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This phone is a Volvo special edition which began to be manufactured in 1989 by Ericsson AB for Volvo.
Ericsson Hotline is one of the most iconic mobile phones series ever developed. 

This phone probably hasn't been used very much, it's in exceptionally good condition.
The telephone cord, like many rubber cords from the 80s, has started to crack and fall off, but this particular model is easy to replace.
Because it is not allowed to send old NiCad batteries by air freight, all batteries have been removed.
The pictures clearly show that the phone starts up and that the screen lights up as it should, the number I have entered is the same as the serial number on the radio unit.

Please Note:
Everything that is included in the auction can be seen in the pictures.

THIS AUCTION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
• Volvo Ericsson Hotline Combi 0433
• Volvo Ericsson Hotline Battery box 3501 (without batteries)
• Volvo Ericsson station unit (handset) 2102
• Volvo magnetic pocket antenna by CarAnt Sweden
• Volvo handset holder for car
• Antenna
• Power adapter BMJ14201/1
• Red call book NMT 450
• Blue call book NMT 900
• Ericsson Hotline Combi instruction book
 
GENERAL INFO:
• Condition:  VERY Good condition for its age (See pictures & judge for yourself)
• Brand:  Volvo Ericsson
• Model:  Hotline Combi
• Model Type: 0433/3501/4101/2102
• Serial base unit: 2430131
• Launch:  1989
• Network Technology:  NMT
• Network Standard:  900 Mhz
• Country/Region of Manufacture:  Sweden
• Color: Black
• Style:  Brick
• Weight:  4.35 kg (Total weight including packaging)

HOTLINE HISTORY:
So why were these phones Hotline instead of Ericsson? Well, the idea was that Ericsson was a too bad brand and this product needed a cooler name than if it were to be an international hit. It was then discovered that Hotline was cool enough and thanks to a smart advertising campaign, Hotline managed to be a real success. However, it did not take many years before Ericsson abandoned this name, and instead, manufactured mobile phones with their own name started. The reason was that the Hotline name no longer worked, but the reason was a lost rights battle when another Swedish company had registered the Hotline brand before Ericsson. However, it turned out that Ericsson worked very well and the company quickly became big internationally under its own name, but with GSM phones instead of Hotline's NMT technology.

THE LEGEND HARRY HOTLINE:
What made Hotline an international phenomenon was the very smart advertising campaign that Ericsson started. In the advertising campaign, Harry Hotline, an adventurous yuppie, was shown that Hotline was able to use throughout the world and in all sorts of situations. Special Hotline stores around the world also opened specially trained staff whose task was to persuade people about how good a Hotline was and that they really needed one. All of this worked well, but the controversy about the name, the transition to GSM networks, etc., ended up too much and in the early 90's, the Hotline series was abandoned.

HotLine products were initially heavy things like HotLine Combi, a phone with a weight of 4 kilograms and a price of 30.000 SEK (£ 2700) in the present value. The first 900A model was based on a Panasonic radio and chassis, but the successor 900B was a pure Ericsson product. The code name for the project was Bessy. In 1989 came a second generation called 900B (project name Bessy2). For the 450 MHz band, a look-to-look identical phone with designation 450C was developed under the project name Lärkan. The phones were called NMT combo phones or anglized combi because they could be used in a car or carried with. The phones were in Sweden for sale with the model designation NH900 for the 900 MHz band's NMT and NH450 for the 450 MHz band. 

Combilinjen was replaced with the products in Nils Rydbeck's planned mobile series, the first of which received the project name 900C, or Curt. The product name was HotLine 900 Pocket. This was developed for the NMT 900 band and the first "pocketphonen" in the Swedish market. The electronics were based on a handheld police radio called P300 Maxicom for the System Radio System 80 and contained 7 circuit boards. It was introduced on the market in autumn 1987 and cost about 30.000 SEK (£ 2700). 

In 1989, the NH 72 phone was launched, internally called Olivia (the name was taken after a daughter of a friend of Michael Kornby, who was then in the management team), with three PCB cards and 420 grams. It was launched at Sheraton hotel in Malmo where Flemming posed as Harry Hotline in a skim bath wearing only the phone in his hand. 

