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[Technology] Can you remember what phones you've had in the past? Post pictures of the old and interesting ones!



Badger

Badger

NOT the Honey Badger
NSC Patron
May 8, 2007
13,366
Toronto
My first phone was a Philips Savvy
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Others I can remember:
Nokia 3210
Nokia 3330
A cheap Siemens one (after spilling beer on the 3330)
Nokia 3510
Nokia 7250
Nokia N95
A couple of Sony ones
iPhone 3G
Some cheap Samsung Android one
Samsung Galaxy S2
LG G2
LG G4
LG G5
LG G6
One Plus 9
Pixel 6a
Pixel 8

I might have missed a couple. Also, I'm an app developer and always have a couple of Android/iOS phones but only use Android as an every day device.
 




Whitechapel

Whitechapel

Famous Last Words
Jul 19, 2014
4,510
Not in Whitechapel
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Sony Ericsson P990i.

When I was 13/14 I lost my first couple of mobiles so whilst I begged for a blackberry like all my mates, I instead inherited the P990i from my dad as it was his old work phone before he got an upgrade.

It was MASSIVE. It made Sheffield Wednesday look like Chorley. That’s how massive it was. It also weighed a tonne, some kids had their jeans round their ankles as a sign of rebellion or as a fashion statement. I had mine round my ankles because I had the Worlds Strongest Man finale in my pocket.

I vividly remember getting my phone taken off me at school one day, having to go and collect it from reception at the end of the day and the teacher with it taking the piss out of how big it was.

Apart from being visible from space it did have some other features. The full keyboard could be folded down to reveal a full touch screen. There was a scroll wheel on the side which did… something. Volume sometimes, I think. It had a stylus that worked almost half of the time you used it & a memory card slot meant I could put a 4GB micro SD in there so it came equipped with the essentials for a 14 year old chav from Shoreham.

Gritz - My Life Be Like (ooh, aah)
Akala - Shakespeare
Mt.Eden - Sierra Leone
That video of a kid kicking a wall and it collapsing on to his leg.

However my phone did come with one feature that nobody else’s did. My dad’s old contact list. For whatever reason he hadn’t cleared the phone before giving it to me I inherited the phone book of a semi-important logistics guy in the music industry.

Could I message girls I fancy on BBM? No, no I couldn’t. Did I have the number for Alien Ant Farm? You bet I did. Whilst this was worth Brownie Points for a week or two it was quickly trumped by a lad who had a dad relatively high in the police when he revealed he’d stolen the number for Buckingham Palace off his dads phone. No amount of Michael Jackson covers can compete with the teenage beliefe that your childish prank call might be answered by the queen.

Anyway, I somehow managed to lose it despite it being big enough to be part of Stone Henge. So I suppose my parents did the right thing.
 






Anger

Anger

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Jul 21, 2017
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Paulie Gualtieri

Paulie Gualtieri

Bada Bing
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May 8, 2018
11,380
Nokia Brick of some kind
Ericsson T28 Flip
Nokia 3210
Nokia 3310
Nokia N95
Gap - can’t remember
Sony Ericsson C902
iPhone 3GS
iPhone 5
iPhone 6
iPhone 8
iPhone XR
iPhone 13
iPhone 16pro
 






thedonkeycentrehalf

thedonkeycentrehalf

Moved back to wear the gloves (again)
Jul 7, 2003
9,649
My first mobile was a Nokia Orange - 18 hours standby and 2 hours talk time. Bought is in September 1995 and have managed to keep the same number for the last 30 years.

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For work, I had previously used one of the old giant brick phones and even an early Panasonic device that was housed in a large box like an army field telephone.

Not sure if it is still there but at the Amberley Musuem there used to be a place with loads of old phones and telecoms equipment. I does make you feel old when you have to explain to the kids that you owned several of the old phones that they have on display.
 


Coldeanseagull

Coldeanseagull

Opinionated
Mar 13, 2013
8,643
Coldean
Started with a gsm something, gone through all the major brands. Using a redmi note 10 pro now love it for the camera and battery life.
Whilst talking battery life, recently found some of my old phones, nokia 6600 and nokia 3310. The 3310 turned on and still had one bar...twenty odd years later! These things were truly bullet proof.
 


Badger

Badger

NOT the Honey Badger
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May 8, 2007
13,366
Toronto
Coldeanseagull said:
Started with a gsm something, gone through all the major brands. Using a redmi note 10 pro now love it for the camera and battery life.
Whilst talking battery life, recently found some of my old phones, nokia 6600 and nokia 3310. The 3310 turned on and still had one bar...twenty odd years later! These things were truly bullet proof.
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...until you exposed them to any liquid.
 






Coldeanseagull

Coldeanseagull

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Mar 13, 2013
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Coldean
PlayMoran said:
The team always benefits from a natural target man/focal point. J.Pedro does his best when played in that role, but Welbeck knows the role better.

Brighton need to be looking at young profile to eventually replace him. He's 34 now. Maybe Tzimas will become his successor eventually.
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Badger said:
...until you exposed them to any liquid.
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Dropped the 3310 into a puddle at Alderwood lakes. When it dried out it was fine, not like my daughters early iphone which packed up whilst reading the weather forecast!
 


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