Motorola RAZR V3xx cellphone- The BEST cellphone ever made!!
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- Motorola RAZR V3xx flip phone - The best cellphone I have ever had, and now it's gone. The cellular carriers discontinuing 3G service (3G shutdown) is what it took to kill this indestructible cellphone. The Razor was introduced in 2003 and was Motorola's best selling device. I can see why. They can go a week or more of regular use between charging, have excellent audio quality, and are practically indestructible. RIP, my faithful friend.
3G shutdown for the sake of 4G or 5G, I suppose.
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Same thing happened to me and ATT sent a 4G without asking for it (no charge). I still use a flip phone as I don't want a large phone bill and a laptop serves me better than a smart phone. I do what serves me and don't care if people chuckle when they see a flip phone. Good seeing you on a Saturday morning video!
Thanks, OM!
Thank you Paul for this nostalgia ❤️
We are in India quite lucky as we still do get 2g and 3g networks. We are very possessive about retro tech too. I am planning to get a V3i from a good seller . Hope to detox from today's boring candybars
Awesome. Luckily, my pager still works
As a fellow V3xx owner I feel your pain. Mine is a 2006 model and has been absolutely perfect. And like you, was using a Star Tac on 2G before. In Australia 3G gets switched off next year. Not a fan of forced obsolescence!
I am so sorry. We feel each other's pain!! I have been researching 4G compatible phones, and nothing comes close to the V3xx, man. I'm seriously considering just doing without.
I kept my flip phone until 2018, when I was given a hand me down iPhone 5. It felt so modern... and now it's getting shut down too! Not sure what I'll end up with once I finally have to upgrade, but I doubt it'll be another iPhone. Being able to send messages quickly and from anywhere is pretty nice.
Yea, you are right. I'm gonna see how long the Blackberry Bold works before they shut that down too. Mainly because I already have it and the SIM went right in and it worked. After that... Maybe no phone at all. Pager still works.
@@ModelAWhat about the modern Razr? They make android ones of course now.
I had that phone too, along with Cingular too. Cheap, with rollover minutes! So, I had a phone for free for about 5 years!
Yeah, I agree with your assessment of the Motorola phones, I didn't have a razor, just a flip one. My first was a Nokia, which wasn't bad, but when 2G left us, I got a Motorola. I did that because the company I worked for had them and they got great service. They are AT&T, which is all we can get good reception on, Verizon just doesn't work in our area. So when they sent out the message that they were ending 3G, I picked up a new one, which will handle 4G. What a waste of money and good product, like you said, oh well, we'll just have to deal with it, whether we like it or not. Thanks for sharing, you and Model T have a great Sunday and week ahead.
Thanks Dan! She's sitting right here, so I told her.
I used one for years. I still have it somewhere in a drawer.
Great video! In Romania/Europe we still have access to 2G/3G bands. I'm not sure why here would be different compared to other locations, you need to double check this. The older 2G/3G technologies were removed here as well, but the regulatory authorities announced that the phones operating in these frequencies WILL CONTINUE TO WORK for voice calls, only the internet access was removed. I just switched to a Motorola KRZR K1 for some peace and quiet and detox. Works like a charm, only no internet. Which, under the circumstances, is a bonus. And as opposed to some posts I see here, all the people that notice my phone here are in awe. There is something timeless in this retro clamshell design, plus neat functionality tricks like open to answer and close to end a call. Priceless.
I wish that was the case here!!
2G and 3G networks are too expensive to keep running compared to the amount of users in the USA, as most people already have 4G and 5G capable phones, shutting down the lesser used networks reduces operating costs.
Had one back in the day. Love the way it sits in your pants pocket, practically unnoticeable.
Yes!! They were OG
Paul I feel your pain, I too have a flip phone a Samsung with Verizon I love the simplicity with functionality.
What a bittersweet video! I wish these were still supported
I have several Motorola V3XXs and they are great phones! Mine worked so well on AT&T 3G, it got service everywhere! The day AT&T shut off 3G service in my area was very sad. Luckily I still have t-mobile 2G in my area so I just use my V3XX with that. Also that phone is in great shape! Especially for one that has been used for over 10 years!
Wow. and thanks! I just watched all 3 of your videos. I like the idea of your channel. If you did some videos showing how people with older flip phones could still use them on odd carriers, you'd probably get a zillion views!
@@ModelA Thanks! I plan to make some more videos in the future, I just have to find the time. Unfortunately it's getting way more difficult to use old flip phones. As far as I know, the only carriers that even offer you the capability to do this are US Cellular and T-Mobile. I have old phones activated on both providers. Also BTW I'm not sure if you know this but AT&T should be able to unlock your RAZR V3 and V3XX for free.
