I bought an HTC Radar and UMX Welfare Phone

[@johnzoid74]

UMX U671C SPECS: -Size: 4.80" x 2.46" x 0.41" -4" Touchscreen -1.2 Dual Core processor -1 GB RAM 1.5 GB Internal Memory, about 1 GB Usable -Weight: 4.6 ounces -Battery: Talk Time 7 Hours, Standby 8 Days HTC RADAR SPECS: -Display 3.8 in diagonal, 5:3 -Type: LCD (TFT/TFD) -Battery 1,520 mAh Removable -Talk: 7.7 hours max. -Standby: 575 hours max. -Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 -Storage 8 GB raw hardware Not expandable -Cameras 5 megapixel dual LED flash Video: 720p HD Front Camera VGA resolution Weight 4.83 oz 137 g Dimensions 4.7 x 2.4 x 0.43 in 119 x 61 x 10.9 mm OS / Platform Windows version 7.5 (Mango) Network Bands more detail WCDMA: 1, 2, 4 GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 some models have WCDMA 900/2100 instead of 1700/1900

[@HeyImRancover]

the file manager is next to facebook

[@johnzoid74]

@@HeyImRancover when I recorded that portion of the video I had already downloaded the file manager from Play Store. Should have explained that. There was no file explorer available to open before then. I was just using clips I had already recorded on hand

[@blueshoregaming1591]

​@@johnzoid74actually the 'disappearing fill manager' thing also happened with me a couple of times, whenever I install KitKat custom rom. Whenever I reset the phone it reappears.. but after some minutes it just vanishes again

[@HeyImRancover]

@@johnzoid74 alright

[@sebastiangoagea2243]

Where can i buy the UMX from?

[@adityashukla7849]

Everytime I see a windows phone, I cry in pain. Such a beautiful and simple OS, ended because they weren't able to convince developers to make apps for their devices.

[@mikaelastefkova]

I wish they'd come back :((

[@2011joser]

I used my Lumia 830 until my the podcast, spotify, and youtube apps stopped working. The reality is Microsoft actually charged a fee for the os and had very demanding requirements for app developers. It was a great os but it’s late start and the relative ease of developing for android doomed it.

[@Pawlis19]

Microsoft killing Windows Phone pushed me into Apple ecosystem. They had such a great opportunity to make ecosystem equally good to Apple's one, but instead they made every mistake they possibly could.

[@BoboFerre]

Windows phone was just created too late and there weren't enough user's for most app developers to care about it so there a lot of people didn't get it because there weren't enough apps

[@butter5144]

​@@BoboFerrenokia rip

[@LordOfChaos.x]

I have been both IOS and Android for the last 7 years and i still dont know wtf are you all talking about what ecosystem.

[@mondymysan7905]

​@@LordOfChaos.xtechnically there were lots of smartphone ecosystem back then like apple, android, windows,kaios blackberry and other. Well 7 years? Windowsphone last update or release took place 8 years so you never heard about it as you're late 1 year😂

[@jpprice14duh]

Going from windows phone to iPhone makes no sense. So did you replace all of your devices? You just wanted an iPhone bud.

[@acpifixedfeaturebutton]

5:21 NEVER KEEP THE SIM ADAPTER IN THE PHONE! When you will eventually pull the adapter out of the phone, the hole in the SIM adapter will drag the pins and even rip them off entirely!

[@johnzoid74]

pro tip, thanks! although I don’t plan to ever make a call on that bad boy haha

[@alexisverity47]

i made this mistake with a Lumia 640 a few years back

[@rpst39]

yeah ruined my 3gs that way.

[@acpifixedfeaturebutton]

@@rpst39 ruined my at&t lg c410 that way too. thats why i made that comment in the first place, i was scarred

[@rsaosp]

ruined a moto g like that a while ago

[@varizsombi]

if you want to install an apk on these old android phones, first enable unknown sources in the security settings, then turn on bluetooth and download a file manager apk to a newer phone, then send it via bluetooth to the old phone. as soon as the old phone received the file, you click on the file in the notification center, there will be an option to install or open

[@gitawrongtranslation-youtu9701]

😊

[@foxdavani4091]

That ringtone sounds like a rejected Sega. Genesis game called crazy bus.

[@johnzoid74]

haha totally agree 😂

[@123moe]

The HTC is probably IMEI blocked if it was lost/stolen

[@seanhicks8569]

Ima say it. Windows phone was awesome. I miss mine all the time. The Bing search lens was way ahead of its time and the ui was smooth af.

