My First Cellphone

Nokia 3310 - my first cellphone, Nokia 3310. I bought it on installment
Philippines
November 27, 2011 10:50pm CST
The very first cellphone that I have is a Nokia 3310 and it was really popular that time. I am just about 17 years old when I got it. I am proud to say that I bought it myself though it is on an installment basis. I was one of the first people who got it on my work place that time and they would often borrow it just to see if it is really nice and easy to use. Unfortunately, on my way home from my mother's house, it was stolen from me. I was riding a bus and I was texting somebody and a guy just went up the bus and stole it from me and run. I didn't have the voice to shout as when I look around the guy is so far already How about you, can you still remember your first cell phone? did you buy it yourself? Where is that cellphone now? Do you have your own story to share?
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@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
21 Dec 11
I know Nokia 3310..the price must be very expensive that time..when did you have it? what year I mean..I didn't remember well what was my first cellphone, but I could remember very well when I saw cellphone for the first time! LOL. The cellphone belonged to my best friend. She came from a very rich family. Someday she asked me to come to her house. Then she showed me her cellphone. It was about in 1999 or 2000. I still remember it was Nokia and it was yellow. But I can't remember what type it was. I was so wonder myself and you know what, I even wasn't brave to touch it! LOL. It's one of my funniest experiences I have..
• New Delhi, India
26 Oct 21
i dont remember price, that was my father's cellphone, my first phone was motorola flip phone with vga camera and 15second video recording :)
• New Delhi, India
1 Apr 16
Nokia 3310 was my first Cellphone
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
20 Dec 11
Hi red! I had my first cellphone when I was still a college student. It was a Bosch model, the one that was endorsed by Aga Mulach before. My mother bought it for me. It was a necessity because I was studying so far away and it was expensive to always place a long distance call. But unfortunately, I lost it. I forgot it in the taxi I took when I was at the airport. I was so ashamed because I felt I wasted my mother's money. So I did not ask for another cellphone. Instead, I saved my allowance from my scholarship and bought my own cellphone which was Nokia 3310.
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
12 Dec 11
it was in the early 90's when i got my first mobile phone. it was an OKI branded phone issued by the company i was working at that time. well actually, the phone was issued together with the postpaid subscription. it was an ugly phone, with a very heavy battery pack and a single-liner monitor.
@adhyz82 (36249)
• Indonesia
21 Dec 11
if iam not wrong, my first cell phone is Nokia 8250..it`s cool cell phone in that time.. but until now, for me, Nokia 8250 is still cool you know sometimes i think iam nokia addicted even many brand in cellphone like Blackberry and so on
@shanemae (1025)
• Philippines
1 Dec 11
hi there again. well, i remember my first cellphone was from the alcatel brand. it was a second hand phone it was given to me as a present. when i received it i was happy but i would have been more happy if the phone was 3310! which was popular during that time. i was in 1st year high school when i had my first phone. i have kept it only for a year because my mother told me that my phone would be given to our workers in the farm so they have something to use when they would contact us. unfortunately those workers were very bad! they sold my phone after they encountered some financial difficulty. i felt bad even if i do not own the phone because it was so hard to let go since it was my first phone.
@narthan (325)
• India
29 Nov 11
My First phone was Samsung C230. Which is still running flawless even after 6 years. But I am not using it much as I want yo preserve it so have inserted an extra SIM card which I had to keep it running. I love that phone much more than my current samsung smartphone. Regards, Narthan
@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
28 Nov 11
I know this brand since my mom used it before. At that time the number one selling cellphone was Nokia. Many people were proud to have such a cellphone. My first cellphone was Erisson and later it might be called Sony Erisson. I had my first cellphone in 1997, I guess. Today the cellphone has improved a lot and it is not only a communication tool, but also a useful tool. It can also give you entertainment. I love China
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
30 Nov 11
My cellphone was even older than yours, it was a Nokia3210.. haha It was the first batch of cellphone from nokia, right away sony ericsson started with theirs. I remember it being big but just nice to fit into my palm, while it's heavy too.. hehe I had it with me for a year or so before it stopped working due to constant 'upgrading' to the phone.. haha I used to add stuffs to it, making it ring louder, or have those fanciful lights running around it, downloading logos, wallpapers and all.. lol
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
28 Nov 11
I do still have it. my daughter bought it for xmas 3 years ago for me and i have very seldom used it as im not really good with such technology. i prefer our house land line phone and only use the cell if im out and have to.
