Unboxing Motorola 1000 vintage Brick phone from 1993

[@Blindtechnician]

It doesn’t seem like you’re going to come back so I will enjoy your old videos and thank you so much for all of the content. It’s sad that I found you right before you stop making videos years ago.

[@dario1476]

Why aren't you uploading new videos?

[@retrophoneshow]

I have a KZbin channel called (Retro phone Show) with lots of videos on vintage mobile phones check it out thanks

[@TNTMusic5757]

@@retrophoneshow nobody cares.

[@JacobTechShit]

He did respond to my email today... So he is alive... He has a life outside of KZbin though so quit rushing him guys

[@BBC600]

Jacob's Tech That’s good that he’s still alive. I guess I just wish he would’ve made a short video to say we shouldn’t expect any uploads

[@dashn4rashn755]

Is he still ok ? Amd is he ever Coming back ?

[@r3dgame36]

I sent two mail to him and he didn’t respond, I am a bit worry him

[@MM0SDK]

@@r3dgame36 I'd like to see some more videos as just recently discovered his channel.

[@FG-lq4pz]

@@MM0SDK I can not speak for the the brick cell phone dude, but I don't think he is currently still making videos.

[@Blindtechnician]

I hope you come back some day. I will never unsubscribe from this channel just in case

[@filipmac5577]

It is amazing that you are still able to use these old cell phones in Europe. In America most cellular providers have shut down 2g GSM and the older networks. I would love to get one of these working in the US.

[@valentinpanasevic]

Fortunately enough, 2G is not dead in the United States. I use my Select 6000e MicroTac every day and it works perfectly.

[@filipmac5577]

@@valentinpanasevic I just bought a unlocked 6000e Micro tac a few months ago! very nice for my collection. Unfortunately the Nicad battery only lasts 4 hours. Do you know anybody that replaces cells in batteries?

[@Cybertron1000]

@@valentinpanasevic just got one of those

[@Cybertron1000]

Now 2g is dead in America. January 2022

[@thecooldude9999]

@@Cybertron1000 It isn’t in my part of the country, at least not yet. My Select 2000e still gets a signal from T-Mobile. This is as of August 2022.

[@isaacandmary]

Love the sound it makes when it starts up. Was the coolest thing in the world in the late 80's early 90's to hear that tone when you started your car.

[@gianmarcocacciola]

He should have told us before, just to let us know that he was fine and that he was doing other things in his life, just to respect all the subscribers. Anyway I hope he'll get back to make videos, I love this channel.

[@barobromberger2622]

When did he say, i must have missed it

[@sdwyz74]

does anybody know what happed to this guy i emailed him a few times but no response ???

[@retrophoneshow]

I have a KZbin channel called (Retro phone Show) with lots of videos on vintage mobile phones check it out thanks

[@mrms9020]

I think he is in malaysha

[@benjamintrefny4107]

Why have you stopped making videos?

[@retrophoneshow]

I just wondering wy you are not uploading eny more videos I have a KZbin channel called Retro phone Show I miss your videos

[@vladimirtodoroski]

So you and I have a mutual fellow KZbinr. Did you started collecting vintage cellphones after watching this guy? I know when I saw his video about the Motorola Microtac 5200 about 6 years ago, I immediately went on ebay and bought one.

[@dragonforces]

Why, hello there! I managed to get a brand new transceiver and handset, however the carrying unit is badly scratched. Do you happen to have just a carrying unit for sale? Cheers, Alex

[@TimHollingworth]

Interesting video, thank you. I have a couple of these Motorola phones in the garage. Theres the black box and gubbins that just fit into a vehicle, handset clip, extension speaker, multicore cable etc. I really didn't think they would hook up to the cell network as you are suggesting because I believe they are analogue. Love the sound the buttons make, they were great phones.

