I had a Nokia E71 as my first smartphone. It didn't have apps like Andriod and iOS, but it was pretty decent. My next phone was an iphone 4s.
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What was yall's first cellphone?
- Thread starter Max|Payne
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My first cell phone was a Nokia 3589i. I just wanted a color screen, since so many other phones back then tended to have those horrible monochrome screens with blue backlights.
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Nokia 3589i / 3587i
This tri-mode CDMA phone is the first Nokia model to include BREW technology. Also features EMS, but is otherwise similar to the 3586i model. Other features include a color display, voice dialing, and changeable faceplates.
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95% certain it was the Nokia 3310. I got my first cellphone when I was a new sophomore in High School, I remember having it when I went to that year's homecoming game, so you're looking around September 2004. Looking at phones from around that time, the 3310 fits the form factor that I remember. I did go through a lot of extra shells for it, especially the front half of the shell as I continually broke the screen guard out of it somehow.
My next phone was a RED Razr v2.
My next phone was a RED Razr v2.
It was some flavor of Nokia 3310. Might've been an AT&T-branded 3360. I don't remember exactly when I got it, but it was probably around 2002-2003. I didn't use it all that much but it was a nice first phone.
My next phones after that were both flip phones (a Motorola V505 and a Razr), and I loved those things.
My next phones after that were both flip phones (a Motorola V505 and a Razr), and I loved those things.
Same as yours OP. I miss playing Snake and Mancala on it late at night, or the absolutely indestructibility of the 3310.
Another 3210 owner here. That thing built like a tank. Never broke on me despite being tossed around by my younger self.
lol my ex had that blackberry. pink. i was so jealous. and then another ex had a damn sidekick. they always have cooler phones than me.
what a time to be alive this was
It still blows my mind that the company that motherfucking created the smartphone was one of the first to fall in the Smartphone Wars of the late 00s/early 10s.
WTF happened?
apple going no keyboard really fucked up their vision probably lol
Either a Nokia 3 or 8. I however only remember three buttons on it.
It was was gray, and on Cingular.
It was was gray, and on Cingular.
This chunky boi
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Nokia 6110, the model itself had been a couple of years out in the market already but my parents got it for me just when slowly started to become popular in my country (2000/2001), but the phone itself was brand new.
Monophonic ringtones, no cameras, Snake was absolutely addictive. I had the "Fuga" Ringtone.
Nokia 6110, the model itself had been a couple of years out in the market already but my parents got it for me just when slowly started to become popular in my country (2000/2001), but the phone itself was brand new.
Monophonic ringtones, no cameras, Snake was absolutely addictive. I had the "Fuga" Ringtone.
Some shitty trac phone with 6 ring tones on it. My dad still laughs about it. "There's only 6 ringtones..." He says while cry laughing "...and you picked William Tell!!"
Honestly do not even remember, but seeing the pics in this thread pretty sure it was one of the earlier Motorola flip phones.
This was of course, at least my own experience with them, still back in the days they were more of a means to communicate when needed and not the necessity item they have become. Kind of surreal to think about it honestly. When they were first introduced they just were not anywhere near as pervasive in ones life. At least for me. Then shit done changed.
This was of course, at least my own experience with them, still back in the days they were more of a means to communicate when needed and not the necessity item they have become. Kind of surreal to think about it honestly. When they were first introduced they just were not anywhere near as pervasive in ones life. At least for me. Then shit done changed.
Yup, I had the original Star Tac. But with the extended battery, so it was extra chonky.
Got it in 8th grade in 1998.
Nokia 6500 Slide
Pretty sure this was the only non smart phone I had. Next one was an iPhone 4 I believe.
Pretty sure this was the only non smart phone I had. Next one was an iPhone 4 I believe.
Bingo RinGo. This was also my first phone, gifted by my Auntie and Mum around 1998, on Vodafone Pay as you Talk.I think it was a Nokia RinGo 2, it wasn't even GSM, must have been around 1997.
It's probably still on a box somewhere at my parents house.
Yesterday a friend and I were talking about cellphones and eventually we started talking about our first phones.
My first phone was a Nokia 3310, gifted by my parents on my 16th birthday.
Not bad at all for my first phone. Played Snake for hours on that beast.
Snake II
Sorry for being pedantic :)
I worked on DLC for the 3330 the follow up - snake II mazes, space impact levels, bumper tables etc. 2001 MTX - sorry!
I think the Nokia 5110 was my first one. Had a pager before that (!)
Oh, kickass. They should make a Remastered Collection for modern phones, hehe.
Tried searching but can't find a pic of it. It was back in late 90's and branded with Pacific Bell logo. Pacific Bell was my carrier back then before they became Cingular and now AT&T. It was a large black thing that barely fit in a pocket and all I really remember other than that is it had a dedicated 'AAA' button that I could press to call AAA when the car broke down. Which actually was the reason I had got that phone as my first car was an '88 Hyundai Excel which did like to break down lol. Don't think I had it more than a year before switching to a Nokia.
Looking at this thread and phones used to be so much more cool.
Now, apart from some foldable phones, everything is basically the same. Also, I miss plastic casing. They used to be a lot more resistant than the glass or aluminum everyone uses today, and in a lot of the cases you could swap them yourself. This obsession with "premium feel" was a mistake.
Now, apart from some foldable phones, everything is basically the same. Also, I miss plastic casing. They used to be a lot more resistant than the glass or aluminum everyone uses today, and in a lot of the cases you could swap them yourself. This obsession with "premium feel" was a mistake.
First one I bought with my own money was the LG Chocolate. I bought the white one and naturally called it the "White Chocolate" lol. I used it to listen to music (it could hold like a whopping 100 songs lol) and played a lot of crappy Java games on it.
Before that, I had a basic flip phone that a relative gave me. I'm not sure what model it was. It took very low resolution photos and I could play Tetris on it.
Before that, I had a basic flip phone that a relative gave me. I'm not sure what model it was. It took very low resolution photos and I could play Tetris on it.
Sony Ericson T610. Got it when I was 17, it lasted for 4 years until the charging port got warped and air couldn't charge it anymore. Then over the next 3 years I went through 2 cheap LG phones and a Razr v3 I drowned, until a got a Tmobile G1. Then got the "G2" which was some HTC phone with a name I don't remember in order to get 4g, and eventually the touch screen gave out. GALAXY S3 (charging port warped), Note 4 (upgraded when it kept self rebooting), S9 Plus (lost it in Munich during octoberfest 2019), and now have a Note 10 plus.
So 10 phones in 18 years. Not too bad.
So 10 phones in 18 years. Not too bad.
This one. I think it was in 1997
Alcatel one touch easy
Did you use AAA batteries instead of the stock battery? Did it last longer that way?