At what age did you get your first mobile phone?

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Under 5

Age 5-10

Age 11-15

Age 16-20

Age 21-25

Age 26-30

Over 30

[BaileyisDarcy]

I was fifteen when I got my first phone.
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I think that's it anyway. I can't remember.

It was taken off me when my step mum broke it after getting pissed and throwing it. Can't even remember why.

I'm on my second phone that I got eight months after that incident.
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I love my flip phone. I also love how every time I bring it out, all the people my age will go 'oh my god is that a flip phone? I haven't seen one of those in years!'

[dolphiny]

my mom gave me an "emergency cell phone" in 6th grade when i was 11. it was free and i wasn't allowed to use it except to call like 911. i never used it.
i got my first real cell phone (it was a pink razr lol) when they weren't even cool anymore, when i was 13 or 14 i think. i couldn't even text on it, only call people.

[bubble_tea]

What? You couldn't text on your first real cell phone? :O

[dolphiny]

nope, lol my plan didn't have texting. we would have to pay like 10 cents per text, and my parents wouldn't let me. even though thats all everyone did... text. so my phone was a little useless. but i was still happy to have it

[KAZ-2Y5]

i was 16 my first phone looked like this:
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I am now 18 and this is my phone
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[BiscuitesSwag]

3, for Snake and other games which I don't remember their name. 😂

[bubble_tea]

At 3!

[MrOracle]

I was 25, the year was 1995, and the phone was a Sony CM-H333 on the GTE (analog) network.

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This phone was affectionately called the "Mars Bar" due to its small size and rounded back that had "finger grip ridges" that kind of reminded people of the texture of chocolate-covered peanuts.

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Todays smartphones are slowly approaching that small size again.

[gray_sailor]

I got my first analog cellular phone in 1994 from CellularONE I was 27 years old at the time. It was a Motorola bag phone like the one shown below:

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[gray_sailor]

Thanks for the MHO.

[meatballs21]

It was 1999, I was 19. It was a Nokia 5110 which was pretty much the standard issue phone at the time. Just to give you an idea of how crappy these things would be considered nowadays, it had the ORIGINAL version of Snake (not that many will even remember Snake) and it didn't have a vibration function - you had to buy an aftermarket battery which had a vibration motor but it wasn't a standard feature.

The first phone I actually cared about and used extensively was my second phone, a Nokia 3330 which I got the following year.

Nokia ruled the world back then, and the replaceable covers and downloadable operator logos/images meant there was a whole cottage industry supporting them.

When I got a Sony-Ericsson T610 a few years later it was a revelation - a colour screen, a camera, decent ringtones and sounds, and you could sync it up to your computer to get images. The custom case and downloadable logos industry died almost overnight... the ringtones thing lasted a little longer.

[bubble_tea]

Yeah, Nokia used to rock. I think those old phone are STILL working to this day.

[Applefan1]

I was about 16 when I got my first mobile phone. It was back in about 1999 or 2000. People did not really have mobiles before then. It was back in the time where you where cool if you owned a mobile phone.

My first phone was a Nokia 5020i which was a much more advanced phone technology wise than any other.

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Which color did you get?

[Applefan1]

The colour I got I think I had a red cover with some writing on it but I also had a black ALL Blacks rugly team cover too. These phones had changeable front face plates way back then.

[kimberleyyy]

My mum gave me an emergency cell phone when I was 8, that phone can only call and text. I had it because I was always in the hospital and sometimes my mum had to go out to get some stuffs so she gave it to me. I got my own phone when I was 13.

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Did you get it at 13, because you wanted it?

[kimberleyyy]

No, my mum wanted me to have it.

[Anonymous]

21, almost 22. Seriously, it's a luxury item, not a necessity. And for most people, the phone is enslaving and doesn't actually do them a damn bit of good in their life. I rarely answer my phone. I return calls, I don't take them. Texting is Satan's pastime, which he engages in by temporarily inhabiting someone's body and wasting other people's time. And then there is internet browsing...

[bubble_tea]

Yeah, I just realised I should have written 'over 26' in the second last option and the last option to be 'I don't own a mobile phone'.

[bubble_tea]

I think the smartphone is a luxury item, but not the kinda old mobile phone that you can buy for as little as 10 bucks.

[Opinion Owner]

I understand your point about the old mobile phones. I have intentionally kept an old phone and have not upgraded to a smartphone.

A mobile phone does have its uses, particularly in situations like a stalled car, etc. But barring emergencies, I still return calls rather than take them. I don't believe in letting people have access to my time whenever they choose--that isn't their decision to make. Their call is a request for my time, and I'll give it when or IF I'm willing.

