Remember these.? All our yesterdays

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I'll be surprised if anyone else recognises this device which I came across in my archive while searching for a particular charger plug. I had it from our product approvals lab after testing and found it very easy to use while it was a bit weighty in the pocket!!
Ready for transport
Ready for transport
Ready for use
Ready for use
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So what is it??
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Nice ro hear from you Ryan!! It,'s a very early motorola flip phone communicator with a full querty keyboard. :-D
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Can you type in English please
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Not easy on this phone but corrected now :-D
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Looks like an old hand held game to me, market bought obviously. I apologise for my absence, I usually have a no social media time off. But I've been to busy to end it.
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Ryan

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'54 Astra Estate 1.7DTI (Artic White)
'06 C8 2.2Hdi Exclusive (Aster Grey)

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It came into my product approval lab at BT so I bought one after they wete released. Easiest phone I ever had for typing on!
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So early Blackberry?
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Yes you could say that perhaps the forerunner of the Blackberry
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Google Motorola V100 (1999) and you'll find out all about it!! :-D
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Thx, I'll take a look at that ONLY if it's not like the different calculators you can get
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It's a proper mobile with a great set of features for a 25 year old device. I'll try charging it tomorrow and see if it will power up
Not compatible with today's networks of course!! :-D
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Just looked it up, those functions are great even by today's standards! What went wrong, seems like a perfect phone or was it just to far ahead of it's time.
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'99 Xsara 1.6 X (Red) with Sunkissed bonnet. T59 SBX
'54 Astra Estate 1.7DTI (Artic White)
'06 C8 2.2Hdi Exclusive (Aster Grey)

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The only issues with it were having to use a headset to chat and a relatively poor battery life. I think Motorola didn't want to fight Blackberrys which were made by RiM in the early days and concentrated on the forthcoming Android market instead :-D
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Time to dust off this thread, I had cheese and onion quiche for dinner and so I went looking for the Branston which I found and scooped a dollop onto my plate. As I did it I remembered the other sweet pickle which used to be in the cupboard as I was growing up. Anyone else remember this:
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My favourite as a boy
My favourite as a boy
I used to be indecisive, now I'm not so sure!
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