[@mrfrog8502]

15:00 I'm not sure where this rumour came from. Transmit power relates to sygnal quality reported by base station so in normal conditions this mobile transmitts less than 1W. Only when far away from the cell site power goes up in steps all the way to 8W if needed. Also modern SIMs are 'multi voltage' so they do work fine in these phones as long as you get full size SIM adapter.

[@80sCompaqPC]

New SIMs do NOT always play well with vintage phones. “Multi-voltage” or not, they don’t always work.

[@7kk008]

@@80sCompaqPC Which SIM cards work? Orange and Vodafone in Romania are not recognized by the phone.

[@diegoturcios5865]

yo son is it true that gsm international works on tigo in Honduras?

[@Charlottesville798]

Hi, great channel. I collect brick DYNATAC phones & I have stripped some out & have installed phones such as the c118 inside and rewired. I have a question. I am trying to source the middle size Dynatac antennas, I suppose due to they being rubber, they fall apart over time and they don't exist really anymore, Any ideas where I can get or even the bigger size one, but mainly the midddle size as they just don't exist now. Best regards, oh im in the UK and use the 3200 international Dynatac.

[@bartj9378]

Hi, Great video! Have question… My 1000 does not switch from speaker phone to handset. Do you know how to fix it! TIA,

[@Legend813a]

come back!

[@Theascian]

Will he ever return I wonder

[@bramvandenbroeck5060]

When i was 18, i didn't have a lot of money, i worked at a second hand store, so wager wasn't big, and somebody stole my phone, had a cool siemens, the MC-60, and couldn't just buy a new phone, i got my sim replaced, because i found something neat! An old man dropped off a box full of old gear, and inside this box, there was a nokia car phone, with mains voltage adapter, i took it home, it uses a full size sim card that slides in the top of the handset. And this was my "mobile" fixed line for about 2 months, it sucked, but it was a good solution, until i could save up for a d500 :p good times tbh

[@uqu2011]

One year without uploads 😢

[@brunomoyano8727]

3 years

[@BRICKCELLPHONECOLLECTOR]

@@brunomoyano8727 5 years

[@Jimcreator14]

7 years

[@deegee6055]

I would love to put one of these in my car! have always wanted a "car phone". Do you know which models if any will work on GSM for North America?

[@BrickCellphones]

The motorola 1000 will NOT work in north america. the Americas use different GSM - GSM 1900 NOT 900. you'd never pick up service with one of these. Also because GSM 1900 (in the USA) is at a much higher frequency you can not have a device that has 8 watts of output power at that frequency. only at the lower 900 Mhz GSM900 frequency. Sorry.

[@TheGrandTube]

Still no new video :( Are you ok?

[@gingerbreadman2998]

When you will upload?

[@ChristopherFrost-xh5we]

Können sie wieder mit Videos über alte ihre alte Handysammlung machen

[@PortugaldoAr]

Are you stll with us? No Videos for a long time!...

[@rizaradri316]

cool perfect for car use maybe perfect phone for use at home

[@BrickCellphones]

yeah if you want to get radiation sickness and bulk up your shoulders!!!!! I only use these when i go to far out places where cellular service is non existant or virually non existant on normal cellphones or even my trusty Motorola MR601 which i use daily too.

[@Mr.Liberty1776]

4 years later... where are you????

[@volkerking5932]

The International 1000 cost in Austria after it come out Schilling 8.990,- only and the Motorola Handy X8000 cost much more so the Bigger come out later and was much cheaper.

[@thanhtran816]

Hi everybody!!! How do i can check imei of model? I pressed *#06# but not yet.

[@Foxchase92]

Hello! Are the handsets and carrying units from the GSM and ETACS versions interchangeable? The reason I'm asking is because I have the carrying unit and handset from a former Norwegian TBK Compact with a Mobitel handset (Both made by Motorola in the UK) that seems to have been used on the NMT900 network. The phone unit itself is missing, but I got the thing for free so I thought it would be a nice office prop if nothing else. Thank you for your time!

[@Dihen2011]

Hello? It has been 5 years since you have uploaded a video?