[@123pb]

The tiles on the windows phone could be resized and you could pin a website as a tile. I had the Nokia 920, 635, and 520. Great phones with a smooth OS

[@Mariospro1969]

4:11 user account control

[@gertbfrobe9101]

Note: When using these older phones, turn OFF WiFi. As it will hog all of your ram. Obviously, in some cases, you need WiFi, but if not, just leave it off.

[@landongod5197]

You meant airplane mode, your comment is incorrect. If your phone is in airplane mode it won’t constantly be trying to find a signal which causes battery drain, lagging, etc.

[@prestonallender]

The HTC likely cannot get service because it was not a 4G standalone device. Most US carriers retired 3G voice service needed to activate these phones on towers ~8 years ago.

[@bradleyhunter911]

I miss that windows phone so much... Thats why i allways install and use squarehome launcher

[@johnzoid74]

did you have the HTC Radar itself? Or a similar phone

[@elatesiren]

11:16 My favourite ringtone EVER

[@LoganAussie]

11:02 shutter sound 😂

[@DylsterRL]

Why in the hell can I see those ringtones being on every Motorola ever, even the ones that just got released

[@roblox123admet]

I miss android 4.2 jelly bean 😢

[@johnzoid74]

Me too.. but not on this thing 😂

[@blkheartdeadrose8928]

I remember having that umx phone. It looked so cool to me back then i just wished it wasnt slow and dies so fast. And also that it worsened over a short time

[@xDarkBox]

I paid 4$ for an S8+ in a flea market(with a broken display) and 1$ for a 1st gen iPad(which works perfectly). Please make a video where you go in a flea market!

[@ToMentionAChannel]

um… H O W

[@bouno4936]

It’s usually the new phones that have frp lock

[@rpst39]

For installing apks you can just enable developer options, usb debugging and install an apk from a computer using adb.

[@planetminecraft411]

I love seeing Windows Phone. It's so unfortunate it didn't succeed.

[@efegungor438]

Holy shit I had the same experience on a similar htc Bought a htc wp8s on a flea market for a few bucks and It was passcode locked. I did reset the phone with the key combo, set it up inserted a sim aaaaaaaaand.... nothing. It didn't even recognize the sim. I guess It's some kind of htc problem? Because my lumia from the same year works just fine.

[@johnzoid74]

that’s super interesting.. maybe its been dropped and causing a faulty antenna? I know that this phone says it’s 4g but I’d assume it would connect because I can get my sim to make calls with other old devices Maybe same for yours no idea

[@carlos_did_a_thing]

6:25 i think i might have to set this as my ringtone now... if i can find it

[@Balaaj1217]

One of the ringtones on the UMX phones sound like a subway surfers future music level

[@scrappBird]

Ringtone thing: All of the notifications,alarms, and ringtones are stock Android.

[@alexisverity47]

FRP wasnt implemented until WP 8.1,just a FYI

[@johnzoid74]

ahhh that makes sense thanks

[@th3rd3arplan3tradio]

I remember the HTC Evo that had FM radio included. Then they came out with Evo 3-D which included Uncharted 3 video game.

[@ThisHandleIsNotTaken.]

Hey I've seen that exact windows device 10 years ago. It was in the rain in a puddle. Thought putting it in rice would make it work.

[@MrJimboberusky]

Samsung galaxy s3 would be a decent handheld device if I could connect my controller lol. Maybe there's a way.

[@CobyTheLuckyFox]

I had the UMX U671C and I loved that thing even though it sucks balls. Good times. I think I still have it in a box somewhere.

[@crazycube32]

So much for being the “Ultimate Mobile Xperience”. XD

[@scrappBird]

I have a umx u693cl. I am going on a mission to delete all the crapware. I have not gotten hacked....yet......

[@johnzoid74]

can you actually delete it though? I hear you cannot remove

[@scrappBird]

@@johnzoid74 I have been using ADB to delete the garbage

[@alexisverity47]

@@johnzoid74 the android modding community has managed to root the thing and remove the crapware. Fun fact,that model has unfused EDL Which means low level readback and flashing is possible!

[@scrappBird]

Fun fact: this model came with a File Manager. Weirdly, it has the CyanegonMod file manager although not having CM or LineageOS installed. Ringtone thing: those ringtones,alarms,and notifications are stock android ones

[@scrappBird]

ADB​@@alexisverity47

[@RockyC89]

It probably doesn’t connect to the network because IMEI is blacklisted, most lost / stolen are.

