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MANUFACTURED:1 st 1/2 APRIL 1992
Used in CHICAGO ILLINOIS
CARRIER: AMERITECH
Cell Phones changed our culture/world. Martin Cooper and Motorola began developing them in the late 1960’s. He made the first call from a mobile cell phone in 1973. The phone was a foot long and weighed 3 lbs. It became known as the “BRICK”. The FCC LICENSED it in SEPT. 1983. The first carrier was CELLULAR ONE in the D.C. area. It was called DynaTAC dynamic total area coverage.
The retail Cost of the phone was $4000 and in today's dollars $12000. Cost per minute 42 cents, today $1.23.
This 8000F - phone for Sale has the following unique identifiers:
1:CHARCOAL GRAY EXTERIOR and is in case kept condition
2. BLACK FRONT/CASE AND MATCHING CHARCOAL gray battery. The battery is original SNN4114A PRISTINE TERMINALS INSIDE AND OUT
Back LIT SOFT GREEN ON 21 stunning WHITE TRANSLUCENT KEYS with no wear or dropout and all react positively. Bright ORANGE red SEND KEY.
3. Model F09LFD8437AG
SLF 1308A
4. Serial #472GSZ9060
Factory code SLF1308A
5. Area code 708Illinois
7088460526
UNLOCK 526 unless changed by previous owner
6. Cumulative minutes- VERY LOW 264 cumulative minutes.
CANNOT BE ROLLED BACK
7. Good auditory capability
8.no OXIDATION ON TERMINALS !!!! Shine
Treated with silicone dielectric
Clear gel.
9. UNLOCK CODE:last three digits of phone 526
unless owner changed!
INCLUDED WITH THE 8000F are:
1. Charcoal GRAY ORIGINAL standard 7.5V ni-cad BATTERY. SNN4114A
Used , CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
CARRIER. AMERITECH
Cell Phones changed our culture/world. Martin Cooper and Motorola began developing them in the late 1960’s. He made the first call from a mobile cell phone in 1973. The phone was a foot long and weighed 3 lbs. It became known as the “BRICK”. The FCC LICENSED it in SEPT. 1983. The first carrier was CELLULAR ONE in the D.C. area. It was called DynaTAC dynamic total area coverage.
The retail Cost of the phone was $4000 and in today's dollars $12000. Cost per minute 42 cents, today $1.23.
This 8000F - phone for Sale has the following unique identifiers:
1. CHARCOAL GRAY EXTERIOR and is in case kept condition
2 CHARCOAL GRAY CASE AND MATCHING GREY BATTERY, BLACK FRONT AND 21 White translucent KEYS.
With distinct intact characters
Back LIT SOFT GREEN ON 21 STUNNING WHITE KEYS with BLACK ALPHA/ NUMBERIC WITH no wear or dropout and all react positively. Bright ORANGE red/ send key.
3. Model F09LFD8437AG
SLF1308A
4. Serial #472GSZ9060
Factory code SLF1308A
5. Area code 708 Illinois
7088460526
6. Cumulative minutes VERY LOW 264 cumulative minutes.
CANNOT BE ROLLED BACK
7. Good auditory capability
8 little to no OXIDATION ON TERMINALS !!!!
Treated with silicone dielectric
Clear gel.
9. UNLOCK CODE:last three digits of phone#526 unless owner changed!
INCLUDED WITH THE 8000F are:
1 charcoal gray ORIGINAL standard ni-cad Motorola 7.5V NI- CAD SLIDE ON BATTERY. SNN 4114A. At 40 years the ni cad even charged for 10 hours might only hold very weak charge. Seller offers rare ni-hydride on base. See listing. This functions well. Other accessories available.
Holds little if any charge
INTERIOR LABELS WITH OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS AND SERIAL # clear and intact.
NEW REPLACEMENT ANTENNA 7” obtained from Germany
The pictured power adapter. 3-12VAC/DC 3 AMP can be purchased at Amazon. Cost effective. And set it to close to 7.3V Works great to demonstrate the phone. Seller has also listed slide in adapter with house socket for easier use. GRADUALLY increase voltage to 7.3V AND unit powers on .Seller not responsible if you fry it. By increasing voltage gradually it’s the same as a variactor used to test vintage electronic. Don’t want to shock sleeping beauty back to life. 40 year old unit.
PARTS INVISIBILITY MARKED TO PREVENT SWAPPING.
Sold as is,no returns
POSITIVELY NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING WITH NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!
NOTE: this phone is one of best functionally and cosmetically seller has seen. Looks like new. With low minutes. Won’t last, collectors love this color combination.
There is a chrome ring around antenna coupling. A lot lack it.
