Remember the Nokia 3310?... It's back.

B.A._Baracus

http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/nokia-3310-the-most-reliable-phone-ever-made-is-due-to-be-relaunched-35453186.html

Nokia are releasing the phone again costing 59 euro.

We all know the Internet memes about it but man they were sturdy.

cantdecide

I had two and found their reliability overrated. The white/ grey scheme was much nicer.

VeVeX

Just like those 8 bit console re-releases, after 5 minutes using it you'll realise nostalgia and reality are best left separated.

Fr_Dougal

6310i was where it was at.

VeVeX

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

6310i was where it was at.

My favourite was the 6600. Still have one that works albeit without the lcd backlight.

Esel

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

6310i was where it was at.

Have two of these! Still desirable.

Wheety

Loved that phone. Had the bigger phone (3210?) before it.

Was a nice small phone with no aerial and I found it very sturdy.

Plus snake was very addictive.

Ursus Horribilis

I'm not quite sure who'd want that phone now apart from the sort who still own the original and think they are on the 088 network.

Sonics2k

I still have a working 3310. Battery may finally have died, but the damn thing is still going when I can get a charger for it.

TallGlass

Ursus Horribilis wrote: »

I'm not quite sure who'd want that phone now apart from the sort who still own the original and think they are on the 088 network.

Few high end car owners might find em useful for the in car cradles.

Buffman

Well there goes my pension plan, have a box full of them in the attic I was planning on cashing in for retirement!

My only hope now is my stash of 5110s!:D

4068ac1elhodqr

Nokia 7110 was a classy item, and so too it's sibling the Nokia 8110 'The Matrix'.

French_Girl

My first cellphone ever back when I was 15.

Awww, the memories!

boardsuser1

Never owned a 3310, but I did have a 3330 that I dropped down the toilet.

I'll be buying one definitely!

Sciprio

Nice. I'll get one no problem.

Crazyteacher

It's the way forward. ! I had the tiny Motorola silver flip phone (still in the drawer), if it still charges and I can get the right sized sim I'm going back to use it ! Fed up of my poor quality apple battery going flat without any use. Piece of rubbish.

Teddington Cuddlesworth

Aaliyah Fat Trolley wrote: »

Nokia 7110 was a classy item, and so too it's successor the Nokia 8110 'The Matrix'.

You're backwards there.

Buffman

I still can't decide on my favourite ringtone!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6RL8Une8Ac

colm_mcm

It's just the name that they're reviving AFAIK.

4068ac1elhodqr

Teddington Cuddlesworth wrote: »

You're backwards there.

You could be right, the 8110 came before the Nokia 7110.
The 7100 had the WAP browser, fancy.

bazz26

Still a good few people out there who use dump phones for their original intended simple purpose so I think it will have a certain appeal. Nokia as a brand is an non entity these days so this could go someway to reinventing the brand again.

Somehow in 17 years time however I don't think there will be the same love for the reintroduction of their Windows smartphones.

mzungu

Nokia 3310's were built to last.

Grayson

Aaliyah Fat Trolley wrote: »

Nokia 7110 was a classy item, and so too it's sibling the Nokia 8110 'The Matrix'.

Everytime I load this page I get an antivirus warning because of this image.
http://blackeyed.narod.ru/mobile/nokia/Nokia7110.jpg

It won't even display for me. I think the domain is blocked.



As for the phone. It won't be the same phone that nokia released years ago. I'd image it would have loads of modern features such as better cameras, flashes, etc. It'll probably even have the ability to handle some apps like whatsapp and viber. And I'd imagine a micro SD slot and a music player.

It's also worth noting that non smartphones are still the biggest selling phones in the world. Somewhere like india where money is scarce for a lot of people and even electricity can be hard to come by, a good reliable non-smart phone sells well. The new nokia's have a battery life of up to 30 days.

The new phone will probably have similar features to this
https://www.nokia.com/en_int/phones/nokia-230

That even has facebook and twitter on it.

And it's also worth noting that nokia aren't making it. Nokia sold it's phone business to microsoft. But they rebadged the nokia lumia as the microsoft lumia. And they're even ditching Lumia with the rumour of a surface phone. So they sold off the nokia brand again, this time to another finnish firm. So these new phones are being made by a finnish firm called Nokia that isn't actually the original nokia.

jimmy blevins

The Nokia 6250 could also be used as a self defence weapon if required.

Junkyard Tom

My first mobile tellingbone back in the latter half of the 90's - the Ericsson T10.



I remember the call rates were like 90p a minute, or something mad like that.

Atlantic Dawn

Can't see how it will appeal to anyone except as a burner phone for drug dealers.

