Ericsson GA 628

  • Released 1996
    160g, 28mm thickness
    Feature phone
    No card slot
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    1x12 chars
  • NO
    No video recorder
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  • 1000mAh
    NiMH

Ericsson GA 628 - Specs

Network Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 900
GPRS No
EDGE No
Launch Announced 1996
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 130 x 49 x 28 mm (5.12 x 1.93 x 1.10 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type Alphanumeric
Size
Resolution 1 x 12 chars
 Fixed icons
Memory Card slot No
Phonebook No
Call records
Camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker No
Alert types Monophonic ringtones
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth No
GPS No
Radio No
USB
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS
Browser
Clock No
Alarm No
Games No
Java No
 Scratchpad
Replaceable front panel
Battery   Removable NiMH 1000 mAh battery
Stand-by 83 h
Talk time 125 min
Misc Colors

Ericsson GA 628 - User Reviews

  • I have changed the battery for it. Take the battery off, slowly and gently open it where you see the connection of the plastics. Gently, so you don't break it. Either change the 4x 1.2V batteries inside yourself or take them to a workshop that does that. The cost should be around 20-25$ in the workshop or ~15$ for the batteries. Make sure they're 1.2V each or the same you had inside.

  • My first ever mobile phone, Wish I still had it, so many great memories...It is the only phone that I ever loved

  • I prepared front pages for him always in my little disease newspaper from paper. The curiosity in him, that my father liked him.

  • I have Ericsson GA 628 cell phone and I am looking for a good working battery. Anyone have a good working battery for it?

  • Just bought this phone.In its original box,like brand new,everything working.So happy!!!

  • ebay you ca find a heap very cheap and just have to buy new batts for them that are still available

  • how can i buy a used one? i was able to get my nokia 3310. still i want to get this one also for my souvenirs.

  • This is by far the best 2G GSM Phone ever built its tough easy to use and does everything a mobile should do nothing more nothing less still using this in 2016 as my main mobile. GSM Forever!

  • my dads first phone!

  • I whant to by

  • Is there any way to open the battery accumulator without cutting it?

  • Excellent piece of equipment. Had mine in 1997. It was my very first phone. Back then, prepaid had just started in Ghana and SNAP was the thing. I miss the days when a phone was simply a phone, not a gps, tv, radio, decoder, memory bank, your life? Bring back this phone any day.

  • cut open the batterycompartment with care, unsolder and remove the 4 AAA solder batteries, and install same. I did this twice. Close compartment with a piece of thin plastic sticking tape. Batteries come from Conrad

  • Try "Vasamobil" in Stockholm Sweden Telefon;nr +468306858 MVH Roger (Ericssonfan)

  • Iridium took them and made them to work over satellite. So I advise you contact iridium dealers they will have spares in your area

  • do anyone know where to get a charger for GA628

  • My first phone, love them.

  • where can i get its battery

  • NO!

  • can use a 3G-network??? for this phone? cause now theres no more GSM

  • i have just found one, wher can i get a charger....

  • First phone here also. Wasn't bad at all for it's time. In the end the speaker let me down (after fixing it twice)...

  • My 1st phone also. It thought me the basics, as I spent hours on it... It was my ladder, as after about 7 phones I have to say the nokia E61i is a life saver and I love it... Thanks so much for the ericsson GA628 4 giving me the directions...xxx

  • Ericsson GA628 bought in 1998 still in use best phone ever . always connected to phone company base-station antenna

  • pl. Sir ericsson GA 628 handset re manufacture pl pl

  • needs to be re-released...had this as one of my first phones....a LOT better than today's devices......Ericsson you were the best!!!

  • This is my first phone and tell you.. This is one of the best phone ive ever used.. Very sturdy and looks like a communication gadget... Awesome !!!

  • hi im from africa, this phone was just realease last year in 2010, its a very good phone, last week i was running away from a lion and i threw it at him..he got scared and ran away. after that my battery stays full all the time, now i can call the villagers on there phones and tell them when the rain is coming. he ha

  • I'm using this phone since Year 2000 as my back-up, and still is the most durable phone for me.

  • My first mobile phone ever; GA 628 was the best

  • I have just start use this phone, I got one for $11 and buy a SIM card and a new battery it seems to work good. I dislike modern phones they are too small and I don't camera or all of this modern stuff. this GA628 is even better than the Nokia phone from 1996 that I had before.

