General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

12

AKA

cell phone

Patents

N/A

General Description

Rigid grey synthetic casing and keypad; contrasting grey and black trim;.grey mirror finish frame surrounds clear synthetic display screen above keypad; contains metal and synthetic components.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

10.5 cm

Width

4.2 cm

Height

2.4 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Telephony

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Motorola

Country

China

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

This example used 2005- 2010.

Canada

This phone was received by Ryan Poulton of Ottawa, Ontario as a Christmas gift in December 2005. He used it until 2010 when he replaced it with an LG Optimus One. While the phone still worked, Ryan found that texting was difficult, as the phone’s screen was so small, and that its web-browser was non-user friendly in comparison to the contemporary smartphones of the period. The V186 operates exclusively in Canada on the Rogers Wireless GSM/GPRS/EDGE network. MuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture. [Ref. 1]

Function

To send and receive voice and data signals via a digital cellular radio network.

Technical

The Motorola V186 was equipped with Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution (EDGE) which is a digital mobile phone technology that allows for improved data transmission rates as a backward-compatible extension of GSM. EDGE is considered a pre-3G radio technology and was deployed on GSM networks beginning in 2003. This mobile phone offered a prepaid wireless package that included access to MuchMusic ringtones, graphics, and additional content which was available online. [Ref.1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Logo and "MUCH" appear on closed phone front. Logo, "MOTOROLA" and "ROGERS/ MUCH" appear on open phone. All function and keypad keys labelled. "V186(G 8/9/18/19) S/W: 08.30.10R/ Model:93208XYBSA SEQ:21195539/ FCC:IHDT56EH2 IC:1090-EH2/ MSNE55GFU1187 MQ4-4411B11/ IMEI:356255000596288/ [barcode]" printed on adhesive-backed label applied inside battery compartment. "AAUG1792BA/288/A212 00MSh/ [barcode]/ G90E09045R Made in China" printed on separate label, below. "CE 0168" appears in recessed print inside battery compartment.

Missing

None.

Finish

Rigid grey synthetic casing and keypad; contrasting grey and black trim;.grey mirror finish frame surrounds clear synthetic display screen above keypad; contains metal and synthetic components.

Decoration

Stylized "M" forms Motorola logo. Stylized globe forms MuchMusic logo. Stylized circle forms Rogers logo.