@@theflipphonechannel8198 If they unlock them, then I can put it on T-Mobile and use it for a while?
@@ModelA Yeah but you may have coverage issues with 2G. It's run at a lower bandwidth now so it doesn't work as well as it used to. You may also experience your phone being disconnected for it being "incompatible". I'd recommend trying out one of the cheap mvnos that use T-Mobile's network
@@theflipphonechannel8198 Thank you!
My mom’s Razr from back in the day has been piled in with all my tech junk for ages. Every time I come upon it I get tempted to ditch my smartphone and go back to something a little more “dumb”
2.5G or GPRS is expected to be un service in Europe unitl 2028 at least. It is used extensively in railway signalling on high speed trains (ERTMS) not too sure about 3G or LTE as 4G was never uniformly deployed (fallback to 3G or GPRS) . However, recent developments in functional programming and Erlang programming language could replace GPRS sooner
I could text pretty fast on those back in my teen years, I feel like my fingers still remember, pretty sure I could still do it 😆
Haha!! You were probably one of the cool kids anyway.
@@ModelA I definitely wasn't ha ha
I was the autistic nerd on the school's academic decathlon team with a really high IQ and a ridiculously old car.
I had almost every razr there was. Multiple v3ms, v3a, v3, v3xx, ve20 and v9m. I also had the rokr z6m and the Krzr k1 and k1m and the Motorola hint qa30. I also had the w385 and w315. The ve20 was my absolute favorite.
I so miss my Nokia e7. well i still have it, but the battery stopped working and can't buy a replacement anymore. so it's dead. But was one of the best smartphones ever made. physical keyboards are so awesome...
Just what in hell will happen when fifth generation cell towers are required by airport use.???????
Makes me remember a phrase I read, written in english in a spanish book, way back then in the early 80's when internet was not what it is today . "Is it progress if a cannibal uses fork and knife?"
So profound. Excellent!
With no scratches, marks or dings? Hard to believe he has used that since 2007.
It's true. I take care of my things. Have you seen my cars?
When I mention that my first cell phone was a bag phone I get laughs. It was great! No battery (DC power from car) rubber duck antenna and 3 full watts of RF output. I could hit the towers from way out! Once analog signals were dropped in favor of digital, goodbye bag phone. Oh, well. Time and progress waits for no man. Great diversion video. I enjoy side trips down memory lane. Have any Heathkit radios to talk about? Or Graymark? Later
Yes! My first cellphone was a 3 watt analog phone mounted in my truck with an antenna on the roof of the truck (drilled a hole and everything). It was awesome. I have a few Heathkit doodads around. 73, OM.
Superb! 😍. I have one! Perfect phone
Excellent!
master pieces.
What a trip down memory lane. My first cell phone was a Cingular, then I too got a Razor. I cooked the first one while plowing a field, got another and kept it for years. I loved it.
I finally broke down and bought a smart phone. But I miss the Razor.
Paul are you in a VFD? They all carry pagers as well.
I'm an engineer, but I volunteer for the county Sheriff's office too.
@@ModelA, I recently retired after 23 years in law enforcement. I miss what it was, not what it became.
My first cell was a Motorola "Brick" (Spokane/ Airtouch) in about ?94? Then a "flip" for several years. I STILL HAVE THE SAME PHONE NUMBER I just abandoned an Lg flip (2/3G) for a Kirocera Dura xv extreme, (4g) and it is rugged/ waterproof but the software seems buggy and not very well organized. I don't like having to deal with the settings. It has ONE HELL of a speakerphone, and I'm am pretty deaf, now. Too many Navy jets, big bore pistols, hot rods, and rock and roll
Nice!!!!
I had to give up my att&t Flipp phone a z222 and I loved it ! Now I have a 4 g flip phone that I hate ! Technology ?
The cell phone carriers have been discontinuing older types of cell phone networks to free up the frequencies for use on the newer cell phone networks. I ran into this problem because I know a totally blind person. I would find a specialized cell phone for a blind person I know only to have the cell phone carrier discontinue the cell phone network that the phone used. I also ran into this with the car I owned. My 2011 BMW car had a feature called BMW assist that stopped working when an older 2G network was shutdown. It sure seems like Cell Phone carriers want to obsolete old networks to force people to buy new cell phones that work on the newer networks.
That sucks! I was about to get this phone, they really need to bring back the razr but modernized. Same look just bigger screen and 4g
I miss the battery life!
i feel your pain...... ive been there!
What did you do?
@@ModelA I purchased a newer cell phone.... just out of necessity
I still haven't decided what to do.
