What was your first mobile?

November_Rain · 26-05-2011, 18:35

This has probably been asked before but there's no harm in another thread.

Mine was a black Philips mobile very similar to this. I got it in 2002 it as a hand-me-down from my mother. It was an OK phone at the time. I was glad just to have one because I was the only kid in my year group who didn't have one previously.

It's amazing how mobile phones have evolved since then; they're essentially pocket computers now, where as back then they were still very basic. I wonder what they'll be like in another decade from now?

mikey86uk · 26-05-2011, 18:37

Motorola C520 got it for my birthday when i was in year 7

Great phone in its day, still have it, cant fire it up to see if it still works, as i dont have a charger!

sarky spark · 26-05-2011, 18:47

Sony CM H333, got it in 1994.

stud u like · 26-05-2011, 18:48

A string attached to a yoghurt pot.

November_Rain · 26-05-2011, 18:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by stud u like

A string attached to a yoghurt pot.

Ahh, those were the days.

mich92 · 26-05-2011, 18:52

Nokia 3330..the one with snake game

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgur...w=1024&bih=564

jarryhack · 26-05-2011, 18:58

This was mine

http://www.retrofones.com/vodafone-m...l?currency=AUD

I think it was about 1998 ish. I loved it and remember wondering what 'messaging' was for in the menu! I had no idea when I got it about SMS. Now I text more than talk.

englandsglory · 26-05-2011, 19:03

Nokia 3310 in blue, still works fine too.

mred2000 · 26-05-2011, 19:18

Motorola Memphis in 1997 on One2One... http://www.mobiles.co.uk/memphis.html

alan.w · 26-05-2011, 19:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by mred2000

Motorola Memphis in 1997 on One2One... http://www.mobiles.co.uk/memphis.html

Wasn't that the M400? which replaced the M300 flip phone with a plastic pull up aerial both were made be Motorola i think and I was on the personal call tariff was it with free off peak calls to local landlines

Just found this the memory's

http://www.extralast.com/pics2/one-2...00-phone-1.jpg

Awshum-Yawn · 26-05-2011, 19:28

http://www.gsmarena.com/philips_diga-145.php

Back in 1997.

Saved up to buy it at a whopping £150. Calls 50p per mintue and texts 50p each on Cellnet prepay!

paulbrock · 26-05-2011, 19:38

hmmm...I started back in 1997 so you'll excuse me if I post a few

started off on a Motorola mr30(extendible aerial!) then soon after switched to a mr602(still v noticable aerial).
switched to Siemens for no real reason (missing the StarTACs) and went through the C35 then the SL42 (first phone I had with MP3!)

Then waited far far far too long for the SX1 to be released over here. Funky keypad though

lovedoctor1978 · 26-05-2011, 19:46

http://www.gsmarena.com/ericsson_ga_628-105.php

Ericsson GA628, ace phone but wish I still had the T28
http://www.gsmarena.com/ericsson_t28s-117.php
I miss this phone so much.

Still will only use SE's to this day, currently have an X10 and love it!

angelwingz · 26-05-2011, 20:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by mred2000

Motorola Memphis in 1997 on One2One... http://www.mobiles.co.uk/memphis.html

That was my first phone too

mred2000 · 26-05-2011, 20:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by alan.w

Wasn't that the M400? which replaced the M300 flip phone with a plastic pull up aerial both were made be Motorola i think and I was on the personal call tariff was it with free off peak calls to local landlines

Erm, no, I definitely had a Motorola Memphis

And your pic shows the M300 was made by Mercury, anyway...

Quote:

Originally Posted by angelwingz

That was my first phone too

5 of us at uni and 2 guys from work all had the same phones. One2One sellers were pushing that for £50 plus the call plan (think I paid £10 a month to start with) as an alternative to pay as you go deals...

R Molehusband · 26-05-2011, 20:33

Ericsson GA628. Tremendous wee phone, at the time anyway.

rocketronnie75 · 26-05-2011, 21:03

Mine was a Nokia the banana shaped one.