[@gingerbreadman2998]

please come back

[@LeGitCoOProductions]

Hey man - is there any way to reach you? Starting a project with a MicroTAC and would love to pick your brain about a couple things. Let me know!

[@ssJonson1]

Can you get service on vintage brick phones ??? I want one :)

[@ivanujkic5509]

Only if they're on GSM (900mHz and 1800mHz in Europe and pretty much the rest of the world, 1900mHz only in the Americas) or CDMA (only in America). AMPS, TACS, ETACS, NMT, DAMPS, RadioComm, TDMA are all defunct. Basically if the phone has a SIM slot - its GSM. There are some exeptions like a German system that used a special card in payphones AND mobile phones. If you want the DynaTAC brick phone style, you only have the Motorola international 3200 and 3300 (GSM 900mHz). There are numerous GSM MicroTACs (8700, 8800, 8900, International 7200, 7500...), and some GSM StarTACs, (for 1800 and 900 mHz - multiple models, for 1900 mHz only 7000g and 8000g), some CDMA StarTACs. Usually if they start with an 'S', they're CDMA or TDMA. Transportables like this International 1000, the 1xxx series are also an option. For more info on GSM phones, this guy has a 45min long video on the options (just search something like "best vintage gsm phones"). Some of these phones can really cost a fortune, just because everyone wants them to still be able to get service.

[@thealterlion7163]

Hi! I know you have become quite inactive but I feel you are the person who would know this. I recently got a MicroTac 9800x without a charger for a bargain price, and I was wondering if the IntelliCharger XT works for that model since I'd love seeing it power on

[@gingerbreadman2998]

come back pleaseeeeee

[@alexandrossotiropoulos5621]

It would be nice to create something like a museum to host the old phones

[@dzvxo]

i just picked up a motorola "digital edge" from cellular one. model number s4234a. i couldnt really find much info on it other than it may have come out in 1994, and that its tdma/amps. it looks like the analog microtacs. do you know anything about these digital edges?

[@dzvxo]

when you boot it up, the display reads "DIGITAL" and then displays an "s". it looks like a microtac alpha, but says "DIGITAL EDGE" (the edge is more bolded) below the display. on the flap, it says cellularone, and below it, again, it says "DIGITAL EDGE". i havent been able to find much more information about it.

[@ltvnk]

hi/ did you already launched website?

[@firozali9160]

How to purchase this product

[@BRICKCELLPHONECOLLECTOR]

where are you man. im waiting for new video

[@raulfratila1162]

Hello. I have one motorola international 1000, but I need a new battery. Any for sale please? Much appreciated. Thank you

[@retrophoneshow]

I have just got my hands on a motorola T200 mobile phone it is like the Motorola flare but a little different never seen one before can't find any thing about it on the net douse eny one know eny thing about it thanks????

[@Throughdawire2004]

Great collection ！By the way may I know where did you get the dynatic Motorola cell phone and microtac phone from the 80s and 90s could you tell me how did you get them please？Many thanks and appreciation

[@Throughdawire2004]

I have been trying to find them for ages😢😢😢

[@BrickCellphones]

Hi. Sorry I have been quiet. Had some life changing things happen but will start doing videos again soon as well as launching a website where you can buy brick phones.

[@Nickword1]

@@BrickCellphones Awesome man i can't wait till you upload again! I just got me a real nice Motorola from 1994

[@dzvxo]

@@BrickCellphones great to hear! looking forward to the new vids.

[@Throughdawire2004]

@@BrickCellphones thank you very much you will be the hero so when exactly may I get the website Sir？

[@dodegkr]

are you still about ? I have something you would like to see

[@exsxpx1]

what happened did he run out of stock?

[@tinolongo1919]

Hi I wanted to ask if you know if there was an American variant of this phone or something like it from another company?

