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    I find it strange that people with full time jobs still go for pay-as-you-go dealies. Maybe it's different whereever you are, but they're almost never cheaper to use than proper plans are over here.
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    It's definitely not something I decided on a whim. 99% of the IMing I do is via either FB, Skype, or WhatsApp, I don't use any data since free Wifi in my area is incredibly good, and I make about 1 phone call a month.
    All in all I spend £5 a month maximum, which is fine by me. Not to mention the freedom of not having a contract phone.

    I don't know if you're in the US, but don't you have to pay to receive texts and calls there on pay-as-you-go? Because we don't here, which would also make it significantly cheaper.

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    Well see, if I had your usage with my current plan (which is independent of my phone), I'd be at less than that a month.
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    Mine was the same as Pike's. Think it was Nokia 5110 or 5210 or something and it was cool as smurf. And it had 'Snake'. I miss that game *sigh*

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    Yeah, the 5110 was the phone *everyone* had when I was a teen. I, however, was progressive and futuristic so I bought the 3210 instead which was slightly newer than the 5110. I remember all those commoners being like "lol it probably has terrible reception it doesnt even have an antenna".

    Actually, did some more research. That's definitely not a 5110 pike posted. It looks a lot more like the 6110, which was significantly better.

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    this was my first phone. IT HAD A COLOR SCREEN! wow this was like 15 years ago I had the red case. Motorola v60t. this was like $300 phone at the time....

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    It was like 12 years ago .

    I think I had this phone 12 years ago
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    I think it had a fantastic design (and I still do, i guess) and I really liked the features it had too, but then I stabbed the display with the edge of my computer case.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mirage View Post
    It was like 12 years ago .

    I think I had this phone 12 years ago
    no6610_00.jpg

    I really liked it, but then I stabbed the display with the edge of my computer case.

    Sorry I was off by 3 whole years in my quick guesstimate...

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    that's like 20% off!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mirage View Post
    that's like 20% off!
    It was actually closer to 11 years ago that I got it. It was my first semester at university.


    It's crazy thinking when I was in High School, no one had cell phones. no one.

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    I had this lovely thing


    I got the upgraded Sony Ericsson Equinox when it came out too, which was quite lovely.

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    Quote Originally Posted by escobert View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Mirage View Post
    that's like 20% off!
    It was actually closer to 11 years ago that I got it. It was my first semester at university.


    It's crazy thinking when I was in High School, no one had cell phones. no one.
    Everybody who were cool had cell phones when I was in high school .
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    It's a necro, but I'll bite.

    A Philips Savvy was my first ever mobile phone. It could call and it could text, and that was it. No fancy Snake game, no custom ring tones etc. It was basically a cordless housephone that Philips had converted into a mobile phone...

    Click for housebrick


    From there I went on to an indestructible Nokia 3310, the piece of crap Sony Ericsson T100, a hand-me-down Sony Ericsson T610, Nokia 6500S, Sony Ericsson W595 flowery thing, a Samsung Galaxy S3, right through to now with the iPhone 6s Plus (which is the longest I've ever stuck with one phone, but after 5 years its age is showing)
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    It was definitely a Nokia but I can't remember the model. I had it for a couple years until Miriel bought me a Razr so I could text.

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    I had at least one other phone first, but the earliest one I can clearly recall was my white LG Chocolate slide phone.



    Calling? And Texting? AND an MP3 player? 4 GB memory card? THE FUTURE IS NOW.

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