Biggest cell phone contest

[coagulated fat]

5.25 inches long without antenna. 6 inches with antenna.

1.75 inches wide

1.25 inches thick

Beat that

[SunWuKong]

6 inches when...

oh wait. cell phones. right.

[lethal]

The 1.25 inches thick will be a tough one to beat. My first cell phone in 1996 wasn't that thick.

[pfc beansprout]

it's not length, it's girth fellas!



@ least, that's what the chicks tell me.... :unsure:

[tvbdude]

Originally posted by coagulated fat@Jun 3 2003, 10:09 PM
5.25 inches long without antenna. 6 inches with antenna.

1.75 inches wide

1.25 inches thick

Beat that
how does that look like? one of those "dai gor dai's"?

[coagulated fat]

One of those what what whats? It's a nokia 5165 with the biggest battery known to man.

[lethal]

I used to have a 6185 with the extended life battery. That one was pretty big...I have to dig it out and measure. That, along with about 5 other cell phones are rotting away in my closet.

[sOKaLiBoY]

Originally posted by coagulated fat@Jun 3 2003, 07:09 PM
5.25 inches long without antenna. 6 inches with antenna.

1.75 inches wide

1.25 inches thick

Beat that
my phone

4.2 inches long

1.8 inches wide

0.7 inches thick


hmm i guess i lose

[lethal]

Nokia 6185.

5.7"X2.0"X1.5"

Weight 5.0 oz.

Mind you I bought that phone in 1999 and stopped using it in 2001.

[Fireblade]

Ha! I got that beat! I got NO cell phone!

...


oh wait... u gotta own a cell phone to participate. :cry:

[sOKaLiBoY]

Originally posted by Fireblade@Jun 4 2003, 02:24 PM
Ha! I got that beat! I got NO cell phone!

...


oh wait... u gotta own a cell phone to participate. :cry:
no cell phone??? i thought that was impossible these days

[coagulated fat]

Originally posted by lethalweapon@Jun 4 2003, 01:18 PM
Nokia 6185.

5.7"X2.0"X1.5"

Weight 5.0 oz.

Mind you I bought that phone in 1999 and stopped using it in 2001.
That's cheating. It has to be currently in use. :dance:

& by the way, DONATE your old phones. They are refurbished and given to domestic violence victims for emergency calls. How To Donate (http://www.wirelessfoundation.org/CalltoProtect/HowToDonateCTP.cfm)

[SunWuKong]

Originally posted by coagulated fat@Jun 4 2003, 04:02 PM
One of those what what whats?
a ¤jô¤j - dai goh dai is one of those very chunky cellphones that were like the first generation of cellphones that people used. i wish i could find some pics of them, but they were about as long as your forearm and thick enough that they stand up on the table.

dai goh dai is a cantonese term. it means "big big brother" - a term used for a triad boss. when those cellphones first came out in HK, they were popular with triad bosses because they were expensive. it was a sign of status and rich people liked to carry them around.

[Fireblade]

Originally posted by sOKaLiBoY@Jun 4 2003, 02:38 PM
Originally posted by Fireblade@Jun 4 2003, 02:24 PM
Ha! I got that beat! I got NO cell phone!

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oh wait... u gotta own a cell phone to participate.  :cry:
no cell phone??? i thought that was impossible these days
It's possible when you're poor. :cry:

[coagulated fat]

Originally posted by SunWuKung@Jun 4 2003, 05:07 PM
a ¤jô¤j - dai goh dai is one of those very chunky cellphones that were like the first generation of cellphones that people used. i wish i could find some pics of them, but they were about as long as your forearm and thick enough that they stand up on the table.

dai goh dai is a cantonese term. it means "big big brother" - a term used for a triad boss. when those cellphones first came out in HK, they were popular with triad bosses because they were expensive. it was a sign of status and rich people liked to carry them around.
Oh yeah, I remember those from "Saved by the Bell"!

Dai goh dai. Ok. That's my first cantonese term. Thanks for clearing that up, test me later!

[SunWuKong]

Originally posted by coagulated fat@Jun 4 2003, 09:50 PM
Originally posted by SunWuKung@Jun 4 2003, 05:07 PM
a ¤jô¤j - dai goh dai is one of those very chunky cellphones that were like the first generation of cellphones that people used.  i wish i could find some pics of them, but they were about as long as your forearm and thick enough that they stand up on the table.

dai goh dai is a cantonese term.  it means "big big brother" - a term used for a triad boss.  when those cellphones first came out in HK, they were popular with triad bosses because they were expensive.  it was a sign of status and rich people liked to carry them around.
Oh yeah, I remember those from "Saved by the Bell"!

Dai goh dai. Ok. That's my first cantonese term. Thanks for clearing that up, test me later!
you are so cute.

