“The Indestructible Cell Phone" 

Haha, thanks! I actually referred to a native Finnish-speaker to try and get it right for this video :)

You seem to take your job quite seriously! Keep up the excellent work

+Peli Mies THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU - jokes aside, what does it mean?

Peli Mies Oh my God that is terrifying!!! D-:

Why would you tell anyone to lean Finnish, that's just plain mean!

MrCowabungaa Dude you got a mermaid's phone

Somewhere on a boat in the river a man dropped his phone in the water. A fish found it and it still worked underwater so it gave it to its grandson. Then that fish accidentally threw its phone to the shore where your grandmother found it.

I would like the comment but there are sixty nine likes

Future geologists will crack open a piece of basalt only to find a fully functional and intact Nokia 3310 inside.

Too bad the new version of it can't handle water, stairs, dogs, cars, even deers.... but water IS the New 3310 killer :i

Josh Zwies If you want something to survive the nuclear apocalypse: Have Nokia engineers build it :D

And the Nintendo Switch can survive falling from 1,000 feet.

Had it too. I wanted to one up my friends back then :D. I don't remember what improved though

Tomato Fettuccini what about the nokia

What about the trucks tires?

5110 had weak point, shell often snapped on the side of antenna mount. It did not stop working or anything but it really has a weak point compared to 3210 with internal antenna. But hey text messages were old tech when 3310 was new. Even 2110 etc supported SMS. Was it 1610 which was the strange el cheapo GSM without SMS, but 1610i then had the feature even in lowlow end of price range.

@@Karjis It's funny how all these little things were status symbols. The exposed aerial as you say on the 5110, the fact you could only replace the front fascia, and no composer. Having a custom ringtone was a big deal, everyone had to have one, when now most people stick with the default ringtone as it isn't a unique feature anymore. My abiding memory of the 5110 is how the battery and fascia would spectacularly fly off when you dropped it hard, I don't recall the 3210/3310 doing the same, maybe another status thing having to pick bits of your phone up off the floor :D The 3510 was a great phone as well with WAP, which the later 3330 also had (iirc).

@@mcrecordings Yeap well it was clear timeline. I don't know why I wrote this long post that nobody will read but anyway here it is some history of Nokia era from Finnish perspective. First i remember that in my young days there were 8110 / 3110 that was first smaller units after 2110 and related Nokia (and Mobira) 5000-cityman series which were almost like bricks. 5110 was priced down version from 6110 flaqship at the time. It used the same one soft button style as 3110 but OS was more or less the same as 6110 just lacking some business(ish) features (calendar etc..) And yes the fascia was only thing that you could change but all accessories were compatible with 5110/6110 etc. I remember that 3rd party rear cases were available (especially after 6210 launch) for 5110 that you could change to get internal antenna, but those were more or less cheap and not so well built stuff and reception was not that good as antenna was really not designed as it should. Following 5110 there came 3210 with (at least in nordics) with 2-frequency radio chip and both covers changeable. It also had the ringtone composer but more or less the UI was same as in 5110. 3210 was also the first cheap thing to get predictive text message typing and you could add vibration alarm as it was not standard in at least all units. Then story continued with 3310 with slightly modernized UI and snake II (wohoo?). Then 6000 series was separate more business oriented line where no fascia was removable making it slightly lighter and more robust. 6110 / 6150 being basically the same but only that *50 had 2-band radio. 6210 was more or less at the time of 3210 with predictive text messaging. Then came 6310 with 3 frequency radio and bluetooth (!) etc. I am not sure anymore where vibration came into picture as built-in feature. Also there were this strange 6250 shock-proof version being basically 6210 with more robust frame. I remember well that 6310 (i) was marketed as "worldwide" phone as it was basically first unit you could use in Europe and US (three band radio). It is strange as this kind of features were something to look for separately. Anyway it was nice that 5000/6000 series kept the compatibility of chargers and batteries for a long time. You could swap Li-ion or Li-polymer battery from 6310i era to 5110 and got stupidly light phone that kept on going for 3 weeks with single charge and weight was basically half from the original as 5110 originally had quite heavy Ni-MH battery from factory. Then there where 8000-series stuff which are mostly small. I remember well 8810 "zippo" and then 8210 being one of the lightest phones ever.

one of my friend had a lumia 635 and it broke inside of a case which was inside of his pant's pocket

my iPhone 4s fell out my pocket while training (cycling) with about 50 km/t and got run overe by three cars... the screen and backplate broke but the phone survived

Freakin' bed falls on my 635 while moving and only screen glass was broke, but whole phone works perfect

Alastair the Wyrmslayer just be glad it didn't bounce and break the floor then you would have insurance to worry about.