In 1988, work began on a new mobile phone platform with the code name Sandra (the name was taken after the daughter of Jan Johansson who led Ericsson's microchip strategy). This was intended to include electronics, mechanics and software to handle both NMT, ETACS and the new GSM standard. The first phone that used this platform was NH 97 for the NMT network, in 1991. It was followed in 1992 by EH 97 for ETACS and finally in 1993 GH 197 for the GSM network.


LINK - USER MANUAL IN ENGLISH
http://www.mobilecollectors.net/downloads/1180/ericsson_hotline_combi450_userman-en

NOTE:
If this item is functionally tested, it is always clear from the ad exactly which functions has been tested.
Functional tests not specified in the ad has not been tested and therefore not sold for its function.
Sold without guarantees and is suitable for collectors.
The images clearly show the condition and what is included in this auction.

SHIPPING PRICES 5kg
(we make no profit on the shipping cost, this is the actual shipping price)
Shipping costs to UK is £32 (L+H <100cm parcel) with UPS.
Shipping costs to European Union is £32 (L+H <100cm parcel) with DHL or UPS.
Shipping costs to Worldwide is £60* (L+W+W+H+H <200cm parcel) with Postnord.
(*) We reserve the rights for a possible increase in shipping to some distant countries.
 
EU VAT ON OLDER VINTAGE ITEMS.
The receipt you receive from our company will not include any VAT on used- antique- or new old stock goods, in other words such goods has no deductible VAT.

BUYERS OUTSIDE EU
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Please check with your country's customs office to determine these additional charges.

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The seller is responsible for arranging carriage and for delivering the goods, ready for unloading from the arriving means of transport, at the named place.  
Risk transfers from seller to buyer when the goods are available for unloading; so unloading is at the buyers risk.
The buyer is responsible for import clearance and any applicable local taxes or import duties.

It is the buyer's responsibility to carefully check whether the goods are allowed to be imported or not, we do not reimburse the shipping on returns.

Please ensure your address is correct before your make a order, we are not responsible for wrong or undeliverable address.
China's mail handling is extremely rough, if you still want the parcel to be shipped to China, it is at your own risk. See pictures in the ad how the goods are packaged.

OLD LITHIUM BATTERIES (LiBa) / NiCad / NiMH
If it appears in the ad that this item contains old Ni-Cad batteries, you have the option of asking us to remove the batteries before we send the package. 
If you do not ask us to remove the batteries, you risk the package being stopped at customs and in such a case the shipping company will not reimburse the shipping cost.
Shipping to countries outside the EU is usually air freight, which means that it is usually not permitted to enclose Ni-Cad batteries. 
Most shipping companies in the world does not allow more than 100 Wh (max 4 cells) / package.
Wh = V x Ah. If Ah is given as mAh then divide by 1000 to get correct Ah.
Batteries must always be inserted in equipment, it is never, ever allowed to enclose loose old batteries.

IMPORTANT VINTAGE RULES & TERMS OF PURCHASE.
This is vintage equipment, which means they are often made before 80s-90s. 
If you are watching this auction, you would know what vintage equipment is. 
Electronic items that is made before the 1980s-1990s is very sensitive and requires special care. 
You must have basic knowledge about the use and servicing of the equipment. 
So think, is this suitable equipment for you? 

Remember, that after opening the parcel and checking the condition of the device, wait 12 hours before connecting the device to the power supply. 
Temperature differences and external moisture may cause the device to malfunction or damage it.

When you buy several decades old used vintage you can always assume that the item has some small wears or marks, always count on that even if it can be difficult to see the small details in the pictures. 
This is old used vintage, do not buy this if you require it to be brand new (made in the present) and completely without any wears.
Sold without any functional guarantees, suitable for collectors.

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Shipping is always insured, but the buyer is always responsible for any shipping damage, 
i.e. We do NOT accept returns of older vintage, however, it is possible for the buyer to use the included insurance.
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