In this video, I take on the challenge of uploading a classic Ericsson R520m 2G phone from 2001 today! Watch as I try to activate iMessage, set up email, and browse the entire Internet on this retro device. Can a phone from the early 2000s keep up with today's technology? Join me on this technological adventure and find out! Thanks to http://PCBWay.com for 5 awesome PCBs! 7-day free trial: ad-free early access to our videos, double the content https://patreon.com/perifractic Your support helps us keep the channel and nostalgia alive
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Buy and configure a phone:
• Ericsson R520m mobile phone: https://ebay.us/bkwClq
• IMEI Redial Service (match it to the IMEI of your new phone): [email protected]
Order a 2G SIM card:
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Here are the only settings you should change:
• APN GPRS – RedPocket: ERESELLER EE/O2/Vodafone/etc: https://second-handphones.com/knowledge-centre/category/apn-settings?_gl1*1snqb19*_up*MQ..*_ga*Mzk3OTExNTI0LjE3MTgzMTAzMjQ.* _ga_S5WMC2MNM5*MTcxODMxMDMyMy4xLjAuMTcxODMxMDM1OC4wLjAuMA..
• WAP IP address, also called gateway: 128.140.122.249 or https://nbpfan.bs0dd.net/index.php?langeng&pagewap%2Fmain
• WAP home page: http://frogfind.com
• SMS Information Service: Text 18556514636 to get started.
• Fujifilm Instax Mini Evo camera: https://amzn.to/4bT8X6Y
• Featured iPhone case: https://amzn.to/3VFYtCt
• Featured MagSafe Charger for iPhone: https://amzn.to/4chsQV3
• Schok Classic Flip: https://amzn.to/3ZnY5Zx or https://ebay.us/giZItB or https://www.bestbuy.com/site/schok-classic-flip-phone-unlocked-gsm-verizon -blue-red/6491687.p?skuId6491687 or https://www.newegg.com/global/uk-en/schok-classic-flip-3-2-4g-lte/p/23B-00DJ-00003
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• More Than This by Roxy Music (Karaoke version)
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MENU:
0:00 Teaser and introduction
1:06 Will this work?
1:39 Meet Ericsson R520m
3:03 Updating my Flipphone
3:22 Camera
4:17 Smartphone idiot
5:56 Gen Z anemoie
7:13 Smartphones are boring
8:06 New dumbphones you can buy
9:31 a.m. The state of 2G today
11:27 How to: Connect Retro Phones to 2G
2:09 p.m. Ericsson R520m Tower
6:42 p.m. Comment: Calls/Forwarding/Voicemail
7:32 p.m. Comment: SMS
19:58 How: GPRS Internet connection
8:31 p.m. How to: Send an email
9:55 p.m. How: WAP/Web
24:36 Comment: Google Maps/Weather
25:17 Fax?
25:27 How to: Apple iMessage on a 2G phone (1 number for both)
28:18 Conclusion and credibility of supporters
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