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
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.
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 😂 cheers.
apparently 2g networks shut off in the us this month :/
Yah it was a major bummer when that happened and I’m pretty sure some networks shutoff earlier than that, which made a lot of these old devices cool bricks. Love the slide out keyboard but can’t make a phone call :(
Could a Google Pixel be turned into a Linux device that serves as a 2G to 5G translator so that you can use 2G devices on the go?
Humm not sure…i was hoping that there was some kind of bridge that could be made or exists that would allow it to work…short of switching out the internal modem if thats even possible for a hobbyist.
Alexander Graham Bell weeps from heaven as, “Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you” is trampled by the perfection of, “You must be posting from a 1995 Nokia to think we fucking”.
That right there is the bees knees, friend!
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 :(
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
Absolute legend
This is so cool.
At a quick glance, there is gotta be a way to bypass the GSM operator by having your own transmitter and setting up a home server that does all the stuff (in places where 2g is dead like the US for example)
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 tbhI didn’t know you could setup a Wet A…. Gateway. Cardi B must be proud /s
Impressive
