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Mobile Telephone - Optus GSM

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Voxson Sales Pty Ltd

1994

Subcollections

Overview

a very basic, early digital mobile phone with a monochrome screen and an external antennae.

Historical information

The Siemens S3 Plus was a very early mobile phone model released in 1994 that operated on the original GSM 900 network. It featured a monochrome display and an external antenna.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2026.011

Item type

Themes

Material

Inscriptions and markings

"Optus GSM. Siemens S3 Plus. Austel Permit A94/66/0360"

Keywords

Place made

Germany

Year

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Tuesday, 6 January, 2026

Completeness

100

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