But the lumia is a touch screen phone completely different

i would love to hear more about that

@@__-eu7wu Nah.

They still do that today but obviously with smartphones instead

@@Gamer-hs9ij Smartphones would never work as a weapon.

This is not a joke because it's not funny. And it's a lie.

Elitedevil he wrote "Finland makes it's own emoji: - people in saunas - a Nokia phone - *metal headbanger* " He referred to 4:14

Cool country! :)

@Carl Gille you didn't even do r/woooosh right.

@Carl Gille i think its because scandinavian countries like metal xd

Holy shit! 12 years of usage! Man. I remember myself that the old phones were built for SURVIVABILITY and not for "Make a game and charge for a button press. Oh also your battery is gone as soon as you turn on your Phone".

lol 3 weeks... Who are you trying to bullshit? You could have at least 3/4 days and with really little use. And by 2003 this phone was already outdated since color screen cellphones were already a thing.

My uncle uses Nokia 3310 as work phone since 2001 and it still is in use today. He even told me that one time he went into some museum in Germany and saw the 3310 on display. Somebody called him so he answered the phone and staff thought he stole the phone from the shelf :D

+Rudi Moreira Probably your phone had a really shitty battery then... My first mobile phone was Nokia 3210 (from 1999) and the battery worked without recharging at least three or four days. Of course you had to avoid phone calls but texting did not drain the battery too much. It was very practical if you travelled somewhere for a weekend and forgot to take your phone charger with you. (But I agree - 3 weeks is too much - old phones could not do that.)

The battery life was practically the same on both. And those batteries were adicted really easy. I don´t need your uncle to confirme what Im telling you, my first cellphone was an ericsson GA628 from 96.

ProtoMario but proto!

ProtoMario hey it's proto

Nokia = best weapon ever

millions were killed

Did you use them as throwing stars? I'm imagining you hiding in some trees armed with nothing but Nokia phones.

And emo - the Nokia 3310 of music.

AK47 - a nokia 3310 of assault rifles ;)

Would be cool if you too could build a 3310 from scratch, like the AK.

*Steel Beam* You can, It’ll take a very very long time though.

lol

AmazingArends it won't, the blender will break

Bruh that happened in one of the trollface quest games

@@GhalidiusTrident Oh yeah, I remember that as well, I don't recall which one

@@gregoriysharapov1936 it was on internet memes trollface quest lmao

RobertCop 2 yeahhhhhh

+RobertCop2 Oh god yes

Yea!!

The legendary taco phone

Same, I had my first time of getting a virus on a mobile phone with it. "do you want to install commwarrior?" - "sure, why not, it could be a game"

bet she does that with everything else!!

Lmao hell naw

I used to have a LG Scoop that I had for a few years even when the keyboard broke. I once wrapped sand paper around it and used it as a sanding block. Thing still worked.

Well i did this to my old nokias phone everytime when i need to open the back.

That back shell was seriously hard to get open :D I had always trouble with it

Hort I kicked it against my locker at break time in school to see how hard it would bounce back. It survived.

I found mine and threw it into the wall to see if the memes were real, concrete wall. Battery fell off, put it back together and still fine. Played Snake after that.

true story :p, after accidentily drowning my new 3310 i took the streght test a step further, pretty ipressive still: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EOFX5NYn1Ag.html and that was after 8 shots with a cross bow :o

Once when I was in Middle School, my friend announced that he had arrived at my house by throwing his Nokia over the house into the back yard where I was hanging out.

Ah yes, the 3310 functioning as a communications device as intended.

Didn't want to break the hammer.

He had learned his lesson.

lol, I'm not the only one

same

yak, dissapointed me he did not

My experience too. It was the first phone that i saw any teen owning, the replacable shells took the most of any beating it got. Btw the Ericson "Sharkfin" was the true indestructable phone. The e Was sought after by construction workers long after the stoped beeing made

And how they fucked Russia without help from norway " im also Norse and we dint DO SHIT... "

i feel ya!

+DC Sweetpea To quote Cecil Terwilliger: "The joke's not funny and the bid's not sufficient."

+Ashley Spratlin Ahh, classic Simpsons. We shall miss your humor.

The old Siemens C25 (my first phone) wasn't as lucky. At the end of it's lifecycle it turned off if I flipped it upside down.

Are you serious about that Fire Nokia thing?

Well 3G would drain the battery much faster I guess. The point of this whole thing is to bring back nostalgia and crate a new urban legend about a durable battery. Of course that means no, or very minimal modern features.

