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!

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 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.

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

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 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!

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.

Had one back in the day. Love the way it sits in your pants pocket, practically unnoticeable.

I used one for years. I still have it somewhere in a drawer.

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 😆

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 had that phone too, along with Cingular too. Cheap, with rollover minutes! So, I had a phone for free for about 5 years!

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

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”

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...

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.

With no scratches, marks or dings? Hard to believe he has used that since 2007.

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?"

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

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

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 ?

master pieces.

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

Why is 4G disappearing???

i feel your pain...... ive been there!

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.

How may I get it one?? 😓

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.

Superb! 😍. I have one! Perfect phone

Supposedly theres a japanese variant with an ir blaster!

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...

You should get the Z flip3 or the Razr 5g they're really great phone's

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

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.

Is there any way to unlock one that's locked and transfer the photos to a micro sd ?

Hello .I have a motorola razr V3i locked in T-mobile network Any ideea where it can be unlocked these days?

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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.

I miss my Samsung Alias 2 with the real buttons and qwerty keyboard.

It’s hard to say “ good buy” to a trusted friend SO what you moving to next?

Is that Windows XP I see in the background?

I still got 2 of them

can we talk about that 4g network signal on your blackberry bold?? i thought they were only hspa??

Not to worry. The car warranty sales guys will still call after your new phone goes live.

Why are they turning off 3g on your area Here I still have 2g XD

So Paul, what new phone did you choose?

which model kenwood is that in the background?

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!!!

Yep ATT shut mine down nov 21 sent a Cingular flip IV piece of junk drops calls talking sounds like talking in pipe

Regálamelo por favor...Give it to me please, I beg you

Fun fact T-Mobile still supports 2G which means this phone would work In fact I use a Nokia 5190 from 1998!

aspec its is

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.

So sad... like the death of the party line. What is the country coming to?🙅‍

Get a Samsung Galaxy S7 active. You can use it to drive nails into walls if your hammer breaks.

I found out AT&T is woke. Not good.