Carlos_dfc · 26-05-2011, 21:22

Nokia 3210, around the turn of the milennium.

Better than the games, was programming your own ringtones - which wasn't that difficult if you can play an instrument.

jasonjimbob · 26-05-2011, 21:30

I have had a few phones via pay as you go from Orange, 3, and BT Cellnet, the first one I had though was a Motorola ( I think the model number was a 3788e) it had a just a normal monochome screen and a small aerial. I lost it a few years ago when I moved house.

davethorp · 26-05-2011, 21:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by rocketronnie75

Mine was a Nokia the banana shaped one.

You mean THIS ONE

In which case so was mine on one2one (now t-mobile) in early 1999. Unlimited weekday evening calls to local and national (yes national) landlines for £25 a month. Saved me a small fortune in university hall of residence phone cards

rjb101 · 26-05-2011, 21:58

NEC P3

http://www.retrofones.com/nec-p3-not...ale-p-114.html

gave one a very hot ear...

scorpionatthepc · 26-05-2011, 23:16

A motarola manhattan remember it well.

On one2one network.

scorpionatthepc · 26-05-2011, 23:19

Also OP I remember that philips mobile as people used to chip them so you could put £10 on and the credit would never run out. I think what happened was your credit would go down when you made calls but when you turned it off & on again it would have £10 on it again.

BT/02 got wise to it though quite quickly.

pjayem1964 · 26-05-2011, 23:51

A Nokia 101 from the now defunct Peoples Phone.

Bye for now

Paula

JSemple3 · 27-05-2011, 00:11

Motorola 3788 or something like that (the big black 1) Some of u lot will know what I mean

26-05-2011, 18:35	#1
November_Rain Guest Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 8,506	What was your first mobile? This has probably been asked before but there's no harm in another thread. Mine was a black Philips mobile very similar to this. I got it in 2002 it as a hand-me-down from my mother. It was an OK phone at the time. I was glad just to have one because I was the only kid in my year group who didn't have one previously. It's amazing how mobile phones have evolved since then; they're essentially pocket computers now, where as back then they were still very basic. I wonder what they'll be like in another decade from now?

26-05-2011, 18:37	#2
mikey86uk Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: England Posts: 5,525	Motorola C520 got it for my birthday when i was in year 7 Great phone in its day, still have it, cant fire it up to see if it still works, as i dont have a charger!

26-05-2011, 18:47	#3
sarky spark Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 483	Sony CM H333, got it in 1994.

26-05-2011, 18:48	#4
stud u like Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Sunny Side Of The Street Posts: 40,105	A string attached to a yoghurt pot.

26-05-2011, 18:50	#5
November_Rain Guest Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 8,506	Quote: Originally Posted by stud u like A string attached to a yoghurt pot. Ahh, those were the days.

26-05-2011, 18:52	#6
mich92 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,538	Nokia 3330..the one with snake game http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgur...w=1024&bih=564

26-05-2011, 18:58	#7
jarryhack Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NE Posts: 4,698	This was mine http://www.retrofones.com/vodafone-m...l?currency=AUD I think it was about 1998 ish. I loved it and remember wondering what 'messaging' was for in the menu! I had no idea when I got it about SMS. Now I text more than talk.

26-05-2011, 19:03	#8
englandsglory Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 565	Nokia 3310 in blue, still works fine too.

26-05-2011, 19:18	#9
mred2000 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 8,673	Motorola Memphis in 1997 on One2One... http://www.mobiles.co.uk/memphis.html

26-05-2011, 19:25	#10
alan.w Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Southwick Brighton West Sussex Posts: 1,246	Quote: Originally Posted by mred2000 Motorola Memphis in 1997 on One2One... http://www.mobiles.co.uk/memphis.html Wasn't that the M400? which replaced the M300 flip phone with a plastic pull up aerial both were made be Motorola i think and I was on the personal call tariff was it with free off peak calls to local landlines Just found this the memory's http://www.extralast.com/pics2/one-2...00-phone-1.jpg

26-05-2011, 19:28	#11
Awshum-Yawn Guest Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,651	http://www.gsmarena.com/philips_diga-145.php Back in 1997. Saved up to buy it at a whopping £150. Calls 50p per mintue and texts 50p each on Cellnet prepay!

