can someone identify this part/thing for me please

[Lmcclure]

it came out of a 93 thunderbird that ive been replacing the carpet in and i have no idea what it is, the owner of the car has no idea on what it is, it seams to me some kind of phone thing but i have no idea so i was hoping with the infinate wisdome of the festiva owners someone would have an idea, here is a pic



works and numbers on it as follows

SUN1805BD
2105A
C32A31D5 254B-2-19-5D60
IY222102

mfg. by motorola inc tc power output 3w
fcc id: IHDT5SZ2
MODEL NO: 19008WAMSA
SN: 194GUM3082Y

[bhazard]

For a car phone. 100% useless these days as there are no more analog networks.

[kellen302]

I would assume maybe aftermarket car phone, that silver plug on it has the look of a mic jack of sorts

[FB71]

For a car phone. 100% useless these days as there are no more analog networks.

spot on. Just pitch it.

[sketchman]

Something funny and kinda related. I just "finished" switching to ATT recently. The ATT branded GoPhone I had always just told me signal strength and showed ATT as the carrier obviously.

When I switched to an LG GD880 I see that most(99% really) of my coverage is the Cingular Genesis network. It's just funny that I guess they don't think anyone will notice as long as they "show you" you're on ATT. If I'm reading this correctly, my service is the original digital network from 2002. Oh yeah.

The AT&T Mobility wireless data network began in 2002 as a Cingular initiative called "Project Genesis" that involved a GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) overlay of the entire wireless network. Project Genesis was completed by the end of 2004. Later, this network was upgraded to EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution) across the GSM footprint.

So, maybe we are backward enough here to use this thing in some places?

[bhazard]

Except no, it uses the ancient AMPS network

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Mobile_Phone_System

[sketchman]

I was kidding.

[Lmcclure]

thank you to all, its much appriciated i will let him know it is uneeded from now on

[Eaglefreek]

Except no, it uses the ancient AMPS network

That's not ancient. Back in the 70's, my dad had a 74 AMC Hornet as a company vehicle and it had a mobile phone it that looked similar to this one:

[fastivaB6TG25MR]

i would love to switch the guts out of my phone into that!

[Lmcclure]

i want to find a massive phone from back then pull out the internals of it and put smart phone internals or somethin in it, be workin old school

[AlaskaFestivaGuy]

OK, you old phone hackers, here's one for you ...

Why is there seemingly no pattern to the "original" area codes, i.e. those with 0 or 1 for the middle digit. Why is NYC 212, yet, say MIA is 305, and HI/HON 808?

It turns out there *IS* a real pattern. It was more than just crazy engineers at AT&T Bell labs throwing darts in the dark. What is it & why? If you stare at the phone picture above, it might come to you.