I finally finished a months long project consisting of a lot of research and help by a wonderful community.
I recently bought this Nokia 7110 because i thought the spring loaded keyboard cover is the coolest thing ever.
Apprently it's the first phone ever with a WAP Browser and it connects via CSD (Circuit-Switched-Data - basically calling a modem that transfers data via sound on the phone line)
This technology is basically dead in the big 26.
Over at r/vintagemobilephones i found an enthusiastic community that keeps these devices alive.
A user named bs0dd wrote a comprehensive guide on how to set up a WAP gateway and a CSD dial-in number.
I went through many SIM-cards to test it but ultimately failed at setting up the dial-in.
Through dumb luck Reddit user 15pmm01 realized that there's still a working dial-in number in Poland of all places.
As soon as that worked the fun began.
I immediately set up discord-wap and vibe-coded a Singal-CLI bridge, which gives this phone all abilities I wouldn't want to miss on the go. (Apart from Navigation, a Camera... yknow xD)
So yea... i am rlly happy this took an end.
I'm about to set up my own WAP Services and have fun with it :D
13 Comments
BuckFutter@timeyak.com · 12 pts · 18d
This is really cool. Congrats on getting it working! I have a motorola xt894 and xt897 that i have tried to get working in the US. So I can relate, well a little anyways đ cheers.
Twongo@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 18d
apparently 2g networks shut off in the us this month :/
BuckFutter@timeyak.com · 3 pts · 18d
Yah it was a major bummer when that happened and Iâm pretty sure some networks shutoff earlier than that, which made a lot of these old devices cool bricks. Love the slide out keyboard but canât make a phone call :(
CluckN@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 18d
Alexander Graham Bell weeps from heaven as, âMr. Watson, come here. I want to see youâ is trampled by the perfection of, âYou must be posting from a 1995 Nokia to think we fuckingâ.
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de · 10 pts · 18d
LemmyFeed@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 17d
This is what the true Internet is supposed to be right here imho. Not some corpo-ran algorithm machine; just a couple of nerds documenting and supporting an ultra niche subject just for the love of the game. No profit motive, no data harvesting, no attention economy; just free and open exchange of information between strangers simply because someone had an interest and a skill.
Fantastic post OP, love to see it. And found a couple new communities to sub to.
SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 18d
That right there is the bees knees, friend!
Jilanico@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 17d
Absolute legend
rottenmummy@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 18d
Impressive
W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 17d
I didnât know you could setup a Wet AâŚ. Gateway. Cardi B must be proud /s
vogi@piefed.social · 2 pts · 18d
This is really cool! Thank you for providing the link to the guide. I have my old Sony Ericsson T310 laying around and just checked it also has WAP! (Version 2 though I am not sure if this is a problem) This is really enticing to give it a try, but I should know better and focus on my current projects :(
Twongo@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 18d
It will work aswell, although the discord-wap author also made discord-j2me which should work on you t310 and it has way more functionality.
i'll post an update when my ericsson w580 arrives and i toy around with it
Bismyth@piefed.social · 2 pts · 18d
I actually can't describe how awesome this is.
My dream is to use a 2210 to use whatsapp. that's all I need on the go tbh