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        <title><![CDATA[mobile phone recycling]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[When discarded cell phones are not recycled, most eventually end up in municipal solid waste facilities. Although there are cell phone collection and recycling programs, mobile phone recycling]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 23:12:33 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: The full monty (Cracking Open the classic Motorola StarTAC flip phone)]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This article is a goldmine of information. Our StarTac has a damaged housing. I want to switch the RF board from one working StarTac ST7868W to another (spare) working ST7868W so I can continue to use the current Verizon service and number. I'm following your photos.I have the antenna off and the antenna end of the housing's back cover is free but the other end (where the photo shows you prying with a screwdriver) is not. In your photo caption you mention your discovering the two holes in the end of the housing and that you found them important to the cover's removal. I see the holes but I haven't discovered how to use them in releasing the back cover.I'm hoping you can clarify this and would appreciate any suggestions.(As an alternative, I could just remove the top halves of each phone containing the speaker and the battery by disassembling the hinge and try to thread the yellow ribbon cable through the hinge as you did. I could then swap the top halves then but I notice you ran into problems with this (ribbon cable broke). Any tips? What are my chances of doing this successfully?)03-14-2009:I took the option of switching the flip tops and things worked out well.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:54:05 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Was able to have my StarTac refurbished]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[My trusty, and much-loved, StarTac 7868 suffered damage recently when it was accidentally knocked out of my pocket - and promptly run over by a car.  Astoundingly, the only damage sustained was a dead display (and a minor crack in the battery case).I was exceedingly fortunate to have come across a superb mobile phone repair outfit in Salem, OR, on a cross-country trip a few months ago.  When contacted, they said that they could indeed repair it, and sure enough, today I received a totally reconditioned instrument which looks just as it did out-of-the-box six and a half years ago (and performs flawlessly).Should anyone have a phone that needs attention (of whatever make) I cannot recommend them too highly:  3G Mobile Inc.  2416 13th ST, SE  Salem, OR 97302-2546  503-370-9708  3GMobile@comcast.netEven today, one truly can get what they paid for!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[AJNorth02]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:32:16 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[found this other link...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[http://jaguarcarphone.com/-Fabio]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:13:11 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I did google seach...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[and the following link was the first one:http://www.retrobrick.com/jagcarphone.htmlYou might want to read on the site as if you're in the US, it WILL NOT work.-Fabio]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:11:13 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: The full monty (Cracking Open the classic Motorola StarTAC flip phone)]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I would like to buy Motorola Jaguar StarTAC with all it things so where ? how ? help me please]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:54:41 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sell for charity or Recycle]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If you get anyone who is interested in purchasing your phone, then its ok otherwise you can  go for  recycling mobile phones or sell for charity which is good option. ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 02:19:39 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I have one for sale. Any takers?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Perfect condition, extended battery, and oh yes a leather carrying case for the flashy types.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:27:59 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: The full monty (Cracking Open the classic Motorola StarTAC flip phone)]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-256017-2478430]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Body Armor: We just called these shields. I liked the sound of them when we opened a new box.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:22:33 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Mini Monolith]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Under Mini Monolith, this is part of a frame that is used in the phone at the beginning of assembly. I believe it was to keep parts in place, or a map for the assembler to know where parts go. Most Motorola phones had these skeletons. I worked for Motorola froom 1992 to 2001. I started in Libertyville, IL. I am really enjoying this gallery]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:50:58 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: The full monty (Cracking Open the classic Motorola StarTAC flip phone)]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Wow, i've got 6 of these at home.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[computerd}}]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:15:33 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Washed mine :-(]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[My original StarTAC was dropped in the ocean in Daytona, thrown (while still attached to my belt) into a pool in Vegas, and even run through the washer.  Each time, it continued to work after being dried out.  Only after the washing machine episode did I even start having glitches - and THOSE turned out to be the battery.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:30:11 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Please, Motorola, give me back my StarTAC]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If the StarTAC were updated to modern system support, it would be the ultimate tank-phone replacement for those of us who just need a phone.  No camera, no music, no videos, no texting - just a simple, reliable, keep-it-forever phone.  But, that wouldn't allow for &quot;replacement every two&quot; plans since the phone would still work...Ah, the good old days.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:27:02 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Yeah, me too.]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-256017-2475366]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[StarTac was the best phone I ever had.Best reception, and in places most all other phones would wimp out.Had to buy replacement twice. Seems I sat on it too hard.  Then they refused to service it anymore.Bummer, cause I still have my old one, and mis it's great look and feel.It did have one very serious design flaw though. No volume control.Never broke my antenna either.I miss it. Too bad they make all cell phones obsolete after about two years.Now I have a Samsung that is as sleek as a razor. Great performance except battery lasts less than 12 hours.I miss my StarTac, such a kool phone.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[JohnBeaman]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:29:20 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Reliable StarTac]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I finally scrapped mine after 5 or 6 yrs for the same reason...when I opened it, it often shut down. It happened inconsistently but about 75% of the time.  I asked about having it repaired and everyone said it was going to be too expensive, waste of money, buy a new phone.So I bought a RaZr which I like but I almost wish I had spent the $$$ to have the StarTac repaired...but eventually something else would have gone wrong.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[pmik@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:50:26 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: The full monty (Cracking Open the classic Motorola StarTAC flip phone)]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-256017-2472237]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Wish I could use a sim card in my old Motorola Nextel Clamshell phone - now THAT was a phone!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[inmyhouse@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:29:05 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: The full monty (Cracking Open the classic Motorola StarTAC flip phone)]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The block is called an RF filter and it does have a It isn't phenolic though. It is solid ceramic block, onto which a circuit is 'printed' using a silkscreening type process. It is an RF filter.The holes, if you look closely, have been gouged to varying amounts. By using a dremel tool, these filters were tuned to only allow signals matching a certain frequency to pass.I'm not an engineer, so I can't elaborate on what was done exactly in electrical terms, but I worked at Motorola back in Albuquerque, way back when.alex]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:33:40 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I can has AJAX?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[An AJAX-based image viewer would be nice.Having to scroll down half a page after clicking on every new image is just silly.  And a bad UI.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[dmuth]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:24:39 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sad to see mine go!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Hands down, the best phone I ever used.  Only real problem with the design was the antenna.  I lost count of how many times I replaced mine.  But in terms of getting a signal and making clear calls, nothing else touches it.We had five at work and retired them only because we switched carriers.  Made the jump from a StarTAC to an AT&amp;T Tilt a few months ago.  While the Tilt does many things the StarTAC couldn't, it's still not as good as a phone.  I agree the 911 c**p was just a ploy to give the government a simpler way to track users and the phone companies a way to sell new phones.  And the loss of the analog band for cell use has far more to do with money than with safety.Our one user who didn't want a &quot;smart&quot; phone went with a Razr2 V9.  Sure it takes pictures (not very good ones) and plays music (not as well as a dedicated MP3 player), but otherwise it falls short of the StarTACs ability to pull in a signal and make a clear call.  I doubt we'll ever see a cell phone as well made or ahead of its time as was the StarTAC.  RIP old buddy.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[herm.harrison@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:47:08 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Thats a new model]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I had the original star tack and it didn't had any lcd, just led digits, and not many, only 10, no messages and no vibration. The batery lasted 12 hours and needed 3 to recharge. I kept poking my belly with the anthena. It was a nice looking phone, though.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[informatica@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:58:09 -0700</pubDate>
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