  • i loved ericsson,my first phone was an ericsson GA628,(discarded by my brother, cause the battery wasnt available for ga628),one can still use it with 4 normal rechargeable batteries i.e 1.2 volts each connected to its internal battery terminals.it still works but only supports gsm 900. Also ericsson's could give you an excellent signal quality on just one bar network coverage,,,i was tired of using this phone,,as i had to carry it with 4 batteries, and the wiring,,,OMG...!!!! so i bought the T100, i loved it ,,,excellent phone...i still have it and its still working good,,,except that the battery now lasts just half a day,,i bought another battery but u know u get just duplicate batteries today,,they dont last long...puuuhhh.(it was knocked out in 15 days)..i still have this phone as a backup with the original battery u know,,incase i loose my current cellphone.LOL!!!..it served me for 8 years,,..still going strong and also the other GA628 ericsson..""THEY ARE A SOUVENIR ""..WILL NEVER FORGET THEM"

  • cum se debloca?? parca sageata in jos diez? mi-e dor de el.am sa caut unul pe net cu siguranta.

  • felicitari celor care inca mai aun un GA-628 , cele mai bune telefoane cred ca mai am si eu unul pe undeva prin casa. mi-e rod de el:X:X:X:X

  • do you know what AC adapter should I use to charge my battery, I mention that I do not have its ac adapter?

  • i have one ericsson ga628 and is in very good condition , here in romania , one of mobile network is available also in 900mhz i use in year 2010 a phone from stone-age :)) but signal and batery life is very very good (especial in subway train :D) and ring tone is just gorgeous , people who hear RINGG RINGG RINGG!!! at a very high tone ,it look at me ,"whata f&*%$* is that fire alarm noise ??" :))) i am very proud of my ericsson ga628 (also i have and a smart phone on a common number who knows every body) but this number on ga628 , only my mother father brother and 3 - 4 people know :P great phone

  • I'm still using mine in 2010!

  • This is a very nice phone. And believe it or not, I'm still using it!

  • This was my first cell phone. I got it from Kolkata,India back in 1998. Though one can use the same as a weapon also (due to its weight) the same is an incredible device. Ericsson Rocks!!!

  • i never was dreaming with 628 but it was my first phone!! I miss you my big blue phone... Ohh that green lights... so cool!!!

  • It was not my first phone. When I was in high school I was dreaming to have one but I could not, because I was depending on my pocket money that would never be enough to buy a 628. Than 15 years passed, I used 10 different brands will all high-tech functionalities. But last week, I suddenly remembered how desperately I wanted to have a 628 in those old years. I found a working one on internet an bought it today for 10 Euros. It was so beautiful that I could not drop it off my hand all day, I called all my friends with it:) It has the beauty of simlicity; one line screen, no time/date, steel and heavy body, only basic ring tones, has an antenna,..,etc. I am sure I will be using it for long time. My wife is making fun of me now, because I started using a 628 intead of my iphone:) I am sure my collegues will do on Monday as well:))

  • Its the first GSM phone I bought in 1998. Very sturdy and still looks like new and works in 2010 :-)

  • My very first phone in 1999 - still using it and i love it.

  • This phone is cool :D I still have one and it works briliantly :)

  • Thiz foone haz a foonbook lulz

  • Yes same here..my first phone in 98 in Roumania

  • I've just found mine in the attic, charged it up and it still works LOL Everything still in immaculate condition, so going to ebay it :)

  • MY first phone also::))

  • My first cellphone back to 1996.

  • The GA628 was lso my first one. I got one in 1996 while in the army and helped me keep in touch home. It brings me great memories. ;,)

  • This was my first ever mobie. I loved it Had it for 4 years. The battery life was amazing. I even tried to Roam with it, but it never worked lol. Mine came with a free leather case. How many handsets do these days eh?

  • here's a bit more info for all you ga628 fans out there !!!found a great website selling loads of battery's for ericsson phones, inc the ga628, this ones called batterymill its in the uk, am just about to order some for my ga628's .all the best rick.

  • heres a good tip if your tempted to take the back off the ga628, just under the display, is a little block covered in very fine copper wire, be very careful if you need to remove it, any damage will result in display not working ever again!!!! great tough reliable well made phone !!!!!!

