Description
Motorola DPC550 F09HLD8415 GTE Flip Cell Phone 1990s Vintage Brick For Parts
The Motorola DPC550 is a GTE-branded flip-style analog cellular phone from the early 1990s. This is the classic "brick flip" form factor that defined the first wave of consumer mobile phones — a chunky clamshell body with a full numeric keypad, a compact monochrome LCD screen, and a top-mounted stub antenna. This unit carries GTE carrier branding ("A Cellular Product of Motorola") on the flip cover and is part of Motorola's DPC550 series. It is being sold AS-IS, untested, and is missing the battery.
Specifications & What's Included
- Manufacturer: Motorola
- Series: DPC550
- Part Number: F09HLD8415
- Hardware Model (back label): 34015WNR5A
- FCC ID: IHDT5UV1 EE 3
- Carrier Branding: GTE (A Cellular Product of Motorola)
- Technology: Analog cellular (AMPS), 832/2412 channel operation
- Form Factor: Flip / clamshell
- Display: Small monochrome LCD on upper body
- Keypad: Full numeric keypad with RCL, STO, CLR, SND, PWR, VOL, FCN, END function keys; SND key is red
- Antenna: Fixed stub antenna at top
- Battery: Not included — battery compartment is present but empty
- Charger: Not included
- Condition: AS-IS, untested — phone only
Applications
The Motorola DPC550 series was a mid-1990s AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone System) analog cellular handset, sold through U.S. carriers including GTE Cellular. These GTE-branded Motorola DPC-series phones were among the first flip phones widely available to consumers, bridging the gap between the earlier large "bag phones" and the more compact handsets that came later in the decade. Today, units like this are primarily sought by collectors of vintage mobile phones, prop houses supplying 1990s-era film and television productions, and restoration hobbyists. The DPC550's distinctive flip design, oversized tactile keypad, and carrier-branded flip cover make it one of the more recognizable artifacts of early U.S. cellular history.
This Motorola DPC550 GTE Flip Cell Phone (F09HLD8415) is being sold AS-IS for parts or not working. The phone is untested and the battery is missing — the battery compartment is present but empty, as shown in the photos. No charger is included. The phone appears to be in fair cosmetic shape with no obvious cracks or heavy damage visible, but its functionality has not been verified. Please view our photo set and contact us if you have any questions.
Warranty Information
Additional Information
Brand: |
Motorola |
Model: |
DPC550 |
MPN: |
F09HLD8415 |
Secondary Model: |
34015WNR5A |
Type: |
Vintage Flip Cell Phone |
SKU: |
53216 |
Series: |
DPC550 |
Carrier / Network Branding: |
GTE (A Cellular Product of Motorola) |
Era / Decade: |
1990s |
Technology: |
Analog Cellular (AMPS) |
Form Factor: |
Flip / Clamshell |
FCC ID: |
IHDT5UV1 |
Channel Operation: |
832/2412 Channel |
Display: |
Monochrome LCD |
Antenna: |
External retractable/fixed stub antenna |
Battery: |
Not included — battery compartment present but empty |
Charger: |
Not included |
Seller Notes: |
Phone only — no battery or charger included. |
Country/Region of Manufacture: |
United States |
Condition Notes: |
Motorola DPC550 GTE Flip Cell Phone (F09HLD8415) sold AS-IS, untested, for parts. Battery is missing; no charger included. Cosmetically appears intact with no obvious cracks. Not guaranteed functional. |
California Prop 65 Warning: |
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including lead and lead compounds, and DEHP (a phthalate), which are known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Go to P65Warnings.ca.gov |