JupiterKid

My first mobile was a 3210 back in 1999 when I was 24 years old. Just started out in my career. It was a great phone. Solid, sturdy and reliable.

Ah, nostalgia!:D

Outlaw Pete

I still have the 3310 I bought for my Dad's birthday back in 2001. He was fascinated by how I managed to replace the operator logo with his name (as was I the truth be known). I still use it occasionally when whichever overly priced Android I currently own needs to go in for repair. Hasn't let me down yet.

Grayson

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

My first mobile tellingbone back in the latter half of the 90's - the Ericsson T10.



I remember the call rates were like 90p a minute, or something mad like that.

That was my second phone. My first one was one of these.
http://www.gsmarena.com/siemens_c25-91.php

It could make calls and send texts and that was it. It didn't even have a clock function:)

I'd actually buy a phone like the new nokia if it came with 4g and could be turned into a mobile hotspot. It would also have to have messenger apps. That's about all I need. I could live without social media on my phone and would easily sacrifice it if I could go a week on one battery charge.

Junkyard Tom

Grayson wrote: »

I'd actually buy a phone like the new nokia if it came with 4g and could be turned into a mobile hotspot. It would also have to have messenger apps. That's about all I need.

I'm all about the messaging/texting myself - I could even forego the calls! I could live without a big colour screen but would miss getting images and links to stuff.

4068ac1elhodqr

Probably the best dumb phone you can buy today for the price of a couple of coffees is the Samsung E1190, E1270 etc.
Small, impossible to break (clamshell) FM Radio, swap-able 2wk battery life, the only snag is no BT or 3G.



Some of the more interesting dumb phones out there even have built in PMR PTT walkies-talkies,
can't find a stock image but thery're generally the JVC Builder's yellow and black type ones.

Esel

Aaliyah Fat Trolley wrote: »

Some of the more interesting dumb phones out there even have built in PMR PTT walkies-talkies,
can't find a stock image but thery're generally the JVC Builder's yellow and black type ones.

Very interesting. Never heard of a combo like that. Are they readily available?

4068ac1elhodqr

Esel wrote: »

Very interesting. Never heard of a combo like that. Are they readily available?

Some can be expensive but there is obscure Chinese/Indian made ones like 'Snopow IP68 waterproof rugged phone 2G/3G/4G android 5.1 with PTT walkie talkie function' and few others with features: GPS, NFC, Cameras etc.. Babikenshop also make some, very very few reviews.

Older JVC PTT Builder phones are probably cheaper and better - for group traveling around euro-beaches without evoking any roaming charges.

Grayson

Ursus Horribilis wrote: »

i wonder would they have been better off reviving a more modern phone with a colour screen and camera? I have a few relatives in their 60s and 70s who still use those old fashioned phones. They use the cameras on them though and are sent photos of their grandchildren.

Last Christmas I got my father a new phone and had a little bit of trouble trying to find one that would suit him. A lot of the dumb phones I looked at were cheap and nasty plastic yokes, some had tiny screens and others very small buttons. I'm sure he's not the only smartphone refusenik out there but the choice is becoming more limited.

I think it's samsung that make a range with large buttons. I got one for my mum. She's moved to a smartphone now and doesn't really mind because they have big buttons on a screen too.

smurfjed

My first work phone...

Followed by this...

suicide_circus

3310 is lighter than an iPhone 7


Lighter means faster.

Esel

Aaliyah Fat Trolley wrote: »

Some can be expensive but there is obscure Chinese/Indian made ones like 'Snopow IP68 waterproof rugged phone 2G/3G/4G android 5.1 with PTT walkie talkie function' and few others with features: GPS, NFC, Cameras etc.. Babikenshop also make some, very very few reviews.

Older JVC PTT Builder phones are probably cheaper and better - for group traveling around euro-beaches without evoking any roaming charges.

Found this, installed it, but can't see it! Maybe it might be visible after a reboot?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorolasolutions.wave&hl=en&rdid=com.motorolasolutions.wave&pli=1

Peregrinus

Ursus Horribilis wrote: »

i wonder would they have been better off reviving a more modern phone with a colour screen and camera? I have a few relatives in their 60s and 70s who still use those old fashioned phones. They use the cameras on them though and are sent photos of their grandchildren.

The target market is not your relatives in their 60s and 70s. It's the developing world where, for reasons of cost, non-smart feature phones still substantially outsell smartphones. They cost less to buy, they cost less to operate and, in terms of communications functionality, they give you voice calls and texts, which is 90% of what matters.

In saturated markets in the developed world, new sales largely come from persuading consumers to upgrade, and this requires promotion of, and the creation of demand for, new features of increasingly marginal utility. But the developing world markets are huge, and very far from saturated, and of course they have customers who are much more price-sensitive. Dumb phones are where it's at, and where it will be at for quite some time to come.