  • yes, excellent easy to use phone, batteries available from vhbw24-shop, bought a couple off this guy in germany, excellent service, got them in 2 days recommend him, he has about 8 left at the moment all the best rick.

  • my first one. Lots of memories with this great phone.

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  • Iam so happy for mine GA 628, because i am almost, blind, i ask it is possible to be a�new battery, it is most better less a�the new. Henrik Dahlberg Adelgade 14, 9000 �lborg Danmark

  • this is a great phone! it was my first... and i have it even now. (i don't use it =) ) just battery is bad, but all other things works great. =)

  • Wow great phone,my first handset; Ericsson Rox

  • Had one in 1998 and was my first handset. worked really well and never suffered any crashes whatsoever. The replaceable cover was something new, even Nokia followed suit.

  • i hav one of these and i really want to use it [as i think all modern mobile phones are rubbish] problem is the dog chewed the battery charger. can i buy a standard ericsson charger for it?

  • This trick has only been reported working on PREPAID GSM CARDS and in some countries and with some software versions. The prepaid GSM SIM CARD is a kind of "SIM card" which only has a certain amount of credit on it. Here's the trick: Dial the number normally and press YES. While "connecting" is shown on the screen, the following procedure should be carried out: Press CLR then 0 then # and then NO (twice) so as to switch OFF the phone. You can then still speak on the phone while it is switched off but the SIM card does not record your calls which will lead to FREE phone calls in some countries.. I hope!!

  • I saw some guy beating another guy over the head with this phone once when a house party got ugly. Great phone, just another feature to add to the list.

  • My Ga 628 is still working after 9 years ! All it needs is a battery replacement.

  • Hi can someone tell me how to use the GA 628 when switch on I read the dispaly TEMPERED! afterwards can do nothing with the handphone, had read the manual but no comments on that PLEASE HELP bye

  • Excellent phone from the time, seemed impossible to break, lasted forever. The interchangeable keypad plates were pretty fun too.

  • wonderful, awsome = se ga 628

  • What a fab phone i have just been given a brand new one so cool!!! its like going back in time lol

  • Awsome! I didn't know there are so many people who had this old thing as their first phone as well! I had this phone in 1999, before I started my last year in high school. It still works like new, although the battery wouldn't last more than 2 hours now. But I wouldn't let go of this baby... I now use a SE k610i, after my Nokia 3530, Nokia 3660, SE z600, Nokia 8250, Nokia 3310, and Nokia 5110. I'm in love with Ericsson / Sony Ericsson phones... So I always return to that brand.

  • this was my first mobil phone.today i have a nokia n73 after i had alcatel 311,nokia 6170.ericsson ga 628 was a great phone.now is in my toy box.was a great phone and it stil is

  • I agree with all of you. This was my fist callphone, and it was great. I dropped it several times and than it just died, but still it was my first love in hi-tech.

  • i got one from a car boot the other day in the box with all the manuals, spare coloured panels and arial rings, warranty information. i plugged it in and charged it up put a sim card in and it worked like others it was one of the first phones i had. it cost me �3 bargain

  • CLASSIC!!! Oldies but Goldies! I buy one from some gipsies, without accu, for 0,5 euro, and its sealed where is the screw to dismount. I put an old accu and its perfectly work, including romanian language!! This was my first phone, for about 1 year, in 1997-98-99? now will be my second phone near my SE k75i!!!

  • it seems that this phone is the 1st phone that we 1st owned. same as me,those day in 1997 when i 1st used this phone,it was wonderful! since then i hv change so many phone(all updated one!) but i can still remember this phone & how it makes me feel during those old days....feeling like crying

  • This was the first mobile i got when i was 15. This was the best phone i have ever had and believe me i have had quite a few! I currently have an N70 and a Chocolate lg and would give up both for the simplicity and durabilty of a ga628! Why dont they make phones like this any more!

  • This was my very first phone and all i can say is this is the most durable phone ever made by men.. you can also use this as a self defense weapon for bad guys and still not to worry that it might be broken..

  • I got this phone in 1997 and i used it until 2000 in Romania. It was my first mobile phone and I was very pleased with it and when I think of the brand Ericsson I think of this phone.

  • The best fone ever made! simple sturdy and reliable.. My very first phone!