4:22 oh, I really miss those built-in games from flip phones, they were amazing, well made and for free!!! nowadays all we have is not finished games with thousands of useless DLCs to buy
Spot on!!
Not exactly, many of them were demosand you had actually to buy the full version. But DLC and in-app transaction rarely was a thing, when you bought the game you bought the whole game. Or you could just download the jar from the internet
How is the BlackBerry serving you? From what I can tell, that model supports 3G HSPA which was called 4G by AT&T. AT&T 3G has been dead for over a year now...
They rendered my Blackberry useless also! I had to swallow a big pill and use an iphone.
@@ModelA That's such a shame, I was also forced to upgrade from a 2G/3G phone to a LTE phone.
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So Paul, what new phone did you choose?
Blackberry
Hey, wait a minute…
Paul, my daughter gavw me a new phone and it is part of here family plan so I don't pay for it. It is an I phone 11. I still don't know of all the stuff it does but I'm learning slowly.
I use a iphone to make videos, but it doesn't have a SIM, so it doesn't function as a phone. I would be lost trying to call for help on it!
Have you replaced your RAZR yet? Please tell us about your choice. I hope you have found something better than the Alcatel Smartflip or GoFlip or WhateverFlip they are offering these days.
Yes. Watch the very end.
A long time ago I was at they say, a Motorolan.... a good company to work for at the time but got out of the RF trade.
Radios with batwings used to be the best in the world.
can we talk about that 4g network signal on your blackberry bold?? i thought they were only hspa??
Pretty neat, eh?
@@ModelA long term blackberry user here~ currently I’ve been double fisting a red Motorola razr v3XX and an iPhone 12 for the last two years. I love taking calls and texts on my v3xx.. but I wouldn’t mind a 4g bold 9900. What’s the secret?! Lol
Not to worry. The car warranty sales guys will still call after your new phone goes live.
Lovely...
How may I get it one?? 😓
You should get the Z flip3 or the Razr 5g they're really great phone's
But those are computer phones, yes? I don't want a computer phone, I just want a phone phone.
@@ModelA ok I understand
Have you seen what I drive? I'm hopeless! Hahaa!
I miss my Samsung Alias 2 with the real buttons and qwerty keyboard.
Yes!!!!
Hello .I have a motorola razr V3i locked in T-mobile network
Any ideea where it can be unlocked these days?
No idea
which model kenwood is that in the background?
TS-440AT
@@ModelA I thought so, my only HF rig.
Nice
Why is 4G disappearing???
It's not. 3G is going away so that the frequencies can be used for more advanced services.
Is there any way to unlock one that's locked and transfer the photos to a micro sd ?
I don't know.
Is that Windows XP I see in the background?
Yep.
I still got 2 of them
Does either one still work? The swines shut mine off
@@ModelA yes, I can activate them here but they’re not activated
It’s hard to say “ good buy” to a trusted friend SO what you moving to next?
See the very last scene...
Hey Paul! NO!!!
Move on my friend. We've all had to. LOL!!!
Verizon announced 3 years ago that they were ending support for 3G here, but they keep postponing it and pushing the date farther out! The latest from them is the end of 2022.
Move on into the future my friend. We've all had to. LOL!!!
You mean.... Nooooo.... Get a computer phone??!!
Fun fact T-Mobile still supports 2G which means this phone would work In fact I use a Nokia 5190 from 1998!
NNICEEEE!!
@@ModelA yeah yeah!
Why are they turning off 3g on your area
Here I still have 2g XD
Because of greed
Yep ATT shut mine down nov 21 sent a Cingular flip IV piece of junk drops calls talking sounds like talking in pipe
Bummer
AT&T upgraded to 5G in my area and also sent me a new flip phone at no charge. I refuse to be "smart" about my phone. Paper maps for me.
Agreed!
@@ModelA I had a Razr until I fell onto my hip while hiking and crushed the phone. I did not realize it until we got back to our car and I checked by phone for messages. It was in 3 pieces.
Regálamelo por favor...Give it to me please, I beg you
So sad... like the death of the party line. What is the country coming to?🙅
Everyone is brainwashed to thinking newer is better.
aspec its is
Get a Samsung Galaxy S7 active. You can use it to drive nails into walls if your hammer breaks.
Thanks for the tip!
@@ModelA if you have to get a modern phone the S7 active is the model A of modern phones its built to last.
I looked it up. S7 is one of those computer phones. I don't want a computer phone, I just want a phone phone.
I found out AT&T is woke. Not good.
Ugh. Figures. Who isn't these days? (companies, I mean). Where should we go for carrier?
@@ModelA They’re all like that. It’s not genuine; all about marketing, virtue signaling and their bottom end…😉
They are signaling the bottom end for sure, if you catch my drift!