Your first Mobile Phone

blackcard · 25-07-2015 02:08PM #1

My first 'sort of' mobile phone. Back in 1983, working on construction sites, used to be sent to start off new sites, maybe a hundred miles from the head office. Had to phone head office every day. First problem was to get change for the phone box, then to find one that wasn't broken, then to wait for some old dear to get off the phone. So used to make an arrangement with some local householder whereby I paid them cash and I had a mobile phone where people could ring me using their number.

My first real mobile phone.
1988 working in England, company based in Ireland gave me a mobile, size of a brick, weighed about two pounds, nine inches long, two inches wide and two inches deep and had a long aerial. Often had to go to top of nearby hill to get reception. Company took it off me after one month when they got a bill of over €2000
Do you remember your first mobile phone?

the evasion_kid · 25-07-2015 02:09PM

Mitsubishi trium with the flip down thingy

punisher5112 · 25-07-2015 02:11PM

3310 snake was great.

How times have changed.

Bought my mum a 5110 and anothe 3310 for 1 of the sisters if I recall was 1999 nearly sure and remember a call would cost over a pound a minute

mass_debater · 25-07-2015 02:12PM

I had a Maxon, huge clunky thing.

http://www.cntr.salford.ac.uk/comms/resources/artefacts/mobile_phones/ETACS/Maxon_EPC590E.JPG

DEFTLEFTHAND · 25-07-2015 02:13PM

Nokia 35.10i with gold colouring, I still have it in a drawer somewhere. Probably still has a bit of battery life in it.

flazio · 25-07-2015 02:14PM

Ericsson GF768 Red with a flip down microphone. Back then, Eircell Ready to Go customers could receive text messages but could not send them. I still have the same phone number today. But my dad has had his nearly 20 years, in fact his phone number used to have 6 digits after 087 but Eircell then made him add a 2 to his number.

Hande hoche! · 25-07-2015 02:14PM

A Nokia 5110. Quite a durable beast.

The_Valeyard · 25-07-2015 02:14PM

Nokia 9210. A brick. But it could be dropped and survive. And snake.

Hammer89 · 25-07-2015 02:15PM

It was a Nokia 3210. I remember getting it for Christmas and spending the entire morning wasting all of my credit on ringtones. I think it was dial-a-tone or something. I can still remember your man's automated voice: "Amadeus".

delahuntv · 25-07-2015 02:22PM

Can't remember the brand / make but it was shape of a home phone with cord attached hand piece.

I do remember the number 088 552086

Ah distance memories of being a yuppie - mobile, annabels and strings

I have now grown up!!!

NachoBusiness · 25-07-2015 02:22PM

Panasonic GD90.

I used to have dreams about the Nokia 3210 because it had an internal aerial (the holy grail in '99).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyBJ8dAOp4c

delahuntv · 25-07-2015 02:24PM

Found image of similar

r93kaey5p2izun · 25-07-2015 02:24PM

A Siemens C25. There's a 3310 and a 5110 still in daily use in this house!

LDN_Irish · 25-07-2015 02:45PM

Motorola D160 attached.

Upgraded to a 3210 and was the boss of my estate.

retro:electro · 25-07-2015 02:45PM

My girlfriend has a mobile phone

SpannerMonkey · 25-07-2015 02:46PM

This Ericcsson GA318 . what a beast it was too real high tech :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJsef6bItOs

KKkitty · 25-07-2015 02:54PM

Motorola d520. Complete brick of a phone but I felt like a boss pulling up the aerial.

Banjo String · 25-07-2015 02:56PM

It was this bad boy, and did I not think I was some big cheese with it clipped to the side of my belt like a right eejit.

punisher5112 · 25-07-2015 03:00PM

Banjo String wrote: »

It was this bad boy, and did I not think I was some big cheese with it clipped to the side of my belt like a right eejit.

Yes the belt clip craze ha ha remeber the days

PLL · 25-07-2015 03:04PM

The classic Nokia 3210

PLL · 25-07-2015 03:05PM

SpannerMonkey wrote: »

This Ericcsson GA318 . what a beast it was too real high tech :P
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJsef6bItOs

That was my dad's first phone. It's crazy looking back at that. Brings back memories.

bikermartin · 25-07-2015 03:08PM

A Panasonic G350 in 1996. 180 pounds it cost and then also signed a contract with 087 eircell. Much better network than 088 he said !

OldMrBrennan83 · 25-07-2015 03:08PM

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NorthStars · 25-07-2015 03:09PM

One of these...

https://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCMQtwIwAWoVChMI__OJtbf2xgIVgRbbCh3NdwkR&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8qObkD1ofvU&ei=J5WzVb9Ega3sBs3vpYgB&usg=AFQjCNFM-QjSkOuGoQZJyNlu9VWVAp4LLw

Proud as punch I was.....
It's a long way from that to an Phone 6.

NorthStars · 25-07-2015 03:11PM

punisher5112 wrote: »

Yes the belt clip craze ha ha remeber the days

Was going through Faro airport last week and the guy in front of me had one....
I'd say his phone was 20 years old too.

OldMrBrennan83 · 25-07-2015 03:14PM

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Aint Eazy Being Cheezy · 25-07-2015 03:15PM

http://s7.computerhistory.org/is/image/CHM/102632966p-03-01?$re-zoomed$

I'm pretty sure this was it. It had internet and it was a snip at just €16 to check the premiership results of a saturday :eek: