Below the Surface: Archeological Finds from the Amsterdam Noord/Zuid Metro Line

Re:Below the Surface: Archeological Finds from the Amsterdam... by kopirgan on Saturday January 17, 2026 @07:06PM (#46663481)

There's an Ericsson GH388 phone I used in 90s!

IIRC it was my first mobile.

Never used Nokia though it had major market share those days.

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Re:Below the Surface: Archeological Finds from the Amsterdam... by yial on Saturday January 17, 2026 @11:35PM (#46664810)

I used a Nokia in the early 2000s. But my fondest memories are of my W810i (much “newer” than the GH388… by about 11 years ).

I notice most of the phones seem to be missing SIM cards = intentional disposal ? Or have they just come apart over time?

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Re:Below the Surface: Archeological Finds from the Amsterdam... by kopirgan on Sunday January 18, 2026 @07:57AM (#46667466)

Yeah likely just thrown away.

My early phones were all Ericsson later Alcatel which had a nice AA battery powered one! That was in 2000-01. First camera phone I think was a Siemens.

What a decline for European brands!

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