Nokia
DP-154EX

The DP-154EX was made by Nokia for the Japanese mobile operator J-Phone for use on its 1500Mhz PDC network. Unlike many other Nokia phones, its semi-rugged design with non-slip sides was distinctive given it was a prepaid phone for every-day use. The phone looked nothing like its sister products, the DP154 (for J-Phone) /and the Nokia NM206 (for NTT DoCoMo). It had two loops on the top and bottom of the device allowing users to attach a strap. This allowed users to safely hold the phone in one hand, hang it around their neck or attach it to a belt or belt loop. Like the NM206, it supported Nokia’s Yobeba voice recognition technology. This could be launched by pressing a small "talking head" button on the back of the phone. Users could record around 10 different names to match against their address book to make voice-initiated calls. It also supported J-Phone’s Skywalker e-mail services. The phone came in two colours, mandarin and bronze green, and is believed to have cost as 43,000 yen (US$385). Below are some publicity photographs from the time courtesy of David Young. Some information in the write up courtesy of Christian Legere, the author of The Flipside Story.