At what age did you get your first mobile phone?
By Simone
@Janet357 (75651)
July 17, 2020 6:46am CST
I remember when I was still in college, mobile phones were not so common. Only the well-to-do kids could afford such.
The first phone was a thick one with a long antenna. I think only two in our class owned such.
I was not interested in the phones then. We had a landline phone so I would just call my classmates if we needed to finish something.
I got my first phone at the age of 22. My father gave it to me. The brand was Mitshubishi. I know it may sound weird but that time it looked more sophisticated than the leading brand then-Nokia.
No idea why Mitsubishi phones did not get as popular as Nokia phones did that time.
At present, apple products and other brands are so well-known here.
Back to the question, how old were you when you got your first phone?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104630)
• United States
17 Jul 20
I was around 18 years of age. It was a prepaid phone from Virgin Mobile. I don't remember the brand.
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@Young_boy (1055)
• Bekasi, Indonesia
17 Jul 20
I was not allowed to have a cellphone from when I was a child until I was 15 years old. the first time I was given a cellphone I was a class 2 in high school or I was 16 years old. the first brand of my cellphone was nokia 6120 c.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
17 Jul 20
I think I was in my early 20s when I got my first phone. I was able to call people and receive phonecalls, but that was it. It wasn't possible to write text messages. Unfortunately it didn't last long. Mypuppy took it and when he was done playing with it, it didn't look like a phone anymore 
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
18 Jul 20
@Janet357 Yes I was mad It was an Ericsson phone.
It was an Ericsson phone.1 person likes this
@Janet357 (75651)
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19 Jul 20
@Porcospino It was an expensive brand then. I think it is Sony now. My husband is a fan of Sony.
@Tampa_girl7 (49411)
• United States
17 Jul 20
When I was in my mid to late 40’s.
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@Tampa_girl7 (49411)
• United States
18 Jul 20
@Janet357 it was a LG and very small and a pretty ruby red.
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@Janet357 (75651)
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19 Jul 20
@Tampa_girl7 Aww. I had a phone as long as my index finger and was very narrow too.
@aureategloom (8344)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
17 Jul 20
my firs phone was samsung flip phone when i was 11-12 i think
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@piyushbhatia1 (11698)
• India
17 Jul 20
I just ask myself when did I understand that my phone data was highly valuable.
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@piyushbhatia1 (11698)
• India
18 Jul 20
@Janet357 Now I do not want any corporte to get my data for free.
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@Belalangtempur69 (29)
• Indonesia
18 Jul 20
I got mine when i was junior high school. That phone only able to call or short message. But that phone last so many years until just about to graduate from university.
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@Belalangtempur69 (29)
• Indonesia
19 Jul 20
@Janet357 with a lot of memories inside. The good old days.
@HannahKusKus (4025)
• Semarang, Indonesia
17 Jul 20
Here.. mitsubishi is not common for handphone. This brand is for a vehicle 
. Thats why it surprising me. My first mobile phone is nokia. Wow it is king brand all over the world at that time, right?
. Thats why it surprising me. My first mobile phone is nokia. Wow it is king brand all over the world at that time, right?@HannahKusKus (4025)
• Semarang, Indonesia
19 Jul 20
@Janet357 oh yes.. thats right. I forgot iphone. Since the security of iphone is guaranteed, it still leading among the gadget