26-05-2011, 19:38	#12
paulbrock Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wapping, London Posts: 16,222	hmmm...I started back in 1997 so you'll excuse me if I post a few started off on a Motorola mr30(extendible aerial!) then soon after switched to a mr602(still v noticable aerial). switched to Siemens for no real reason (missing the StarTACs) and went through the C35 then the SL42 (first phone I had with MP3!) Then waited far far far too long for the SX1 to be released over here. Funky keypad though

26-05-2011, 19:46	#13
lovedoctor1978 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Huddersfield Posts: 1,876	http://www.gsmarena.com/ericsson_ga_628-105.php Ericsson GA628, ace phone but wish I still had the T28 http://www.gsmarena.com/ericsson_t28s-117.php I miss this phone so much. Still will only use SE's to this day, currently have an X10 and love it!

26-05-2011, 20:28	#14
angelwingz Forum Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 22	Quote: Originally Posted by mred2000 Motorola Memphis in 1997 on One2One... http://www.mobiles.co.uk/memphis.html That was my first phone too

26-05-2011, 20:32	#15
mred2000 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 8,673	Quote: Originally Posted by alan.w Wasn't that the M400? which replaced the M300 flip phone with a plastic pull up aerial both were made be Motorola i think and I was on the personal call tariff was it with free off peak calls to local landlines Erm, no, I definitely had a Motorola Memphis And your pic shows the M300 was made by Mercury, anyway... Quote: Originally Posted by angelwingz That was my first phone too 5 of us at uni and 2 guys from work all had the same phones. One2One sellers were pushing that for £50 plus the call plan (think I paid £10 a month to start with) as an alternative to pay as you go deals...

26-05-2011, 20:33	#16
R Molehusband Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Scotland Posts: 162	Ericsson GA628. Tremendous wee phone, at the time anyway.

26-05-2011, 21:03	#17
rocketronnie75 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 396	Mine was a Nokia the banana shaped one.

26-05-2011, 21:22	#18
Carlos_dfc Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bishop-Auckland / Darlington Posts: 6,636	Nokia 3210, around the turn of the milennium. Better than the games, was programming your own ringtones - which wasn't that difficult if you can play an instrument.

26-05-2011, 21:30	#19
jasonjimbob Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South East Wales Posts: 887	I have had a few phones via pay as you go from Orange, 3, and BT Cellnet, the first one I had though was a Motorola ( I think the model number was a 3788e) it had a just a normal monochome screen and a small aerial. I lost it a few years ago when I moved house.

26-05-2011, 21:41	#20
davethorp Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Preston, Lancashire Posts: 7,255	Quote: Originally Posted by rocketronnie75 Mine was a Nokia the banana shaped one. You mean THIS ONE In which case so was mine on one2one (now t-mobile) in early 1999. Unlimited weekday evening calls to local and national (yes national) landlines for £25 a month. Saved me a small fortune in university hall of residence phone cards

26-05-2011, 21:58	#21
rjb101 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,609	NEC P3 http://www.retrofones.com/nec-p3-not...ale-p-114.html gave one a very hot ear...

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26-05-2011, 23:16	#22
scorpionatthepc Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: North West England Posts: 3,625	A motarola manhattan remember it well. On one2one network.

26-05-2011, 23:19	#23
scorpionatthepc Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: North West England Posts: 3,625	Also OP I remember that philips mobile as people used to chip them so you could put £10 on and the credit would never run out. I think what happened was your credit would go down when you made calls but when you turned it off & on again it would have £10 on it again. BT/02 got wise to it though quite quickly.

26-05-2011, 23:51	#24
pjayem1964 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Stoke on Trent Posts: 276	A Nokia 101 from the now defunct Peoples Phone. Bye for now Paula

27-05-2011, 00:11	#25
JSemple3 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 7,677	Motorola 3788 or something like that (the big black 1) Some of u lot will know what I mean