My new phone - Ericsson 388
I posted before that my favorite phone I ever owned was an Ericsson 337 and 388. They both looked the same except the biggest difference was that the 337 had a metal front cover while the 388 had a plastic one. Also the 388 allowed me to send SMS while with the 337 I could only accept.
Anyway thanks to Jens a blog reader I now have in my possession an excellent condition Ericsson 388 with a perfectly working battery and home charger. Its gorgeous. Back when I had it the phone looked really tiny since its main competitor back then was the bulky Nokia 2110. Now the phone looks big compared to current phones. I still love the way the phone looks like and I love the green back light and the blinking green light on top of the phone telling me I have signal. Its all very retro.
The phone does lack some things. It doesn’t have a camera, no bluetooth, no infrared, no mp3 ringtones, no colored screen and no 3G. But I can make and receive phone calls and I can also send and receive SMS.
The Ericsson 388 is replacing my Motorola V3x which I have been hating more and more every day. Now I need to go and enter all my phone numbers manually into my phone. Its going to be a long night.
Note: To access the 388 service menu press right then * then left left * and left * one more time.
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30 Comments, add your own...
1. MiRoOoOo !! | December 19th, 2006 at 10:22 pm
Dude ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND ??!!
What kinda person ditches a new phone for and old piece of shit like this, maybe it reminds you of good memories ?? But functionality man !! Its like holding a brick all day long that does nothing but calls, you’d be stupid if you used it instead of the v3x !!
2. Mark | December 19th, 2006 at 10:26 pm
actually i dont have to hold it all day long, there is a little clip on the back and i can clip the phone to my jeans ;)
3. zoomzoom | December 19th, 2006 at 10:44 pm
WTF!!!???
4. Maze | December 19th, 2006 at 10:57 pm
This was my phone years ago!
5. Mark | December 19th, 2006 at 11:08 pm
i think it was EVERYONES phone years ago lol. We didnt have many options back then.
6. CyberRowdy | December 19th, 2006 at 11:17 pm
mark could u please rename the title…hehehhe!…I love it to be “My NEW-OLD phone”. LOL :D gratz
7. jane | December 19th, 2006 at 11:24 pm
finally someone with taste and individuality who doesn’t care what people think as long as he is satisfied , i think the phone looks great and i used to have one before and I’m thinking of doing the same and ditch my nokia n73 , phones are made to make calls and maybe sometimes send sms AND THATS IT, you wanna browse use a laptop , you want a camera ..GET ONE!, i love you’re style and individuality mark you’re my idol, you go man do you’re thing!
8. kodder | December 19th, 2006 at 11:39 pm
hehe I miss that phone, one of the best, I hit it so much on the floor and one thing only needed replacement, the antenna :P.
but it was a very good phone, lasted 3 years with me.
I miss it.
9. kodder | December 19th, 2006 at 11:41 pm
damn no, forgot I didnt have the 388 had the 688 sorry….bleh.
10. Cerebral Assassin | December 20th, 2006 at 12:04 am
well..old is gold… :)
11. 3abboud of rak | December 20th, 2006 at 12:06 am
for a long ass time i refused to change my favorite phone the Nokia 6150..
i submitted to the aweful peer pressure a couple of years ago
12. BlueSand | December 20th, 2006 at 6:02 am
LoL man it looks ancient!
I dunno, I have a feeling you’ll get bored of it after a few days :)
13. Marzouq | December 20th, 2006 at 6:59 am
Man thats just fantastic! Enjoy! At least now you a functional phone!
14. TanGo | December 20th, 2006 at 7:44 am
always compared my ancient Ericsson 388 to a VW Beetle :) felt good in your hands…
15. Cajie | December 20th, 2006 at 8:47 am
I predict the novelty will die in 2 weeks time when the withdrawal symptons of having the latest and the best will kick in.
16. Fractal00 | December 20th, 2006 at 8:58 am
Now all you need to do is strap a 10 MP credit card sized Digital Camera to it’s back .. and voila your phone has a camera
17. Sam | December 20th, 2006 at 9:26 am
Retro…a great phone you should keep. I still got my dad’s 338 in perfect condition; hoping that it someday becomes an expensive antique. Besides…the look on people’s faces when I sometimes pull it out in the middle of a busy hypermarket or long queue is priceless.
18. Zack | December 20th, 2006 at 9:51 am
Is it just me or does anybody else find the current range of mobiles on the market really uninspiring? I can’t find ANY phone design I like.
I miss the old days when a phone was…well, ehm, a phone! Anything else combined with it is like a total nuisance.
Jane: I agree with you totally…Phones are made to make calls + sms….Come on, people, get a grip!
Bring back the classic Ericssons and Nokias anyday.
19. Fonzy | December 20th, 2006 at 10:08 am
hehe memories!! :) my favorite was the nokia 6110, that phone never gave me problems.
20. moocherx | December 20th, 2006 at 10:36 am
Life should be more simple.
21. iKuwait | December 20th, 2006 at 11:38 am
nokia 6110 the best phone that was ever built, i still use that phone.. as my second phone….i recently bought the nokia e50. great phone
22. steve_leb | December 20th, 2006 at 11:56 am
Mark.. the Nokia 2110 was in competitor with Ericsson 688 and not 388.. as i remember.. correct me if am wrong..
23. Mark | December 20th, 2006 at 12:05 pm
yup you are wrong. 2110 was competing with the 337 and 388
24. Mark | December 20th, 2006 at 12:08 pm
Nokia 2110 was introduced in 1995
Both the Ericsson 337 and 388 were also introduced in 1995
The Ericsson 688 was introduced a year later
25. SOS | December 20th, 2006 at 12:59 pm
lol! i had this with me. never knew the model number :D
26. steve_leb | December 20th, 2006 at 2:04 pm
OUT OF SUBJECT
apple HI FI is for:
135 kD at clicknbuy.com.kw (p.s. they just changed the web layout)
140KD in at apple store (marina)
150 KD at Virgin
NOW THATS JUST FUCKED UP… anyone knows of any better price..
27. holla | December 20th, 2006 at 7:05 pm
lol jane u want to be a guy? j/k
29. Mark deSouza | December 21st, 2006 at 10:02 pm
I like that phone. You can travel with it worldwide. It makes an AWESOME weapon…if you are traveling and someone tries to mug you…throw the brick..i mean phone…at them.
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