[@Phizzl_e]

And the plastic cover is the antenna too 🫥

[@finsisto2344]

That windows phone device... is so nostalgic, i do have a windows phone 7.8 device and it runs pretty well and jailbreaking it wasn't that hard i do have plenty of games for windows phones, oh yeah the phone name is Nokia lumia 800 i just wish microsoft didn't end the support for that beautiful os

[@johnzoid74]

bro can you drop some resources on the jailbreak??

[@finsisto2344]

@@johnzoid74yes, but unfortunately the download link for the jailbreaker is dead

[@finsisto2344]

@johnzoid74 yes

[@mattumm327]

9:25 *the Dell laptop did literally nothing! The poor laptop* 😂

[@windows_2000]

Here in italy there is a "shop" called mercatopoli where they sell used things and i was planning to go there. There might be phones so maybe i'll make a video on those

[@johnzoid74]

you totally should! sure you’ll find some goodies 😎

[@windows_2000]

@@johnzoid74 yeah, if i don't find one maybe i'll just stick with repairing the one that i alredy had (flip phone) (it's a nec e616v if you wanna know)

[@windows_2000]

@@johnzoid74 nope, no phones. I only bought a VCR and 3 1980s mickey mouse comics. That vcr came out only in italy and it's samsung, it costed 20€ and it works. Unfortunately there weren't that much tecnologic things but i really like that vcr.

[@awesomeferret]

As expected (by everyone except Tmobile's PR department) Tmobile 2g is still up in August 2024. It just keeps going, haha. They've pushed back the shutdown like 4 times now.

[@okay6911]

9:52 bro cracked gta sa

[@Biologically_male]

Why do you know how a cat piss smells like 💀

[@johnzoid74]

I… own a cat… 🐈

[@roseforcatsandbooks]

I’ve had a windows phone!! It was like… 13 years ago? I was around fifteen, and don’t remember why i got a windows phone instead of a “normal” android one 😅 but I remember I liked it 😂

[@cristibratu5616]

First video of 2024.

[@arikalshams]

miss those windows phones

[@ThisAintARealHuman]

This guy look like if jerryrigeverything had hair

[@johnzoid74]

😂

[@lefteris.adamou.1]

You could find the number with the sim card and call then to give them their photos or the phone 0:22

[@johnzoid74]

if they were actively registered with the network, possibly. without being registered to the network this device is a decade old and chances are extremely low if any. If they WERE registered- the carrier would not disclose that information to a random person calling in. would need to be proper authority and it’s very unlikely any authority would give time to someone who bought a phone from a thrift store and wanted to return it a decade later.

[@bucket7548]

That windows operatng system looked pretty smooth

[@Mirra2003-f9s]

It's crazy how much has changed in the smartphone industry. Grew up with HTC,LG,Lumia and Sony phones around and now HTC.Lumia and LG are dead and Sony is probably not far away from that either. Now it's just Samsung and Apple agains chinese brands

[@tylern6420]

2:43 thats so misleading you think its gonna unlock but nah it disabled itself

[@wheelotime2581]

7:27 if it's a US government phone it will soon

[@JessicaFEREM]

Cat piss can often mean bursted capacitors

[@jjcoolaus]

What’s the yellow radio to the right of the phone?

[@silverknight532]

When I was in fifth grade. Everybody was Getting smartphones I remember begging my parents to get me the windows h t c budget phone they had and i'm glad ended up with android.😅

[@potatosansoffical8058]

The second one you needed to use the downloads app

[@oak7741]

i seriously need to sample that ringtone

[@animhaxx]

Htc made some beautiful phones. I have the htc touch diamond and it looks like a phone from 2050

[@H8RSAPPRECIATE]

Honestly I feel like if they were to release a modernized a windows phone it would do well

[@Brunnu]

At the time I didn’t really like windows phone idk why, so I’ve never had one. But now everything I want is that they come back😭 now I see how good they were

[@sabotako]

I have the HTC One M8 thats different which released 2014 but im gonna custom rom it soon because i dont like htc stock rom.

