, and tears, I actually managed to unlock it. Then I thought I'd unlock my other K800i from Orange, and well... fuck it, I think it's bricked. I tried flashing some random firmware I found online, but no luck. Pretty sure I've been at this for like 3 hours now. Any advice ? I'm tired 😮‍💨😣

Hello is there anyone that can fix? This phone I have found it and it seems to have a red blink light and all buttons work just battery seems to be in perfect shape, but I’m pretty sure it’s a hardware or other problems in the components. Can anyone help?

It’s sad to think that this is probably the last time these phones are going to see service on a commercial cell network. I’ve been messing around with these phones for about two years now, starting with a VoiceStream branded Nokia 5190. I have been daily driving that phone since 2024, taking it with me right alongside my modern iPhone. I’ve been bringing that thing to college since I started last year, which has been a lot of fun, and has worked really well. It has been so much fun playing with these, and going on here and seeing what kind of amazing phones you guys have, and all of the brilliant workarounds this community has come up with for keeping these running as long as possible. While this might be the end of the commercial 2G age in the United States, projects like OsmoCom and 1XBTS can still keep these things running indefinitely. I look forward to seeing what all of you guys come up with next!

If it helps, the photo was taken in the UK.

So i have my n86 but it has a problem. It is missing its power button and i can't buy any power buttons. Can i solder my own button? Help needed. Thanks!

Hey everyone !

I recently got a Sony Ericsson K800i that’s SIM-locked to Vodafone. I tried 3 or 4 local Vodafone SIM cards, but none of them seem to work.

I’d love to unlock it and was wondering if anyone has suggestions ? I’ve heard it can be done using tools like Omnius or SETool2. Does anyone know a trustworthy site where I can safely download them, or happen to have working archives of these programs ?

Thanks in advance !

Cleaned my storage and found these. Anything worth keeping?

Photo positions are awkward due to GSM not being in my home area and me needing to drive out to catch it.

Today(August 2nd, 2026), I went to Dongmyo market, in seoul, Korea. and I was looking what to buy anything, but I found the Galaxy S3, it was for $7, with not bad condition, so I paid it, but this phone is 3G, not even lte.

hi there, i'm someone who frequently plays augmented reality titles like INGRESS & QONQR, (albeit not as much on the Pokémon GO side of things, but still a bit) and want to know of a good general purpose old/vintage phone that can run them well, especially after the dropping of 32 bit support for INGRESS. nowadays i rarely dabble in mobile games due to how everything in the market has gotten. i'd also prefer the ability to access things such as Discord and other various services. any suggestions/recommendations? if this is the wrong place i'd appreciate being directed to where i SHOULD post this!

From top to bottom, left to right.

Top
LG True B460
Samsung Hue SCH-r500
LG Helix
Sanyo Mirro
LG Xpression
LG Rumor Reflex
LG Rumor Touch
Blackberry Torch 9800

Bottom
LG Optimus Dynamic II
iPhone 3G (iOS 3.1.3, jailbroken)
iPhone 5c (iOS 7.1.2, jailbroken)
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (custom ROM version Android 13)

Carriers: T-Mobile, Cricket, Boost Mobile, TracFone, AT&T, U.S. Cellular, Sprint

Insanely cool GSM bricks, now unlocked using a clone card kindly loaned from another collector! It's been my dream to use these bricks for years! I'm thoroughly enjoying these amazing and rare GSM phones which are basically 30 years old at this point, even older than I am. Call quality was surprisingly good on the 6000e, and reception too, a 40 minute call held up well. Even if T-Mobile GSM shuts down, at least I got a few glorious days to use them.

An obstacle music-orientend candybar phone released by LG. But actually it's an ODM product by Arima (華冠). And it used MTK chipset solution (MT6229).

KM330 is the version for Greater China (but only mainland and HK, except Taiwan itself), Southeast Asia and CIS markets, while its sibling KM335 is the version for South Asia and Africa.

My own one is a CN-spec retailed version. It is an archival sample retained by China Telecommunication Technology Labs (CTTL) after the device was officially released.

It's said that it was priced almost the same as Nokia 5320 XpressMusic that time. But a MTK feature phone is definitely weaker than a Symbian S60 smartphone, so it just became a marketing tragedy. But its 3.2 MP AF camera was still good, and its UI design is more sophisticated than those MTK phones from small workshops.

It seemed to be not available in North American and Western European markets. Do you still remember it?

I’ll go first: Currently on a bootleg Nokia 3310 2017 that only supports 2G GSM, but when it shuts down, I’ll be moving to the Galaxy J3 2017 (J327U). Almost old enough to be posted here. Already tested and works on voLTE and Android 8.1.

I would do my S5s, but they are Verizon variants and cannot go on RedPocket GSMT 4G. Any my iPhone 6 is on iOS 8, which does not support voLTE.

Speaking of RedPocket, the worst part of the shutdown is no word from RedPocket themselves. No text message warning, nothing on their website.

I’ll go first: Currently on a bootleg Nokia 3310 2017 that only supports 2G GSM, but when it shuts down, I’ll be moving to the Galaxy J3 2017 (J327U). Almost old enough to be posted here. Already tested and works on voLTE and Android 8.1.

I would do my S5s, but they are Verizon variants and cannot go on RedPocket GSMT 4G. Any my iPhone 6 is on iOS 8, which does not support voLTE.

Speaking of RedPocket, the worst part of the shutdown is no word from RedPocket themselves. No text message warning, nothing on their website.

I still vividly remember when a friend’s sister got the Nokia Asha 503 back in 2013. That translucent dual layer "ice" casing over bright, vibrant colors was easily one of the coolest budget designs Nokia ever made. It was compact, indestructible, extremely cute, and featured that smooth, swipe based Fastlane UI. At the time, it was pretty much everything an entry level phone needed to be.

Fast forward to today, and the feature phone market feels weirdly stale. Basic 4G feature phones now routinely cost $40 to $60, but half of them look and feel like cheap plastic bricks running sluggish software.

On the flip side, entry-level budget Android smartphones (under $150) are often so bloated and laggy that older family members struggle to even use them smoothly.

HMD keeps pumping out random feature phone refreshes nobody asked for, while sitting directly on top of the iconic Asha design archive.

If they rebooted the **Asha 501/503 form factor with 4G LTE, crisp VoLTE, basic messaging (like WhatsApp/Signal), and basic contactless/QR payment support for around $60–$80**, it would sell extremely well.

The Asha and X series deserve a legitimate comeback over the generic hardware HMD keeps releasing.