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By *dam1971 OP Man
over a year ago
Bedford |
Mine was a Motorola Micro Tac and it would have been about 1994 or 95. It was one of the first to run on the digital network so it was more secure than the previous analogue ones.
I was on the Cellnet network and my number is still the same, other than when they changed 0410 into 07710 all those years ago 
It had a battery that lasted all day as long as you didn’t use the phone, a little plastic aerial that you had to pull up and a new feature - SMS so you could send a text message! I seem to remember it could store 10 text messages 
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I had the original mobile phone that Orange made.
It was a brick that made calls and 140 character texts, nothing else. And a fiver credit would last me months...
To be fair, I was 11 
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Motorola MicroTac as well, got it in 97. Was going through basic training and was the only guy who had a mobile, so charged everyone £1 a call who wanted to phone home "in private". Did ok out of it! |
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By *ndy58Man
over a year ago
Birmingham |
Mine was a Sony "Mars Bar" analogue phone, bought in 1992. Hardly ever used as network coverage was pretty rubbish then. I've still got it, boxed with charger and manual, they seem to go for £50 - £75 so maybe I should consider selling it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Probably a Nokia think it had the small sticky up aerial. But honestly can't remember. Definetly sometime in the '90s. Probably sold it on eBay at some point as well. |
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"Mine was a Motorola Micro Tac and it would have been about 1994 or 95. It was one of the first to run on the digital network so it was more secure than the previous analogue ones.
I was on the Cellnet network and my number is still the same, other than when they changed 0410 into 07710 all those years ago
It had a battery that lasted all day as long as you didn’t use the phone, a little plastic aerial that you had to pull up and a new feature - SMS so you could send a text message! I seem to remember it could store 10 text messages
What was yours?"
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Had it to keep in contact with my family when I was working in London mid 90’s |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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A massive silver Motorola my boyfriend got me so he didn't have to speak to my parents on the house phone (remember those!). The first hour of every call was free so we stayed on the phone for 59mins, hung up and called back for whole nights at a time. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Nokia 101p, bought from PeoplesPhone in 1995. Cost me £100, which was my tipping point price. Had a bracket to mount it on the centre console of my car. Thought I was the cheese, but I was only the smell. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Mine was a Sony Ericsson that had the changeable faceplate on it. Was about 1997 "
Yes, I think I had that one, then won one from Coca-Cola with a silver keypad.
Similar to OP always had the same number, always with Vodafone. |
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By *elloWoman
over a year ago
alpha centauri |
My first phone was a gift to myself after I failed my driving test at 17 so many many years ago. Can't remember the model but can remember the phone number it was with orange and a big heavy brick with a massive battery |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Orange Bosch 509e thank you very much. My mum got me it the summer I started secondary school so 2001.
Got the 3310 for Christmas 2003. With a book where you could program in your own ring tones, thank you very much.  |
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By *hav02Man
over a year ago
Glasgow/London |
i did own a brilliant Nokia 3310... although for a short period have an Ericsson GA318 I think..
Also have one of those chunky brick phones somewhere.
Never did we have to worry about cracked screens in those days!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I still have mine in a box somewhere. A Motorola with a pull up aerial and analogue connection.
It made calls and had no screen, just a couple of leds. I was always worried it was still connected at 50p a minute. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I had a nokia 190 bought from that fella in Stoke who ended up being Fones4u
He made a billion outta mobile trombones"
1993 , £50 a month contract and 50p a minute calls , no texts in them days ,not many people had one in 93 |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"A Nokia 3210 I loved that phone  I think it’s still alive in a cupboard somewhere   "
They live forever not like the new smart phones.
You could throw the 3310 down the toilet 300 times or drop it from great heights and it would be just fine |
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"A Nokia 3210 I loved that phone I think it’s still alive in a cupboard somewhere
They live forever not like the new smart phones.
You could throw the 3310 down the toilet 300 times or drop it from great heights and it would be just fine "
My Grandad has a Nokia 3310 that we found in a drawer, it must be going on 20yrs old, but it did the job when he needed to phone the AA |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"A Nokia 3210 I loved that phone I think it’s still alive in a cupboard somewhere
They live forever not like the new smart phones.
You could throw the 3310 down the toilet 300 times or drop it from great heights and it would be just fine
My Grandad has a Nokia 3310 that we found in a drawer, it must be going on 20yrs old, but it did the job when he needed to phone the AA "
That doesn't surprise me
Manufacturers realised that if they built things to last they wouldn't make any money  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I had a Nokia 3210 with a case covered in lightning bolts! I was so cool at the tender age of 11..
Pretty certain it still works now, Apple could take a few cues from it! |
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I can’t remember the make but it was orange & flashed or lit up when it rang. It was a Christmas present from my now ex - I was expecting an engagement ring!! I was 23. It died on me 20 months later just as I went into Labour with eldest child.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I worked for a network provider in the late 80’s and my mobile phone was fitted in my car, took up most of the boot and as I remember was made by Cleartone.......... my first proper mobile was a Panasonic but really wasn’t portable as the battery was massive !!! |
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