[martin.m]

I am not sure if this is posted in the right section but does anyone collect "vintage" mobile phones? I mean the digital ones from the late 90s to around 2005. I went through a phase of collecting them but found that batteries were a big problem. Not obtaining them, but I found that new ones deteriorated if the phones weren't used regularly. Sometimes the batteries could be revived by passing current through them from a variable power supply. In the past I have used Ericsson T10s, old Nokia models in bright colours and Motorola Startacs (beam me up Scotty). Of course today any phone over 5 years old is considered ancient. One advantage the old phones have is that you can see the display in bright sunlight.