[@BrickCellphones]

Hi Tino, No unfortunately there is no equivalent version of the motorola international 1000, 2000 or 2xxx models for use in the Americas on the american GSM system - this is because it uses different frequencies to everyone else in the world. If you are wanting a transportable that still uses a SIM card like this motorola that DOES work in America and Canada on GSM1900 then your only option is a motorola m900 (GSM variant) or an M930 (GSM variant) - be aware that most M900's and M930's are NOT GSM versions !!!! The GSM variant of both these models is extremely rare - last I checked they were selling for about 500 bucks about a year ago. For CDMA without SIM try the motorola M800.

[@tinolongo1919]

Thank you for your feedback I will check

[@BrickCellphones]

no problem. :-)

[@BBC600]

Sadly the CDMA network is shutting down here in Canada! :-( I had a cool Blackberry I wanted to get hooked up but I never got around to it so now I'll never know what it was like to use a daily texting phone.

[@1wuw1]

would you like v14w?

[@othmanothman5760]

Please, I ask to buy such a mobile phone. Do you have any, please reply?

[@GiveEmBeansBAFC]

Hi all, I'm looking for a mobile that I can use in fringe areas in the UK for camping etc. Any recommendations?

[@ivanujkic5509]

Well a good rule of thumb would be, if it has a big antenna and transmit power of over 5w. In the UK you're stuck with GSM 900 and 1800. AMPS, DAMPS, NMT, TACS, ETACS are all defunct. This guy also has a great video on vintage GSM brick phones (search for something like "best vintage gsm phone"). If you want real worldwide coverage, a phone that will work literaly everywhere, look into satellite phones. Iridium, Inmarsat, GlobalStar and Thuraya are satellite service providers.

[@Arunkumar-pk8jx]

Hi buddy . I got brick phone Motorola 1000 I got problems. When I put SIM card not working. Please u can help me

[@avesergio]

What? This cellphone from GSM standart? It's work? Hi from Russia!

[@artival9037]

GSM900

[@metfan]

what happened to the channel?

[@Tom50872]

Awesome video!Are the later editions all 8 watt?

[@BrickCellphones]

As far as I know all motorola international 1000 units are 8 watt GSM900. I have certainly never come across one that is not 8 watt or not GSM900.

[@cyrusgraham292]

I was still in the United States Army in 1993, The Sprint Era

[@basellation]

Please upload videos please

[@semarugaijin9451]

wait, how do you still get service on those phones? I thought that there is no more analog support? is it just a US thing?

[@ivanujkic5509]

Semaru Gaijin There is no analog support. AMPS, DAMPS, TACS, ETACS, NMT, TDMA are all defunct. GSM is still available (900 and 1800 mHz in the rest of the world, 1900 mHz in the US) and CDMA still in the US.

[@A1L2E3X44]

NMT900 is still used in Siberia because of the huge signal range it has

[@ivanujkic5509]

alexander giannakeris yeah all these older systems generally had a lot better range, but not because of the way the system works, rather the phones and towers had much higher max output powers, and bigger antennas. An old DynaTAC can pump out up to 8 watts if needed, on newer phones good luck getting half a watt out of it.

[@shesslucky]

@@ivanujkic5509 Hiya thE Motorola cellphone I found from the 90s the seller said that the phone can be charge but due to the age battery hardly holds any charge and he said this phone will not work in today’s digital age. My question is can I somehow some way able to use this phone in the present day? I typed on google and they mentioned something like VoIP? But it seems to be referring to landline phones. Also, is the battery replaceable? Thank you

[@НекалайПиддобривный]

Хотелось бы узнать про эти модели подольше

[@nerdrage3547]

If you ever have any duplicates, leftovers, non-working units etc that you’d want to donate to an up and coming tech museum, let me know!

[@IMCCaW]

Make more videos!

[@Radioaktivitaet]

I tried a Nano-SIM (with an adapter) on my Motorola 1000. Worked :D

[@7kk008]

Hi, what brand of SIM card did you use? The new ones (Orange and Vodafone) from my country are not recognized by the phone.