  • I need a phone as a phone. It is nearly 2006 now... This is it. No games, email messages, pix, tunes, fancy ringtones, flashlight function and so on. Just a phone. So why this model when there are some great new phones? No one will steal it. It is very easy to use. It has easy to press buttons. The sound quality is excellent. And very very best of all- and I mean this- it gets you coverage when all your mates fancy phones can't! Can't beat sticky out antennas!

  • Hehe,i have this baby,old stuff,gave it to my gramma...but it waz my first phone,special place in my heart.

  • this is a mean machine with the old school fashion style coming back i bought this machine almost close to new. guess how many of my friends are now searching for this baby......?

  • LEGEND!!!! my 1st phone when every1 at school had motorola with big ok button i had this bad boy change the covers etc legend phone love the ring tones

  • By far the best door stop i have ever found, dont know what the stubby thing on top is for though? Its a bit dinky doodley, we love the interchangable facias. What a concept!

  • great phone for its time. well made. have many features ahead of its time.

  • For some reason our pin number does not work and all we get up is a PUK number, is there any way to find out what this number is, we do not have the original purchase paper work only the manual,awaiting your reply B.Spendelove

  • Can you still get batteries for GA628 and where thank you

  • Dear Sir, I would like to download some ring tones to my Ericsson GA628, Is it possible then how to download please let me know the details. Thanks Vijay Amirtharaj

  • its good.

  • A bit of a clunker now,but when i had one they were great!!

  • Where can i download ringtones for Ericsson ga628 mobile.

  • It's still a moderne mobile-phone .

  • Does anybody know where I can get a hold of a JB988 or JB989? it was the featured phone on tomorrow never dies

  • great phone, used it for many years, still have it at home. sometimes i even make my calls w/ it! weak battery, yet. as compared to the present phones, the menu is absoultely LOVELY! thanks.

  • terrible battery!! further easy to handle

  • who is the guy from ericsson ga 628 commercial covered with leaves and words"express yourself"

  • my opinion is about the ringtones , I think the GA628 must have the ringtones also.

  • since it was a dirt cheap phone that i bought second hand, i didn't have any expectations of it regarding features, reliability etc. still, it has surpassed any and all of my demands...it has even got assembled back after splitting up after falling...really tough one...in fact i am not buying any new one...

  • This phone is cheaper than garbage. It probably sold in kilogram basis, huahuahahakakekek....!!!

  • este un telefon foarte bun dar singua problema este acumulatorul care tine foarte putin.

  • Hi,I don't know whats wrong with the phone.It used to give me the caller ID but suddenly it started showing no cost info.Is there anything I can do or do I need to change the Phone. I would appriciate if you could guide me or rectify if possible.Thank you... Dambar

  • Grat phone

  • I think it's a good phone, but the mere fact that it has no time nor alarm features sucks. Secondly, when I receive a SMS, the phone doesn't show the date, only the time. As a result i have lots on msg's in my memory, with only time. Except for that shortcomings, it's a good phone

  • Ericsson

  • good performance, fast menu, shock resistant, good quality calls, of course it's outdated but a great brick for it's age.

  • good morning,i doing a enquiry for a friend --like to find out got a erricsson ga628--(ce0188x) phone from his sister the phone belonged to her husband that now deceased he bought it again from i friend that left overseas--pay as you go phone cell no 0835970753--sim card 31337054(p16k)serial no on phone 490563-618024080-- --my enquiry is that the phone has a lock code and me dont no what the unlock code is plus we enter pin numbers in but unfortuantly the phone is completly locked now asking for a puk number so your request is the puk number and the unlock code for this particular phone this will be very much appreciated my fax tel:0313617046--tel 0313617033- -- kind regards j koen cell 0827101219

  • Strong and long lasting, but nowadays of course not functional. I had broken mine GH 688-this was a good one, except Ericssons 'logo': poor display.

  • V dnešn� době je tento př�stroj na hovno. Cuz

  • Its me again- just a note, if you are a UK user, I managed to find a replacement arial and a leather case for a �5 at a market stall this afternoon, so my little GA628 is fighting fit again! I would reccomend it to anyone.

  • Solid reilable phone, but dont mess with the arial too much as Ive broken mine off!!!!

  • I own one,and i think it's pretty cool for the oldie it is!!!

  • it is a very solid phone, very resistent and easy to use.

  • Classic budget phone, fairly easy to use, held signal and charge quite well, and was quite rugged. It wins out on being dirt cheap though...