How old do you when you got your first mobile phone?
By Oscarchen
@Oscarchen (123)
China
March 22, 2009 2:25am CST
As all know, mobile phone is much more popular than before. And more and more people are using mobile phones. Especially, Youngers like fashional mobile phones, Like Blackberry, Iphone, Nokia, Sony Ericesson. I saw some junior high school students having mobile phones. And even primery school students have mobile phones. Er....I got my first mobile phone in senior high school. How old do you when got your first mobile phone?
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61 responses
@migsmartinez (1293)
• Philippines
22 Mar 09
Hey there! I can remember getting my first phone when I was in Grade 7. I was around 10 years old at the time and the phone I was given was a Nokia 5110.
@ASHRAF007 (3)
• India
22 Mar 09
same here bro i also got nokia 5110 as my first cell phone. when i was 14 years old........thanks for make me remember about that.
@ASHRAF007 (3)
• India
22 Mar 09
i got nokia 5110 as my first cell phone. when i was 14 years old.....and i was too happy when i got that......
@Oscarchen (123)
• China
22 Mar 09
10 years old? wa...You are much earlier than I got my first cellphone.
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
22 Mar 09
Hi, Oscarchen! I was 29 when I got my first cell phone to talk on. When I was in high school, my family did not believe in buying me a cell phone.. So, therefore, I never really saw the need to have one.. So, I just never got one.. When I had my kids, that was when I really considered getting one then. But, my husband, tried to talk me out of it. But, I still got one anyway, later down the line that is.. I have a Nokia Net10 Prepaid cell phone. It works great! I have been thinking babout getting me a Verizon Blackberry.
@Oscarchen (123)
• China
23 Mar 09
Hi,cream97. I think Blackberry will be your best choice. In America, I know Blackberry is popular. And now, in the world, Blakberry is becoming more and more popular. Lika in China, many youngers prefer to buy a BlackBerry, because of its powerful functions.
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@signum (545)
• Australia
22 Mar 09
Gosh, I got my first phone when I was 17 and it was a Nokia 3310.
I'm 27 now and I've had 7 phones in my life. The first 5 were Nokias, and the last two were Motorola, and I would never go back to Nokia again. I love my motorola flip phones.
@Oscarchen (123)
• China
22 Mar 09
Nokia 3310....en....A lot of people used it before. Motorola A1200 is pretty nice, I think.
@bournecaindelta (2477)
• India
22 Mar 09
17. I was 17 when I got my first cell phone and it was so superb. I used to enjoy playing games on it all day. One of my other classmates had the same one and we used to hook up over bluetooth to play multiplayer games. Racing and shooting. It was fun.
bourne
@bournecaindelta (2477)
• India
22 Mar 09
Yeah, that's there. But now most people are concentrating having music as the main option. No worries there. It's fun listening to music too.
bourne
@Oscarchen (123)
• China
22 Mar 09
Yeah, youngers always like games very much, no matter on computer or on cellphone.
@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
24 Mar 09
All these young ones that got their phones as teenagers! I didn't get my first mobile phone until I was in my thirties and that was because my husband insisted on it for safety reasons. I just had no interest in owning one before that and for people to be able to catch me anywhere. Of course now that I've had one for years I would be reluctant to part with it!
@Oscarchen (123)
• China
24 Mar 09
Yeah, you are right. When you got a cellphone, your family and your friends are much earlier to catch you wherever you are.
@fasyahime (629)
• Malaysia
24 Mar 09
i am 19 when i got my first mobile phone and it is alcatel..got is so that i can call my mum when i am off to college..get stolen by pickpocket together with my green wallet..that was my first phone..how i wish i got my hand on that thief,i will break his body to pieces and feed to stray dog and cat,,so mad,when i remember it..
@Oscarchen (123)
• China
24 Mar 09
Hemmm....So bad that your first cellphone was been stolen. Be careful next time.^_^
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
23 Mar 09
i got my first mobile phone when i was doing my foundation year in australia... and i was about 18 years old at that time... i got it handed down from my elder brother... i didn't want to carry a mobile phone actually as i loved my privacy... but my parents insisted me on having one as it is too difficult for them to keep in touch with me... take care and have a nice day...
