It is a MYX2 by Sagem that I got in 2002 and I have never bought another. This wasteful and competative, phone disposal society annoys me.
Are you the proud owner of a retro cell phone?
Are you the proud owner of a retro cell phone?
I am the proud owner of an uncool phone
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No. I update my phone every year when its due for an upgrade. I could have had the iphone4s (that speaking thing annoyed me) this time but didnt want it. Ive got the Sony Xperia Arc and i love it does everything I need it to. Superfast android nice big clear screen 3D camera etc whats not to love 
Originally Posted by Pet1986:
“No. I update my phone every year when its due for an upgrade. I could have had the iphone4s (that speaking thing annoyed me) this time but didnt want it. Ive got the Sony Xperia Arc and i love it does everything I need it to. Superfast android nice big clear screen 3D camera etc whats not to love”
“No. I update my phone every year when its due for an upgrade. I could have had the iphone4s (that speaking thing annoyed me) this time but didnt want it. Ive got the Sony Xperia Arc and i love it does everything I need it to. Superfast android nice big clear screen 3D camera etc whats not to love
”
That's easy for you to say.
I have this badboy.
It's cute, it's simple, its battery lasts for about a fortnight (of near-constant use) and its predictive text makes sense.
I got it to use for a month because I'd forgotten to top up my other, fancier phone and so didn't have any free texts for the month. But I honestly love it so much I decided to swap to it completely. Then the day after I'd swapped all my numbers and such, it got nicked. 
Sod's law. Thankfully since it was so cheap I could easily get another one, and could get my SIM replaced with all my credit, texts and minutes intact. Yay.
It's cute, it's simple, its battery lasts for about a fortnight (of near-constant use) and its predictive text makes sense.
I got it to use for a month because I'd forgotten to top up my other, fancier phone and so didn't have any free texts for the month. But I honestly love it so much I decided to swap to it completely. Then the day after I'd swapped all my numbers and such, it got nicked. Sod's law. Thankfully since it was so cheap I could easily get another one, and could get my SIM replaced with all my credit, texts and minutes intact. Yay.
Originally Posted by goonst:
“I have this badboy.
It's cute, it's simple, its battery lasts for about a fortnight (of near-constant use) and its predictive text makes sense. I got it to use for a month because I'd forgotten to top up my other, fancier phone and so didn't have any free texts for the month. But I honestly love it so much I decided to swap to it completely. Then the day after I'd swapped all my numbers and such, it got nicked. Sod's law. Thankfully since it was so cheap I could easily get another one, and could get my SIM replaced with all my credit, texts and minutes intact. Yay.”
“I have this badboy.
It's cute, it's simple, its battery lasts for about a fortnight (of near-constant use) and its predictive text makes sense.
I got it to use for a month because I'd forgotten to top up my other, fancier phone and so didn't have any free texts for the month. But I honestly love it so much I decided to swap to it completely. Then the day after I'd swapped all my numbers and such, it got nicked. Sod's law. Thankfully since it was so cheap I could easily get another one, and could get my SIM replaced with all my credit, texts and minutes intact. Yay.”
Posh!
Originally Posted by RoseMaybud:
“Posh!”
“Posh!”
Rubbish! It's basically the same as yours except a little bit more sleek-looking.
Im still rocking a motorola razor, will probably cave in and buy something swankier sometime this year though.
Originally Posted by RoseMaybud:
“That's easy for you to say.”
“That's easy for you to say.”
Not really, its only the yearly upgrade everyone gets offered from THREE or 02, thats mine in the middle
http://www.sonymobile.com/gb/
I've got an 'uncool' phone too, one with an actual keypad on it! It's very slim and sleek and it does what I need to do with it - phone, text, pictures and music.
Like you OP, my phone's reasonably cheap, so if something goes wrong, can I buy another without breaking the bank. I don't need to have the latest whatever just when what I have does the job. As the saying goes, 'if it ain't broke, why fix it'.
Like you OP, my phone's reasonably cheap, so if something goes wrong, can I buy another without breaking the bank. I don't need to have the latest whatever just when what I have does the job. As the saying goes, 'if it ain't broke, why fix it'.
I've still got my prehistoric Nokia 1100.
I have one of those, in place of my house phone.
Paid less than a tenner for it at TESCO, complete with a free PAYG SIM.
Originally Posted by RoseMaybud:
“It is a MYX2 by Sagem that I got in 2002 and I have never bought another. This wasteful and competative, phone disposal society annoys me.
Are you the proud owner of a retro cell phone?”
“It is a MYX2 by Sagem that I got in 2002 and I have never bought another. This wasteful and competative, phone disposal society annoys me.
Are you the proud owner of a retro cell phone?”
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I'm jealous mine is only 5years old - a Nokia with a colour screen unfortunately.
I'm happy to have a mobile phone that IS primarily a phone, I can text from, tell the time and a couple of retro-games on it.
Oh and is pre-paid pay-as-you go.
Nokia 5130 FTW!
Good sound quality, great video player, sensible predictive text, nice key action, battery life excellent, built to last.
Good sound quality, great video player, sensible predictive text, nice key action, battery life excellent, built to last.
I keep getting these texts, telling me how much is in my "phone fund".
I don't want to replace the bleeding phone.
I don't want to replace the bleeding phone.
I am the proud owner of a Nokia 3310. I use it for texting and phoning on a PAYG. Why spend a small fortune each month on a contract, and get the latest must have phone is it to look cool. This crap with all the latest apps MP3 player GPS, internet watching a programme on the go on a 2 inch screen WHY
That's a nice modern phone.
I've still got my Nokia 5110, bought at the end of 1999. I used it until the tailend of 2008 when I upgraded to an iPhone 3G. I wonder if you could still get a sim to work in it?
Strange but no-one seems to want to pay me any money for the Nokia.
I now use an iPhone 4 that I bought in 2010.
Originally Posted by goonst:
“Rubbish! It's basically the same as yours except a little bit more sleek-looking.”
“Rubbish! It's basically the same as yours except a little bit more sleek-looking.
”
thats not too bad,
Even though I have fairly new (well, almost 2 years) smartphone, I still love old mobiles - there's something quite nostalgic about it
oh, and iPhones aren't cool
Even though I have fairly new (well, almost 2 years) smartphone, I still love old mobiles - there's something quite nostalgic about it
oh, and iPhones aren't cool
Originally Posted by nanscombe:
“I've still got my Nokia 5110, bought at the end of 1999...
...I wonder if you could still get a sim to work in it?”
“I've still got my Nokia 5110, bought at the end of 1999...
...I wonder if you could still get a sim to work in it?”
I don't see why not.
Get a PAYG SIM and bung a fiver on it.
If it doesn't work, you've only lost a fiver.
I have two phones - one for regular use and one standby (as being on call is part of my job) - the main one is a BlackBerry, the backup is an age old Nokia.
Guess which one is more reliable - to the extent that I might switch them? Yup - a 6 year old Nokia (on the same network) has better call quality, MUCH better battery life, the only downside is that I can't use it for emails.
So much phone stuff is just "designer tech" these days - designed for the young'uns - and that's fine.
Guess which one is more reliable - to the extent that I might switch them? Yup - a 6 year old Nokia (on the same network) has better call quality, MUCH better battery life, the only downside is that I can't use it for emails.
So much phone stuff is just "designer tech" these days - designed for the young'uns - and that's fine.
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