The new 3310 is designed to work on GSM (2G) networks. Sadly, AT&T has already shut its GSM network down, and VZW is in the process of preparing to do so. They arnt ever coming to the US.

There appears to be a 3G version coming out: www.news.com.au/technology/gadgets/mobile-phones/nokia-3310-3g-launches-in-australia-targeting-millennials-and-those-seeking-digital-detox/news-story/f8c738c25035047754f5703db87942bc

3G for Australia. We loved the 3310, 3315 here. Huge huge sales for years. So they are doing this special for some markets.

I still have my old 3315, will certainly be grabbing the re-release especially if its price is right. Grandparents would like it and I wouldn't mind a backup/for when going out in the city device that I don't need to worry about being stolen/damaged.

Also in Brazil... I and everyone else I knew were poor... and even so, everyone had one of these.

They were sold in USA had one when it came out.

@Cade They were sold in the USA but the model number’s last 2 digits ended with 90, instead of 10. So the 3310 is known as the 3390 and the 5110 is known as the 5190 in the USA. Using the 3310 and 5110 in the USA will not work since they lack the GSM 1900 antennas needed to work here.

salt water.

and removing the battery

I used the Nokia to destroy the Nokia

Even Thanos snap is a NO

Mr Elop

How did they know your address?

@@timmydirtyrat6015 he probably called his family phone numbers that's still in the phone

+Atlas the Champ Maybe this is just me but I would never give that person my family member's address, also, what protest was this? It had to have been huge, hell, the protest to end the Vietnam war was only 100,000 people so I have no idea what protest he was at.

@@timmydirtyrat6015 yeah i have no idea either

+Atlas the Champ I think either the story is exaggerated or just fake.

Though as a diamond? Let me laugh because that is just false info. That is also a rude understatement towards the 3310

90s kids' first phone.

@@SilverGamingFI I literally saw it get shot (not firsthand) and the bullet exploded while the Nokia had as much damage as a titanium block.

@@SilverGamingFI have u try it lol It is true lol

Diamonds are brittle.

My 3110 is still working :) that was truly indestructible.

3210 was very pleasant to hand model, and the weight distribution made it a handy hammer also!

@@s0ulshot the 3210 was the best phone they did imo. I still have a nokia 3410 such a comfortable phone to text on.

You're forgetting the 3410. It proved stronger than the 3310 for me. We literally used to throw these phones as high in the air as we could, compared who could throw the highest, to the 4th story, the 5th story and above. The worst thing that happened to them was the lid coming off which you just put back in and it's good as new.

still go my 3310. lost the charger though :(

Only thing that Australia couldn't kill.

In Middle Europe it was extremly popular as well!

The N4SA Joah same here in Thailand. Everyone had one 3310.

The N4SA Joah same here (Poland)

I am from Croatia and I remerber everyone having one. I remerber when I was on a road trip with my school at least half of people with a phone had a 3310 I had one until I got my Sony Ericsson T230.

Well, one thing about Ni-MH batteries is that they're non flammable (water+hydroxide based electrolyte), generally don't bulge, are fairly durable and somewhat tolerant of full discharges. That's the one thing they still have over Li-Ion/Li-Po, and it's why I still like them. The modern variants for AA/AAA replacement are like $2 a battery, can take 500-1500 charge cycles, last 2-4 times longer then Alkaline, and cost cents to recharge. :D Eneloop makes great ones, some of the best rechargeable batteries I'v had. Rayovac Recharge are also pretty decent, and their newer ones have just as much capacity as the Eneloop ones. They also provide much more current then Alkaline, so camera flashes power up faster and other power hungry devices perform a bit better, etc.

Speccial attac:vibrate

He protec He attac But most importantly He call right bac

Those aren't words

@@TheInkPitOx Your mom isn't words

Thanks!

Alex Kuhn Actually Cingular is still around. More or less they bought out AT&T around 10 years ago. They had a massive ad campaign re-branding themselves as the new AT&T, and eventually dropped the new part.

Didn't your mom figure out that you trashed your phone on purpose...? 🤣

@@Kev27RS Probably she did, and that's why she gave him an old phone instead of buying new ;)

@@jarlfenrir Might be true 😂

Thank you, was purposely testing some new things here :)

I think it worked out. If you were to do this in the future it would need a singular focus like this, else it would get a bit overwhelming. It's like a mix of the floppy disk video and LGR Tech Tales.

Lazy Game Reviews yeah. almost like it wasn't even Lazy this time.

