Classic Mobile Phones Discussion - Page 3

yorker · 29th Dec 2005, 01:56 PM

so wat exactly does it do??is it for real?

AAY · 31st Dec 2005, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by yorker

so wat exactly does it do??is it for real?

EFR/HFR are the codecs used to encode the voice transmissions through your phone. EFR gives you better quality, but you do loose a bit of battery life by using it. I don't think the loss amounts to very much though, so you're probably better off leaving it on.

There are a few other GSM control codes (like the one to stop the SIM Clock) that might have helped to save your batteries a few years ago, but these days I betcha the phone manufacturers are probably doing a pretty decent job of using really high-cap Li-Poly batteries, power-efficient circuits and the like. Just think back to, say, 10 years ago - how many phones back then could survive more than a couple of days on standby? I remember back in the late '90s when Philips introduced the Genie that it had the then-extraordinary standby life of ~400 hours on an extended battery (which, to be fair, is really really good even now) and battery life was always a key element in choosing a new phone. These days, features, gadgetry and so on fill most buyers' purchase criteria.

The_YongGrand · 31st Dec 2005, 10:02 PM

Man, I have a 3310.

My pa bought it in April 2002.

It's still working, but the screen's a little bit flaky.

Sometimes the screen frizzles into some sort of messy look.

And the DOWN and some buttons are very hard to press and it's not responsive anymore.

It's a good phone, but I think this phone is partially ruined by my whole family frequent usage, (including me) and we got ourselves a 3100.

3100 is a good classic colour phone. It fulfills all my cellular demands.

zy · 2nd Jan 2006, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by The_YongGrand

Sometimes the screen frizzles into some sort of messy look.

somtimes its the LCD connectors which are coming loose ..

yorker · 2nd Jan 2006, 08:32 PM

hahaha....3310 rules!!! good for ppl like me...hp always drop...

my hp now is held by celophane tape on the battery cover and antennae

zy · 3rd Jan 2006, 01:39 AM

i think my 3310 is giving up on me.. somehow the sound sound quality is terrible while the reception is quite high .. rotfl ..

goldfries · 4th Jan 2006, 10:07 AM

i still have my 3310. working perfectly, i only changed phone (yesterday) cos there's opportunity.

more SMS space is helpful for work.

Adrian Wong · 6th Jan 2006, 02:11 AM

My mother is now using my 3310. The simple interface and large buttons are just what she needs.

And it's still in great condition.

yorker · 7th Jan 2006, 11:26 AM

my dads complaining he cant see the keypad at nite... the yellow light plus the design of the keypad is bugging him........cant really see the writing....

AAY · 7th Jan 2006, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by yorker

my dads complaining he cant see the keypad at nite... the yellow light plus the design of the keypad is bugging him........cant really see the writing....

You could always take it somewhere to have the backlight LEDs changed

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The_YongGrand Hyperactive Join Date: 12 Feb 2005 Location: Somewhere in 甲洞... Posts: 2,744 Reputation: 1144 Rep Power: 18	Man, I have a 3310. My pa bought it in April 2002. It's still working, but the screen's a little bit flaky. Sometimes the screen frizzles into some sort of messy look. And the DOWN and some buttons are very hard to press and it's not responsive anymore. It's a good phone, but I think this phone is partially ruined by my whole family frequent usage, (including me) and we got ourselves a 3100. 3100 is a good classic colour phone. It fulfills all my cellular demands.

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yorker Warming up Join Date: 22 Dec 2005 Posts: 120 Reputation: 48 Rep Power: 4	hahaha....3310 rules!!! good for ppl like me...hp always drop... my hp now is held by celophane tape on the battery cover and antennae

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yorker Warming up Join Date: 22 Dec 2005 Posts: 120 Reputation: 48 Rep Power: 4	my dads complaining he cant see the keypad at nite... the yellow light plus the design of the keypad is bugging him........cant really see the writing....