When did you fist get a cell phone?

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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    tbergs said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    Here are all the phones I have ever owned.
    Does not include my current phone, a Samsung Galaxy S5 as I used it to take this photo.

    I think I had 3 of those phones and the one your taking the photo with. My wife had that brick Nokia as her first phone. I remember it had that stupid snake game on it that was so popular.

    I've had over a dozen phones, but that's only because I have to carry one for work and we get new ones every 2 years.
    Snake was huge when I was in my last two years of high school. Used to play it in class haha.
    I just noticed in my photo...Motorola in the middle. Like Malcolm.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Wish I kept using my Galaxy S3. There was nothing wrong with it. I only felt I had to buy a new one (my S5) because it got to two years life and usually they go downhill after that plus the S5 was on sale. Hoping my S5 which is just over 2 years old keeps going as phones have gotten so fucking expensive now due to the screen sizes. Expect to pay $500-$600 minimum for an older model Galaxy or iPhone.
    Was thinking about going iPhone for my next phone. I've never had one as you can see. 
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • northerndragon
    northerndragon Posts: 9,851
    My first smartphone was a blackberry, loved that beast. But the microphone quit working on it a few years back so I got a new one. Loved that one too and was going to run it until it died. Then I moved to the US and wasn't willing to pay a $120/month plan to keep it. Now I have a galaxy 8 with unlimited data and calling and texting to Canada. Runs me about $75/month. The unlimited data is sweet for Google maps(essential on road trips for detours around accidents etc.) and finding stores/restaurants since I don't know where anything is.
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  • tweedyfanjen
    tweedyfanjen Posts: 881
    The Juggler said:
    Pap said:
    2001. I was 13 back then. 17 years later and I still have the same mobile phone (and number). :smile:
    You have the same phone today as you had in 2001? Really?

    I have the same number too.

    I also have the same email address as my fist one back in 1996. 
    hotmail? aol?
    I got my first cell phone in 97 or 98? Hard to remember. I know it was huge, though.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,962
    edited February 2018

    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    I didn't get my first smart phone until years after everyone else was using them.
    I don't understand why people pay so much per month for their phone plans just so they can have the latest device.
    It's ridiculous. Some pay $100 per month. For me $30-$40 per month is the limit.
    Consumerism...

