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
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.