@Oscarchen (123)
• China
23 Mar 09
When you go out, parents always are care about you. And a cell can make them reassuring. So as a son or daughter, we need a cellphone..^_^
@hora_fugit (5862)
• India
23 Mar 09
I got my first mobile when I joined the college and had to move away from my home. I daresay that had this college been near to my home, I would have been still mobile-less.
Many such cases here, no? And yes, I too was 18 by then.
@Oscarchen (123)
• China
24 Mar 09
When you go away home, you need a cellphone to communicate with your family so that your family can find you.
@chance2691 (566)
• Philippines
22 Mar 09
I got my mobile phone [Nokia 1112] as a graduation gift when I graduated from high school. I lost cellphones all the time, so they made me wait as a punishment.
It was worth it, though. I've had it for almost three years now, and I love it all the same.
@Oscarchen (123)
• China
23 Mar 09
You may be more careful..^_^Your current cellphone has been used for three years. That's a long time. It's good. I think it must be a nice cellphone.
@scs743 (21)
• China
22 Mar 09
i was 21 when i got my first mobile phone----Nokia 6681.i like it because i can read many website articals on my nokia phone by uploading them.it feels good to read anywhere and anytime i want.
@shell2784 (752)
• United States
22 Mar 09
well, i'll be 25 this year and i got my first cell phone when i was 16. It was just a prepaid one that I asked for and paid for so that I could have one in my car and whatever. Now I'm 25 and I'm going to cancel my current cell phone and go back to a prepaid one. Our phone bill for 2 cell phones and a house phone is $250 a month! I can't handle it anymore! I cringe when I write out the check!
@Oscarchen (123)
• China
23 Mar 09
They cost lots of money! er...$250 a month....I think it's a great stress.
@gurlychie (17)
• Philippines
23 Mar 09
hmmmmmmmm, i have my phone when i was a sophomore high school. My brother gaves it to me.
That was a very special gift my brother gaves me. I think that was wayback when i was 15. Now I'm 20 and I know cellphone is very useful nowadays. Not just for friendly communication but for business also.
@Oscarchen (123)
• China
23 Mar 09
You are right. Cellphone is useful. Your brother gave you as a gift..Hmmm...Birthdayday gift?
@Oscarchen (123)
• China
23 Mar 09
Now, more and more people like smartphone. Especially, university students like it very much.
@blak4life (1)
• Australia
22 Mar 09
I was 10 years old when my dad gave me his old mobile because i begged him to when he got his new one
@bellaofchaos (11538)
• United States
26 Mar 09
I got my first cell phone when I was 23 I got it because I had kids and didn't want to break down with them in the car and have no way to get help. I still have a cell phone and even though I have gone through many types i think that I'm going to stick with the blackberry line up. LOL!!!
@babyorchid (1737)
• China
22 Mar 09
i got my first cellphone when i was in high school..
hehe
happy mylotting
@pinkfloyd007 (375)
• India
22 Mar 09
i was in college wen i got my first mobile.. that was way back in 2003.. it was nokia 2100. actually it was the first time that i had stayed away from my parents so they gave me the mobile phone..
@Oscarchen (123)
• China
22 Mar 09
Yeah, just like you, when I went to college, my father bought a new one to me. But it was my second one. When you go away from home, parents need a phone to find you and know whether you are fine.
@uicbear (1900)
• United States
22 Mar 09
When I was in junior high, mobile phones really weren't available to the everyday person. Yes I'm that old. I did outlast most of my friends before I broke down and finally bought one though, I was 31. I would have not gotten one when I did, except my car was getting old and I was doing alot of driving. So, I got one in case I was driving somewhere and my car broke down.
@Oscarchen (123)
• China
22 Mar 09
Yeah, when we get a cellphone, we are in case something urgent happened.