Peregrinus

Peregrinus wrote: »

The target market is not your relatives in their 60s and 70s. It's the developing world where, for reasons of cost, non-smart feature phones still substantially outsell smartphones. They cost less to buy, they cost less to operate and, in terms of communications functionality, they give you voice calls and texts, which is 90% of what matters.

I still use a non smart phone. It's cheap and functional and as I do a lot of outdoor activity, practical. Not sure I'd go back to the 3310 though, a little heavier than non smart phones of about 5 years ago.

mr_edge_to_you

Much preferred the 3210 myself - with the official "silver" cover rather than standard grey it came with.

In fairness in mid 90s no one could have foreseen the revival in Apple's fortunes. It's not inconceivable that the Nokia brand can be revamped.

I have a close friend who decided that he had enough of smartphones and bought himself a simple old phone (calls and texts). I can see how it would be good for your brain. I'd like to think I could do it but I'd only end up buying some form of tablet then.

Peregrinus

Deleted User wrote: »

I still use a non smart phone. It's cheap and functional and as I do a lot of outdoor activity, practical.

And fair enough. But the truth is there aren't enough of you in the developed world to induce Nokia to relaunch the 3310; it's the developing world market that's driving this.

Deleted User wrote: »

Not sure I'd go back to the 3310 though, a little heavier than non smart phones of about 5 years ago.

Yes but, on the other hand, it's extremely durable and resilient which, given your reasons for wanting a non-smart phone, is a plus. And of course its durability and its chunkiness are not unconnected.

re_shaft

I got my Aunt a "dumb" new nokia last year. Very light, just calls and texts and the battery last weeks. Best present I ever bought!

4068ac1elhodqr

Esel wrote: »

Found this, installed it, but can't see it! Maybe it might be visible after a reboot?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorolasolutions.wave&hl=en&rdid=com.motorolasolutions.wave&pli=1

Nope, that still uses tinterweb and/or wifi gateways, via apps.

PMR functionality requires a transceiver built on the public/free standard 446Mhz. These (and even more so the older 27Mhz CB) will operate without web/wifi/bluetooth/gsm/g3/g4, and probably still even after any armageddon events up to 3km or so distances.

There's a few on amazon and alibaba but all without reviews.

Alun

Deleted User wrote: »

I still use a non smart phone. It's cheap and functional and as I do a lot of outdoor activity, practical.

Same reason here. When up in the hills, I have my smartphone with me, but also an old Nokia phone, switched off, for emergency situations if the sh!t really hits the fan and I need something that'll keep going for a few hours to maintain contact with Mountain Rescue. Easier to use with gloves on too.

casscass4444

That's one thing about the old Nokia.it only had to be charged once or twice a week.
These new bastids need plugging in twice a day and they're the whole time binging with different apps and about 5 different ways people can contact you on them.
They were simpler times

I have an old Nokia and I often use it when I'm going out so I'm not distracted by my smartphone. It's smaller, handier, stays charged forever and does the job. It's also survived any number of drops and smacks.

I'd prefer everyone left their smartphones at home for social occasions, there's nothing worse than meeting people for a meal and they spend half their
time checking their phones or worse, updating their status - mostly out of habit I expect.

ETA: I still wouldn't be without the smartphone though, I don't understand people being reluctant to adopt it as it's incredibly useful.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Not surprised tbh. Flip phones are also popular again with hipsters.

Agricola

I wonder if anyone in the world ever hears the Nokia ringtone and doesnt immediately think.........


HELLO............




NO, I'M IN THE CINEMA......

I SAID I'M IN THE CINEMA........

YEAH!!!!..................

Lt Dan

Agricola wrote: »

I wonder if anyone in the world ever hears the Nokia ringtone and doesnt immediately think.........


HELLO............




NO, I'M IN THE CINEMA......

I SAID I'M IN THE CINEMA........

YEAH!!!!..................

Yeah, it's rubbish !

scamalert

nokia 3310 is like classical car,it never fails you,if smth breaks which is rare case fix is easy,thus no worries of smth going wrong.

Modern phones are like new cars,packed with 100s of electrical sensors if one goes,theres no diy ,your looking at expensive fix at very least,so old new they serve same function expecpt new is made in a way to brake easier,and cost you a fortune to get if fixed,and once you buy its matter of months before better one comes out.

id say if they follow old design they will make small fortune,since 60e for phone that does what it needs is small price,not that theres shortage on the market price vise of phones anyway.

colm_mcm

Esel wrote: »

Very interesting. Never heard of a combo like that. Are they readily available?

I think the basic Samsung one that looks like a Nokia has this.