    I don't pay $100/month for my device. I pay $95 for my service and data plan. It is how much it costs to have service, 500 day time minutes, unlimited evenings and weekends, voicemail, caller display, and 6GB of data, and optional device insurance. My phone cost me about $500 and included free virtual reality goggles because I got a deal when intended my contract  (It's a $1000 phone). For me, $500 is well worth my smartphone. I have used it for 2 years already and will probably have it for another year, and I love it. Money well spent. I do think my phone bill is too high, but that has nothing to do with my fancy phone. It would be the same amount if I had the shittiest, cheapest smartphone on the market.
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  • ehbacon
    ehbacon Posts: 1,972
    edited February 2018
    I was 8 or 9. I didn't like day care but both my parents were gone in the morning. I was pretty mature for my age so my parents trusted me get up, get ready for school and walk to the bus stop myself (pretty rare for my generation to get that kind of freedom sadly). When I left the house I would call my dad and talk to him until I got to the bus stop, good memories!
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,962
    edited February 2018
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    PureandEasy said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    I didn't get my first smart phone until years after everyone else was using them.
    I don't understand why people pay so much per month for their phone plans just so they can have the latest device.
    It's ridiculous. Some pay $100 per month. For me $30-$40 per month is the limit.
    Consumerism...
    See that's it TA, why pay that much??  If you have Internet at home, iPad or computer at home . .. cable at home . . why pay for so much for data? Why do you need so much data when you're outside the home, you know when you're at school presumably learning, or at work, presumably earning your paycheck?  It's either money down the drain or the future of society down the drain. 
    It's not the data that makes these plans so expensive. It's paying back that brand new latest release smart phone.
    Herd mentality.
    That isn't the case where I'm from and with any provider I know of. People buy their phones up front, often with a discount or for free if they sign a contract. future bills have nothing to do with the phone purchase.The cost of the data has literally nothing to do with the phone either.
    Herd mentality? Really? Do you think everyone is that stupid, that they don't even know how their phone plans work and they're just cud chewing consumers who don't even know what they're paying for?
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    edited February 2018
    PJ_Soul said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    PureandEasy said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    I didn't get my first smart phone until years after everyone else was using them.
    I don't understand why people pay so much per month for their phone plans just so they can have the latest device.
    It's ridiculous. Some pay $100 per month. For me $30-$40 per month is the limit.
    Consumerism...
    See that's it TA, why pay that much??  If you have Internet at home, iPad or computer at home . .. cable at home . . why pay for so much for data? Why do you need so much data when you're outside the home, you know when you're at school presumably learning, or at work, presumably earning your paycheck?  It's either money down the drain or the future of society down the drain. 
    It's not the data that makes these plans so expensive. It's paying back that brand new latest release smart phone.
    Herd mentality.
    That isn't the case where I'm from and with any provider I know of. People buy their phones up front, often with a discount or for free if they sign a contract. future bills have nothing to do with the phone purchase.The cost of the data has literally nothing to do with the phone either.
    Herd mentality? Really? Do you think everyone is that stupid, that they don't even know how their phone plans work and they're just cud chewing consumers who don't even know what they're paying for?
    Seems I have offended you here.
    I'm talking about Australia. No idea about your market.
    People that don't buy their phone outright then go on these super expensive plans.
    Even if you buy outright then go on a BYO plan here, why pay $1000 for a phone?
    People just want to copy other people to be hip. They know what they are paying for. 
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,962
    No, you haven't offended me. I'm just questioning your attitude towards other people.
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    PJ_Soul said:
    No, you haven't offended me. I'm just questioning your attitude towards other people.
    What is it tell you when idiots line up for days outside Apple stores just so they can have the brand new iPhone that costs $1000 or more.
    Then people wonder why they cannot afford to put down a deposit on a home.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,962
    edited February 2018
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    No, you haven't offended me. I'm just questioning your attitude towards other people.
    What is it tell you when idiots line up for days outside Apple stores just so they can have the brand new iPhone that costs $1000 or more.
    Then people wonder why they cannot afford to put down a deposit on a home.
    Since you have no knowledge of what their economic circumstances are, I would say you're in no position to judge them. Some people really like those $1000 phones. I would personally never line up for one and won't buy Apple products, but I definitely get every penny's worth out of my own $1000 phone (although I got it for half that with a contract, but still... if they didn't offer those deals I'd pay full price).
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  • jnimhaoileoin
    jnimhaoileoin Baile Átha Cliath Posts: 2,682
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    No, you haven't offended me. I'm just questioning your attitude towards other people.
    What is it tell you when idiots line up for days outside Apple stores just so they can have the brand new iPhone that costs $1000 or more.
    Then people wonder why they cannot afford to put down a deposit on a home.
    Do you know for sure that people who spend that much on a phone do so at the expense of being able to afford a mortgage? Is it not more likely that those who fork out for the latest models are people with disposable income who actually don't have to sacrifice something else to do so? I find that most people learn to sacrifice such luxuries as their family responsibilities increase
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Let them like it.
    What justifies $1000 spent on a phone. A phone.
    All I need it to do is call, text, check social media, check email, read documents, watch youtube, browse news sites.
    Not sure why people must always have the latest device. I am years behind owning an S5 when there's S9 coming soon.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • jnimhaoileoin
    jnimhaoileoin Baile Átha Cliath Posts: 2,682
    They don't have to justify it. They earned their money and can spend it as they choose. Some people go on holidays, some people buy a nice car, others like to have the latest technology. Most of them worked hard to be able to afford it so good for them
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    They don't have to justify it, yes.
    Just don't get what's wrong with an older model phone at half the price.
    Why blow so much money on what's new when you can help the homeless by donating some money to that.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • jnimhaoileoin
    jnimhaoileoin Baile Átha Cliath Posts: 2,682
    By that logic we should all just give our disposable income to charity, that is not a realistic expectation
  • jnimhaoileoin
    jnimhaoileoin Baile Átha Cliath Posts: 2,682
    Oh and for the record, my phone cost €150 and I've had it for 4 years. Only bought it as my last one was stolen and I buy €20 credit about once every 4 months
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    jnimhaoileoin said:
    By that logic we should all just give our disposable income to charity, that is not a realistic expectation
    Not all of it. At least a little bit.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • jnimhaoileoin
    jnimhaoileoin Baile Átha Cliath Posts: 2,682
    I'm extremely careful with my money and think very carefully before spending any of it. Having said that, I will never tell other people what to do with their money
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Neither do I. But I still have opinions.

    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014

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