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Old 14-03-2012, 17:39
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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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Old 14-03-2012, 17:43
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Are you skint?
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Old 14-03-2012, 17:44
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No, I'm just as tight as a fishes wotsit.
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Old 14-03-2012, 17:51
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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
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Old 14-03-2012, 17:53
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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
That's easy for you to say.
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Old 14-03-2012, 17:54
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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.
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Old 14-03-2012, 17:58
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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!
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Old 14-03-2012, 18:21
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Rubbish! It's basically the same as yours except a little bit more sleek-looking.
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Old 14-03-2012, 18:25
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Im still rocking a motorola razor, will probably cave in and buy something swankier sometime this year though.
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Old 14-03-2012, 18:26
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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/
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Old 14-03-2012, 18:54
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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'.
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Old 14-03-2012, 18:57
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My mum is!! In fact both my parents are now I think of it!!
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Old 14-03-2012, 18:58
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I've still got my prehistoric Nokia 1100.
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Old 14-03-2012, 19:02
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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.
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Old 14-03-2012, 19:05
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Samsung S 2 here. I get free upgrades on my contract so I would be a fool not to do it
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Old 14-03-2012, 19:05
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I had the Sagem MYX3 when I was 12!
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Old 14-03-2012, 19:05
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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.
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Old 14-03-2012, 19:09
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Nokia 5130 FTW!

Good sound quality, great video player, sensible predictive text, nice key action, battery life excellent, built to last.
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Old 14-03-2012, 19:09
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I keep getting these texts, telling me how much is in my "phone fund".

I don't want to replace the bleeding phone.
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Old 14-03-2012, 19:12
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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
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Old 14-03-2012, 19:21
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I've still got my prehistoric Nokia 1100.
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.
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Old 14-03-2012, 19:23
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Rubbish! It's basically the same as yours except a little bit more sleek-looking.
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Old 14-03-2012, 19:26
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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
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Old 14-03-2012, 19:32
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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.
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Old 14-03-2012, 19:38
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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.
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