• China
28 Nov 11
The first cellphone that I got from my sister as a gift is a Nokia 6300. I can remenber that I was so happy that i can have a cellphone for my own. From then on ,I can use my phone to commumicate with my close friend, and to send massage,and serf the internet whenever I want. Apart from it's applications, it looks very nice and graceful. Also, it has graze surface. It has been kept me company for almost three years,so there is keen affection between us. The very thing I want to say is that I love my phone!
• Philippines
29 Nov 11
My father gave me Nokia3530 that is my First cellphone when I was 2nd year high school student but my father get it back because my time is only focus in texting and my father get jealous because I Used to go with him and tell hows my day been in school.
• India
28 Nov 11
Its sad to know that you lost your first cell phone in such an unfortunate way. My very first cell phone was samsung corby GT S-3653. Although i didn't buy it myself, it was my 15th b'day gift from my dad and was very dear to me. I don't know how i forgot it my class room and when i realized that it is not with me i suddenly got back to check whether its there but...it was not there, IT WAS STOLEN.. i loved that phone very much and i wish i would have not left it there.:(( I tried to get it back somehow but nothing worked. The biggest mistake that I did was that i didn't put the mobile tracker on. If i would turn the mobile tracker on, my cell phone would have been in my hands right now. But then nothing can be worked upon now. No worries...
@menzis00 (273)
28 Nov 11
I got a Siemens m35 when I was quite young actually, because I have an older sister who had it before and she got a new one so I got her old Siemens. I think I was about 11 or 12 years old. I loved it, it had rubber around it so it doesn't break so easily, and I constantly just played those super-old games on it. I think it's still somewhere in the back of my closet where all the past cellphones are actually.
@derek_a (10874)
28 Nov 11
My first cellphone was an analogue phone that was very big in my pocket and the reception was very bad. In some places I couldn't get a signal at all. I can't even remember the name of it, but it is in my attic someplace. Maybe I should get it out as it may be worth something as an antique.. My first ever small cellphone was a Siemens C45.. It was digital and what a difference! I could get signals almost everywhere. I was especially pleased to notice that I was getting signals in places my first phone wasn't gettting anything at all. That phone broke when I dropped it in a mug of coffee! I did dry it out and it turned on, but kept switching itself back off again! My last phone, I've had quite a few years. It's a Samsung D600 with camera on board, but it is not a smart phone. I don't think I would have use for a smart phone, so I've kept this one, and will keep it as long as it keeps working. It's got everything that I need in a phone. _Derek
@junmae (1586)
• Philippines
28 Nov 11
Hi Red! Motorola was my first cellphone and that was given to me by my father. It was a gift on my highschool graduation. I was so happy that time because it is my ultimate dream to have my own mobile phone. Unfortunately, it was also stolen from me when we were eating at Mcdonald. Maybe i was victimized by the famous "salisi gang". My bag was just besides me and I had put my cellphone inside it. I noticed my bag was missing when we are about to go home and i panicked because my cellphone was there. Though we seek help from the staff at Mcdonald and also to the security of the mall, I knew that my phone will never returned to me. That was very traumatic with me that's why it took me 2 years to buy a new one again.
@stanley777 (9402)
• Philippines
28 Nov 11
My first was Nokia 6210 the slim one. My wife still had it but at present she uses it as an alarm clock and it does not failed her ever on the time she had set.She doesn't use it though for text because the screen is a bit blurred due to moisture inside. I think the battery for that model is no more available but still she kept it as a remembrance until it stops functioning. I bought her a Samsung too but I forget the model, the one that folds and with small antennae in the casing.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
28 Nov 11
Mine was Nokia 3200,I ind it easy to use,easy to type words and durable.I use it for almost two years and change it to 3310.
@jtj_hello (627)
• Philippines
28 Nov 11
My very first phone was a SE T310. I love it since it was colored and getting a colored phone that time is cool. Now, phones are updating like a flash and new phone models are released everyday. I just wish I have enough money to buy the latest model and always update the phone that I have.
@waya616 (149)
• Philippines
28 Nov 11
My very first cellphone is a Nokia 3210 and I didn't bought it, my dad did. I was like in my first year high school that time. I think it is now somewhere in my mom's drawer but it is still working although it already have a defective battery.