Motorola C139 euro version?

Nam-Shub nam-shub at riseup.net
Sun Dec 20 13:46:43 CET 2015


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Mychaela Falconia wrote:
> Nam-Shub <nam-shub at riseup.net> wrote:
> 
>> I'm considering buying a C139 to play with and test. But since I
>> live in europe, I would need the euro/asian version
>> (900/1800MHz). Has anyone tried one of these with the current
>> tcs211-c139 firmware? Does radio work?
> 
> Yes, two of our members based in 900&1800 MHz lands have used the
> EU version of the C139 successfully with our current tcs211-c139
> hack, and the radio does work.  (IIRC they reported both calls and
> SMS working.)

That's great!

> 
>> Also, if anyone knows where to buy a 900/1800MHz version of
>> C139, links would be appreciated. Seems the eBay sellers are all
>> selling US versions. But I'm sure I'll find it somewhere.
> 
> This one seems to be the EU band version:
> 
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Mobile-phone-Motorola-C139-/331407190167?hash=item4d29686897:g:CMYAAOSwD0lUgus~
>
>  The EU band version of the C139 is also sometimes called C140; I 
> haven't been able to figure out what the difference is between
> C139 and C140, there doesn't seem to be any.  If you can't find an
> EU band phone anywhere, I think I have a couple of C140s stashed
> somewhere (EU bands); I would have to dig and find them though...
> 
> You can also try this guy:
> 
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorola-C123-variant-Osmocom-OsmocomBB-with-FTDI-or-CP2102-Cable-and-USB-image-/252202010667?var=&hash=item3ab869482b:m:mnJqoQdq00YA9P1lCj10ZOw
>
>  He is based in Greece, so all his phones will be EU bands, but ask
> him if he has any C139/140 units: unfortunately our FreeCalypso
> self- contained firmware won't work on C115/118/123 phones as they
> have too little RAM.  (Yoy could say it's our fault because
> Compal/Motorola got their fw to fit, but I'm just not masochistic
> enough to try such a tight squeeze.)
> 
> Oh, and if you are going to buy from UberWaves (the ebay seller
> above), please make sure to tell him in the strongest words that
> you'll be using the phone and the cable with FreeCalypso, not
> OsmocomBB, and that you want the sticker on his special-made cable
> to say "FreeCalypso" rather than "OsmocomBB".  You should be firm
> and tell him that you will NOT give him your business unless he
> changes that sticker - that may be the only way to make him listen.
> (As you can probably tell from my upset tone, I've been having some
> difficulties with him.)

Thanks a lot for the pointers. As it happens, I found a seller on
ebay.de before I read your mail that had a EU C139, so I'll get to
test things soon.

> 
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