[AleDeEurope]

At 12, but they took it away cause I didn't even use it, but then at 17 is when I got the next phone.

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Did you want it or was it just given to you?

[AleDeEurope]

The first time I wanted it cause my sister got hers at 12 too so I wanted one at 12 too. I know, it's stupid xD
The problem is that when I grew older and had a better social life, I had no phone.

[couldntthinkofaname]

Like 9 and I had this https://www.cellkraze.com/images/nokia%203600.jpg

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Did you want it or did your parents just give it to you?

[couldntthinkofaname]

I asked for it

[legalboxers]

D and E, when I worked for radio shack, I bought a cell phone, with my own money. I was told to return it (anal father, clueless mother) fast forward a couple years I finally bought a cell phone with my anal father not knowing, he was running late to his dialysis appointment. I pulled out my phone and said "dial". he's like whats this? I said something you said Id get over your dead body, now I can't talk and drive, since you have a big mouth for everything (he was 70, from the old school and refused to bend or whatever) dial the damn number and say your 10 mins out...

[JSmuve]

I was 20. I bought it and paid the bills myself. I see little 8 year olds running around with iphones and I'm thinking "why the fuck does an 8 year old need a cell phone?" But I digress.

[bubble_tea]

I assume they need it for the app games, not porn.

[DodgersGM]

I was 17. Got it as a high school graduation present.

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High school graduation present? You were so spoiled!

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;) ;)

[linkywinky]

Maybe like 14-15? I don't remember. These aren't things I file away in my brain as important.

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Did you want it or was it just given to you since your brain didn't file it as important?

[linkywinky]

I think I wanted it, but I think my parents also wanted me to have it because I was reaching that age where I wasn't home all the time so they wanted a sure-fire way to get ahold of me.

[menina]

I was 8 when I had my first mobile phone. I know, too early.

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Did you want one or was it just given to you?

[menina]

I wanted it.

[Mesonfielde]

12. It was a fairly crappy phone, but I kinda liked it! LG B1200.

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Did you want it or was it just given to you?

[Mesonfielde]

I wanted a phone, and my parents bought what was cheap! It worked fine for a while, too. It had some fancy games too, but I don't really remember it well.

[Piscarian92]

I was in 5th grade and it was those blocky Nokia 6110 with a clear flame phone cover. So old! Haha

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Did you want it or was it just given to you?

[Piscarian92]

My mom suggested I have one, so yea it was given.

[Pedantic]

I was terrified by the idea that someone could call me no matter where I was. They would wonder why I didn't pick up. I thought of it as an "electronic leash." While I could have had one much younger, I put it off till I was 22. I finally got it after family begged me.

I established a pattern of seldom answering, which continues to this day. :)

Yup, I'm that jerk who never picks up his cellphone.

[coffeprince]

I was 17 and my patents got me the virgin mobile pay as you go.. which was ridiculously expensive. Text message rates were insane lol. But hey I was a sucker for what looked cool :P

[Shaft50]

I didn't want a mobile phone before I was 27... I was happy not to have to worry about calling or being called when I was out. Plus, for an active guy, there are limited places to keep a brick... when I did get one it was a second-hand Nokia 5100

[PLLFan21]

I got my first phone when I was 14. For my 8th grade graduation. 😊

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Did you want it or was it just given to you?

[PLLFan21]

It was just given to me :)

[Touglyforfemales]

Damn there were a lot of spoiled 11-15 yr olds. When I was
that age I and other kids played with toys and video games.

[bubble_tea]

You don't know if they're spoiled. Maybe it's the only toy they got from their parents and the only 'video games' they get to play are the free app games on their phones.

[Touglyforfemales]

LOL you really believe an 11 yr old needs a cell phone? And yes it is being spoiled
my younger brother had a cell phone around that age he was spoiled. I must of
pissed off 3 spoiled brats ha ha ha.

[Anonymous]

I think I was 10 or 11. And I started begging to have a phone at like 7 or 8

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Why did you want one at age 7 or 8?

[Opinion Owner]

I can't remember. I remember really wanting one and my sisters got one. But I've always found cell phones fun, interesting, fascinating or something like that. Maybe that's why I've always been crazy about it

[9mfeo]

I was 15. I only got one after a misunderstanding with the late bus and being picked up at school. Disappearing for several hours can help with getting a cell phone. It was still only an emergency phone though.

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Don't give them ideas lol

[9mfeo]

Most kids these days already have cell phones.