What was your first mobile phone?

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Loie Favre 33
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Jun 13, 2013, 3:40:03 PM via Website

Do you remember back in the day when you got your first mobile phone and thought it was super cool (even if it was a brick!)

The first that was actually mine (and didn't belong to my parents) was a LG VX5300.

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Jun 14, 2013, 11:15:52 AM via App

Mine was a Nokia 3210. :-)

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Katerina Markouli
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Jun 14, 2013, 11:34:01 AM via Website

The lovely ericsson t200 !!

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Tommy Hellsten
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Jun 14, 2013, 12:03:53 PM via Website

My first Mobile Ericsson Hotline 900, Battery life about 30 minutes talk haha

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Angela - PE1BIV
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Jun 15, 2013, 2:53:22 PM via Website

Ericsson GH337

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Ioannis Vlachos
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Jun 15, 2013, 7:47:13 PM via Website

Mine was the Panasonic GD70. Great phone (for those years).

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Lawrence Hendricks
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Jun 16, 2013, 8:10:58 AM via Website

My first mobile phone was a Motorola bag phone, which laid on the console and had had a coax wire going to an external antenna magnetically mounted on the trunk lid. It of course was analog, since this was back in 1997. The phone did have excellent range, but you had to be careful not to go into roaming or go over your minutes, only had 30, and everything counted, incoming calls and there were no free times, only 911 calls were free, except for calls to the provider. The phone was heavy, had a power cord going to the cigarette lighter and a corded handset, which was about 2 feet long, coiled like a landline, I think they tried to make it look like a landline inside your car.

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318mph4me
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Jun 17, 2013, 1:33:09 AM via Website

Motorola Modified Brick..... In 1994 I was a Customer Service Rep for LA Cellular at the corporate offices in Cyperss, CA. As a perk, employees received free service but had to purchase the phone. Back then, airtime charges were ¢.25 peek (M-F 8am-9pm) and ¢.10 (off peak).

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Anthony Muzonzini 11
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Jun 17, 2013, 5:50:13 PM via Website

Mine was a siemens c28

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Raymond Skutley
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Jun 17, 2013, 11:45:11 PM via App

Samsung go-phone

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Barnes Yolette
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Jun 19, 2013, 2:53:13 AM via Website

My first phone was an AT &T brick with an actual receiver and short cord. It came wih a carring bag anf
had to be at least five pounds. Early seventies and I was a happy camper.

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Honbrok
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Jun 19, 2013, 8:44:11 AM via Website

Nokia 3310

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neil whitehead
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Jun 20, 2013, 11:21:19 AM via Website

I think it was a Motorola, a landline type handset sitting on top of a battery nearly as big as that in a small car! :D

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HowDoYouAndroid.com 10
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Jun 25, 2013, 12:22:20 AM via Website

The Motorola W260g... charming?

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Zach Nathan
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Jun 25, 2013, 12:18:33 PM via Website

Mine was an old flip phone by Samsung. The Samsung Gusto SCH-U360. I still have it, though I never use it anymore...

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Zach Nathan
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Jun 25, 2013, 12:20:27 PM via Website

Niiiice:smug:

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Kris Carlon 35
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Jun 25, 2013, 5:39:42 PM via Website

Oh yeah, I was too cool with this bad boy Ericsson PF768, until I broke the flip off. It still worked, but then it got peroxide in it one day when I decided to answer the phone while bleaching my hair. I know, I know...

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Qaiser Mehmood 2
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Jun 27, 2013, 11:57:54 PM via Website

Mine was Nokia 3310
B)

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Russell Berry
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Jun 28, 2013, 5:39:09 PM via Website

I brought my first phone in 1998 whilst on a work placement during my university course. Loved the feel of it but can't believe that having the choice to change the keypad background was as customisable as it got. How far we have come.

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Vipasha
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Aug 7, 2013, 3:07:32 PM via Website

Mine Nokia 6030... Its rocking man... :girl:

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Northernbaygirl 10
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Aug 23, 2013, 5:35:13 AM via App

my brother used to have that phone or one very similar. I was just trying to find a download of one of its ringtones earlier.

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Northernbaygirl 10
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Aug 23, 2013, 5:39:25 AM via App

my first mobile was a Philips C12 on BT Cellnet, then I got a Nokia 3210

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David D. 11
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Dec 3, 2013, 5:31:39 PM via App

My first phone was a Motorola Quench. No capacitive screen and no firmware updates at all! I was stuck at Android 1.6 so I installed a custom ROM having base code 2.3!

P.S. I know, my generation is on the brink of exciting tech!

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Don Marc 2
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Dec 10, 2013, 11:05:42 AM via Website

My first mobile phone was a Nokia :)

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Dec 10, 2013, 1:03:57 PM via Website

My first mobile was Nokia 3110

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Zoltan Fazekas
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Feb 9, 2014, 10:43:51 AM via Website

Bosch 607, back in 97 :) Used it for 7 years.
Then it made place for the bulletproof Nokia 5210 for several years. Fabulous!

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MoDDO 2
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Feb 9, 2014, 11:59:22 AM via Website

My first mobile phone was beloved Ericsson T388.

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LARRY G. 2
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Feb 9, 2014, 12:44:37 PM via Website

My first cellphone was a Motorola Bag Cell Phone SCN2396A...
It came with 50 yes 50 free minutes a month!!

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KevinE 7
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Feb 9, 2014, 9:52:37 PM via Website

Sprint PCS MM8300SVR Silver Sanyo flip phone with camera & speakerphone.

A solid little device that survived alot of accidental abuse.



I had a pager before a phone but I don't remember what brand or model it was. Bought it at Radio Shack.

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KrayZ Logic 4
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Feb 13, 2014, 5:15:41 PM via Website

Its amazing how far technology has progressed. I also had a pager before this Qualcomm phone. How about car phones?

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Supermonkeyfun
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Feb 13, 2014, 7:25:28 PM via Website

nokia 3310

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Hideyasu
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Feb 14, 2014, 4:59:46 PM via Website

Siemens SL45
Back then it was unbelievably cool!

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SmileX 4
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Feb 28, 2014, 7:53:25 PM via Website

Sony Ericsson K608i

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Marym Mahmoud 8
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Apr 5, 2014, 6:49:33 AM via Website

the Unbreakable Nokia 3310 :grin:

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Apr 6, 2014, 1:48:42 AM via Website

Nokia 6620. Too bad it was riddled with viruses and made calls and send txts on it's own.

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Genelixis
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Apr 6, 2014, 9:57:24 AM via Website

Sony Ericsson T10s.
Ancient technology :D

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Les scott
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May 21, 2015, 8:57:33 AM via App

mine was a Testa traveller T purchased in Qld telstra shop with battery about 300 mm long three power settings separate hand set with strap to carry on shoulder and magnetic ant. to put on roof of car and cig. lead to work off car 1991...phew!

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Marc 'CuZZ13' S.
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Jul 2, 2015, 5:58:39 AM via Website

My very first phone, that was actually my responsibility to pay the bills was a Nokia 5110 .
The first upgrade was the Nokia 3330...
15yrs since and the service provider now covers the cost ..

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Microvirter
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Jul 17, 2015, 12:21:02 PM via Website

nice!

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Jul 22, 2015, 6:36:47 PM via Website

Showing my age here... a Motorola StarTac 85. I'd had a couple before which were supplied by employers, but the startac was my first mobile for personal use.
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efadafe 3
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Oct 30, 2015, 3:46:01 PM via Website

My first mobile device was Motorola T190

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