[@The_Phone_Bin_Diver]

I assume the original uploader of this video isn't still active because this is the newest video that he has on his channel, but I just purchased a Motorola microtac for only $6 but I don't know what model of microtac it is. is anybody able to help me with this?

[@BamonBoy]

Does it have a thin flip or a thick flip?

[@The_Phone_Bin_Diver]

@@BamonBoy it has a thick flip

[@BamonBoy]

@@The_Phone_Bin_Diver My guess is it's a DPC 550, The most common MicroTAC I beleve.

[@The_Phone_Bin_Diver]

@@BamonBoy alright, thank you

[@othmanothman5760]

Please ask to buy the same phone

[@thanhtran816]

Hi everybody!!! How do i can check serial number/imei number of this model ?

[@robinnelhams8060]

great video as always.

[@BrickCellphones]

thanks.

[@joeycarrod612]

hey its joey from canada will it work in canada

[@BBC600]

joey carrod He said this phone won’t work in the America’s (Canada is in North America) so unfortunately for us Canadians the answer is no.

[@sdwyz74]

does anybody know What Happen to This GUY! ?????????????????????????????????? has Uploaded or Answered emails in almost a Year!

[@a.f.1587]

sdwyz74 i would like to know too. I just found this channel a couple of weeks ago, and i really like it. I hope this dude is all right. But he does not answer to the comments here, so i have a bad feeling...

[@kalcine]

This is your last video on this channel, I hope you come back and make videos again.

[@alexandarcokic9184]

"ttp plumbing and elevators pre 2 meseca a legend died"

[@ItalianChicken72]

The last video before this guy mysteriously disappeared off the platform

[@othmanothman5760]

Ask to buy it

[@darrenc2511]

That is awesome.😃

[@BrickCellphones]

Thanks dude. :-) always appreciated when someone likes my videos!!!

[@darrenc2511]

+BrickCellphones Thanks. Tech old and new is kinda my thing.

[@BrickCellphones]

Well I do vintage phones on this channel.... but I love my old tech....I'm the guy with the huge laserdisc collection who prefers them to DVDs or bluray.....I'm the guy with the huge vinyl collection and not enough technics 1200's to play them on!!! I'm the guy rocking the Motorola MR601 as my day to day phone for calls (I also use samsung galaxy phones for my mail etc). :-)

[@darrenc2511]

BrickCellphones Watch your motorola flip phone battery they expand after a while. If the phone you use is one I'm thinking of...

[@joeycarrod612]

im useing a motorola m900 gsm

[@Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040]

Why did you call this phone "infamous"? I don't think this word means what you think it means.

[@chapotsvp41]

Чел ты вернёшься на канал уже 7 лет прошло

[@mrms9020]

BrickCellphone:where are you getting thoes phones

[@alexandrossotiropoulos5621]

Memorian Studios I think there was an answer in the channel. They were donated when people no longer wanted them.

[@doctorwhoproductions834]

I have a British telecom one I don't know the number

[@BrickCellphones]

The BT one I also have.....I have several actually with the different BT logos. The BT one is analog.

[@doctorwhoproductions834]

BrickCellphones I have a question about a Nokia 5110 I have it worked then one day it didn't i put it on charge and sometimes it turns on but noting happens could it be the battery

[@doctorwhoproductions834]

Also on a Motorola duel band it says insert battery even though there is a battery in it

[@BrickCellphones]

"motorola duel band"....??? you'll have to be more specific on the model....I don't know which phone you are talking about.

[@doctorwhoproductions834]

BrickCellphones I don't know the model

[@othmanothman5760]

Hi

[@uqu2011]

I mess this guy

[@gianmarcocacciola]

maybe he has had personal problems

[@Nickword1]

he probably got assassinated while over seas on one of his business trips. LOL

[@othmanothman5760]

Hello sir, would you sell me the phone, I am waiting for your reply

[@elig7530]

veri old

[@НекалайПиддобривный]

Перевод на русский

[@1wuw1]

Would you like v14w?