[lethal]

Originally posted by SunWuKung@Jun 4 2003, 09:07 PM
a ¤jô¤j - dai goh dai is one of those very chunky cellphones that were like the first generation of cellphones that people used. i wish i could find some pics of them, but they were about as long as your forearm and thick enough that they stand up on the table.
The Motorola Classic. One of the first handhelds. I remember selling the battery for those suckers. The battery itself was a foot long. I kid you not.

[lethal]

Originally posted by coagulated fat@Jun 4 2003, 05:49 PM
Originally posted by lethalweapon@Jun 4 2003, 01:18 PM
Nokia 6185.

5.7"X2.0"X1.5"

Weight 5.0 oz.

Mind you I bought that phone in 1999 and stopped using it in 2001.
That's cheating. It has to be currently in use. :dance:

& by the way, DONATE your old phones. They are refurbished and given to domestic violence victims for emergency calls. How To Donate (http://www.wirelessfoundation.org/CalltoProtect/HowToDonateCTP.cfm)
Yeah...I keep meaning to donate them. I can donate by dropping them in a box at the cell phone store.

Little known fact, even if a phone is not subscribed to service, it can still be used to dial 911.

But seriously, my old phones are not in working condition and are would cost more to refurbish than to get a new one. I'm talking screwed up displays, broken antennas, and batteries that hold a charge for about a minute and a half.

[coagulated fat]

Anyone know how to make one of these? I want one.

http://www.technicola.co.uk/pokephoneimages/phone.jpg

Originally posted by SunWuKung@Jun 4 2003, 06:18 PM
you are so cute.
MUST... RESIST... internet macking.. skills...! :lol:

[AliBabaIncorporated]

hah, wasn't that thing up on Gizmodo (http://www.gizmodo.com/) a few months ago? I think that one was made by a guy from MIT. It would look funny as hell walking down the street talking on one of those things.

But it can't be so hard, all you need is a D-A converter to hear, an A-D converter to speak, and figure out which pins on the cellphone's hands-free headset port match which pins on the telephone handset. The latter is a public specification and the former can't be that hard to figure out, since there's really not that many pins.

[coagulated fat]

Originally posted by AliBabaIncorporated@Jun 5 2003, 12:43 AM
hah, wasn't that thing up on Gizmodo (http://www.gizmodo.com/) a few months ago? I think that one was made by a guy from MIT. It would look funny as hell walking down the street talking on one of those things.

But it can't be so hard, all you need is a D-A converter to hear, an A-D converter to speak, and figure out which pins on the cellphone's hands-free headset port match which pins on the telephone handset. The latter is a public specification and the former can't be that hard to figure out, since there's really not that many pins.
K, I know what I'm doing this summer

[purezero]

Originally posted by sOKaLiBoY@Jun 4 2003, 02:38 PM
Originally posted by Fireblade@Jun 4 2003, 02:24 PM
Ha! I got that beat! I got NO cell phone!

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oh wait... u gotta own a cell phone to participate.  :cry:
no cell phone??? i thought that was impossible these days
I don't have one either! My mom gives me hers when she needs to keep tabs on me. It's so weird looking because she put puffy stickers on it.

Big cellphones though... aren't they like the old cordless phones?

[AngryABCGirl]

this is not something to brag about.

[coagulated fat]

Originally posted by AzNBuffGrL@Jun 6 2003, 07:08 PM
this is not something to brag about.
You're just jealous.

[ren28]

Hah! I have you all beat. All I have to do is go borrow my uncles old wireless phone. I think it was the first one to ever come out and it was a suitcase! Yes! The dimensions are: "big as hell!"

[jimbo]

Originally posted by ren28@Jun 9 2003, 11:13 PM
Hah!  I have you all beat.  All I have to do is go borrow my uncles old wireless phone.  I think it was the first one to ever come out and it was a suitcase!  Yes!  The dimensions are:  "big as hell!"
One of these you mean?

http://www.privateline.com/PCS/images/oldcellphonepool.jpg

[coagulated fat]

Originally posted by jimbo@Jun 12 2003, 12:33 PM
One of these you mean?

http://www.privateline.com/PCS/images/oldcellphonepool.jpg
Wow.

I bow my head in shame.

[ren28]

Originally posted by jimbo@Jun 12 2003, 01:33 PM
One of these you mean?

http://www.privateline.com/PCS/images/oldcellphonepool.jpg
It was something like that. It was all black color.

[flip19]

so is that a guy or a girl on the phone?

i can't tell

[>:^|]

I had one of these for work:

http://www.privateline.com/PCS/images/martin_cooper.gif

It was like lugging a brick around.

[sageb1]

http://www.cellphones.ca/handspring/hs1.html

11.0 x 6.9 x 1.8cm
4-1/3" x 2-2/3" x 3/4"

147 grams
5-1/8 oz.
1/3 lb

[hooligan]

i have this rx300 sony ericcson that i hate with a passion. people look at it and go, damn that's a big phone. and i'm like, i gets the job done.