+Lazy Game Reviews It reminded my of ColdFusTion, in the way it detailed things and presented it, but it still had the LGR feel to it. There's just something nice about that style, and I really liked it. I'l keep watching, and wait till the next video. :D

The end credits and song were especially noticeable. I really liked it, however.

you can destroy a nokia by droping an original gameboy on it.

no... if you ever drop an Artifact with similar Indestructibly on an 3310, like anotehr 3310 ore an Original GameBoy, the flow of time will collaps and the Gates of the Abyss will open. an Chor of Nokia tunes will echo through the World and an army of 3310 Will Rise to bring misfortune to the People that did this heresy to the Holy Artifact only an quest so great that no one ever did finished it can free the world from its doom..... you most destroy an 3310 with an MODERN SMARTPHONE ONLY.

Even young kiddos have played one during early 2000s.

i'm from Brazil, and i have one...

I've just bought one; just needed a refurbished battery 🔋 and good 👍 as new!

murderer

And the floor was broken

I had a true 3310 (and i played snake on it), it was really common here in Europe...

***** I'm 22 and I still remember ... Hell Time Warner is now spectrum .. I remember when time Warner came out

+Manchac I still have a Bell South pager and it works beautifully 😎

im pretty sure i owed them like 500$ when they dissapeared

You're not old stfu unless you're like 70 years old you're not old

Manchac Southwestern Bell?

Риану Кивс Nokia - origin of emo subculture.

пиздежь, денег на такую роскошь не хватало

My grandfather had one! But i broke it...

cherry tree You broke it? How??

Sssh.. chuck norris's cousin I guess..

Man that game was sweet. My phone didn't had it though.

I have 3310 myself and the keyboard button plastic part is all cracked inside. It works and looks just like new if phone doesn't have front cover removed. It kinda sucks to know that it's not so good in there.

Paska kaupunni.

TORILLE

perkele

löyty se eka finski

Torille pirimämmikakulle

TeFetti Dbrand will hook you up

Perhaps there's a woodgrain faceplate available somewhere?

@Eyal Kalderon Watch my post earlier. ^^

The market had moved on by then. I had one briefly as a backup phone (UK). But most people wanted the ability to store more texts and a colour screen at least by 2005.

Just bought one; a refurbished battery 🔋 and good 👍 as new!

Oh yeah, brought me some childhood memories!

I was shocked when i seen my native language in the video.

same here :)

Romanians were nokia people back in the day😀

reperealegandirii same. and yes, i used a 3310 a few years ago as my primary phone! i was the only one in the retezat mountains that had service ;) mulțumesc 3310 :P

I've just bought one!

Tyler Miller RIP tractor

Phew, I was just thinking that the tractor broke

Snake > Candy Crush

RetroTechNerd on most network because some networks dropping 2g support

Anything > Candy Crush

I'll do it in 2019, but I have a 3410 not a 3310. Is that compatible for this challenge?

Snake II > PUBG Mobile. If I was Your Brand New Obsession emo boy, I would've rather record me playing Snake on Nokia 3390 than PUBG Mobile crap.

Ye. Romanian gang be happeh

Wow, BlackBerry 10 OS has some really interesting features, and it's powered by a QNX (Unix-like) core. The Android runtime reminds me of Wine/Crossover, which is a API translating runtime for Windows software on Linux/Mac.

Smartphones are nowhere near as functional as a desktop or even laptop PC. Not only in terms of size and input capability, but also the OS itself. A smartphone or tablet is what you use until you can get back to your real computer.

If you think a phone is as functional as a desktop PC then you're not speaking for many people.

+FyberOptic But that is what Microsoft wants to do with Windows 10 mobile - have one device that works as both a phone and a desktop PC via a dock. However, considering the low sales of Windows phones, I don't know if it will ever come to fruition...

"Jack of all trades, master of none is often times better than a master of one"

No, it's 6303 2017 edition.

AH okay, thank you for the correction. I have given away most of my old phones at some point and just saved a 63xy or so for holidays which now is useless with all the micro sim cards.

Nextel?

I miss Cingular and alltel

i knew it from NFSU2 since i don't live in the US

Sorry, but in 2003 MySpace come out of the ground!

Man, I hate Facebook, but I hate playing outside during the warm seasons. Fuck me, I guess！

We used to throw around my nokia 2600 instead of a baseball. Hated that phone, and was a real sony walkman phone fanboy at that point..

You should insert "Old" there. Some later models break to so many pieces you can't even find them all.

Haha, noticed the same!

yeap not that polyphonic crap that was introduced to cheap stuff with 3410 / 3510.

That was my show!!!