[@alexisverity47]

be aware you'll lose VoLTE if you do that

[@sabotako]

@@alexisverity47 yeah some rom support volte tho plus i prob wouldn't main it since the battery is awful

[@alexisverity47]

i never got any of them to do volte,so if you find one make sure to yell back here @@sabotako

[@nathanmerritt1581]

Thank you for accepting my recommendation.

[@tomparatube6506]

Your review is pretty entertaining hahaha

[@namelesske]

Holo UI and Metro UI still the best after all these years. Just be careful about pirated copies of still present games like GTA San Andreas on your SD card. 😅😅😅😅

[@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852]

You looked like Stephen King in that selfie.

[@gt3652]

Windows phone were good and ran smooth in time when Android struggled when a bunch notification showed windows ran smooth I have good memories when nokia x2 was my daily and the Clash of clans days( yes some windows phone did support Android apps)

[@notactivecollector]

Get a BlackBerry 😆

[@Juschillin059]

U got 2 phones that got pissed on by cat that’s tragic ✋ 😭

[@CanadianLyfe-ut8mv]

American government you can't afford food so here's a phone like whaaat 😂😂😂😂

[@VinnyArchives24]

Holy hell, the emoji face head cause for no reason.

[@johnzoid74]

cause it’s not my face and people find reasons to complain. Like you’re doing now 😂 Rather spare someone else’s privacy

[@SETHGogolen-jo6im]

It's called A Tracfone Unimax (UMX) MAX Patriot

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

Looks like google play services is eating up all the resources.

[@johnzoid74]

that must be it. how do I know if that’s the issue?

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

@@johnzoid74 Disable all the google apps.

[@Timmy-h2u]

Also i got an iphone se Gen 1 it hard to type

[@stephenmartin8331]

Dude, just because it's a thrift store doesn't mean it's ok to be covered in piss.

[@KitsuneCognitionCorner]

That blue wifi icon.... I...

[@kindapseudoanon]

funny to see people complaining on 12yo budget phones working badly when they're trying to use the NEWEST version of play store and play services :D

[@RareIntoYouTube]

T-Mobile TV App on HTC Phone?

[@NinMan64productions]

Today is June 1 2024. 1 month left.

[@andrewgaming.642]

i saw an icon for file manager im so mad

[@johnzoid74]

I had installed the one I showed from Google Play at that point. I went back to describe the process- was not there until I installed haha

[@Johnyboy699]

wtf?? the govt phones i always used to get were brand new and they were 100% free

[@stroiuandrei1]

I miss Windows phone... ❤️

[@jeremeybrown9716]

HTC Wildfire was the worst phone I've ever owned

[@epiciphones]

awesome video

[@SDRIFTERAbdlmounaim]

you got a FREE phone *For NOT free* ... such a rip off 😂

[@johnzoid74]

nah this one isn’t the free one. newer models hah

[@W7PSP1OSCAUTTPATHDTC2K20]

Shall we buy 2 devices 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

[@danielchisholm4625]

Welfare gives out phones? Wtf

[@BetelWalrus]

Oh the Sandy Di

[@johnzoid74]

🐝🐝🐝

[@kristylal9401]

We never know who own this phone 😔 (don't factory restart on somebody old phone give missing old phone to someone)

[@johnzoid74]

haha I mean.. I could have guessed a series of passwords.. and if lucky gotten in and then done what? go through their information? the phone is a decade old as well.. I also purchased the phone from a thrift store.. logical thing was to reset.

[@User-MyladMylad]

Is 2 Girl Wallpaper Face Reveal 😂 😃😊😉❤

[@deepanshThakur-rh1lf]

Very high price 7 😂

[@dirasawatawjih]

Useless phones 😂 is there people buying them?

[@Lika_McKenzie]

If you get the phone and see English or Español stop moving😂

[@itswhatever9686]

Hey john wtf why didnt you call the owner

[@Heliomation]

Neatly

[@EPVLOGS11]

YESS!!!. BuRn AwAy sTiCkErS

[@thewubmachine840]

The reason its not conecting to cellular Because this HTC Windows Phone uses 3G Networks not 2G witch is Now gone in the US

[@Lika_McKenzie]

English or Español you get it😂

[@Juanstudios3000]

I have windows 8.5 and its perfekt everything exept KZbin

[@re1221re]

Nice

[@Enderman1462]

This comment is early the video was 1h ago

[@mrfood3408]

Like this comment if you live in Utah

[@cr082080]

T-Moble is awful

[@UmarBlox5124]

6th

[@Timmy-h2u]

Let's go