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General Discussion => Share Your Badassity => Topic started by: Miss Piggy on September 01, 2016, 10:36:43 AM
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Another thread about someone being mocked for using an iPhone 5 (the horrors!), and some of the comments therein, gave me an idea...let's see who here us using the oldest, most out-of-date cell phone.
My phone is only a few months old, so I'm not in the running, but here it is:
Phone: Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Purchased: New in summer 2016
Age: Approximately 4 months
ETA: Lest I look completely anti-mustachian, my previous phone was a Galaxy Note 2 and was way past its contract end date. Got the new one because we switched carriers to cut our bill in half with my BIL's huge discount plan.
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I am also out of the running with an iPhone 6s that I received about 3 months ago.
However, it is a company phone, so if I can add the last phone that I paid for was the iPhone 3G or whatever iPhone was somewhat recent in 2009.
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One of my best friends has an iphone 3, still works fine he says.
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Using for what?
I have an old $10 ca. 1996 Walmart/Tracfone analog-candybar-monochome-dumbphone that I sometimes use as an alarm clock.
Won't hold a charge overnight so I keep it plugged in to the charger.
It will call 911 in a pinch, which your bedside Sony clock-radio won't do.
ETA: No it won't call 911. It's an analog phone; the network doesn't even know it exists.
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Current phone: HTC 626s, bought new ($129) just over a year ago because my old phone only supported 3G on a frequency that had just got shut down in my area (refarmed to LTE).
Previous phone: Samsung Galaxy S (2010), owned from mid-2013 to mid-2015. Bought for $20 from a high schooler (mommy and daddy bought him a new phone).
Previous previous phone: HTC G1 (2008), $60 on eBay, owned from late 2011 to mid-2013. Dumped it when it started falling apart physically.
Before that: $15 flip phone from 2009-2011.
GF has a $500 iPhone SE, but she uses it for business and her one old phone (5S bought used) quit charging properly right before a business trip that would have cost her a lot more than $500 had she not bought it, and she needed some iOS specific app. So unfortunately it was a "need new phone right now tonight" trip to the Apple store. And they were out of stock of the $400 model. But it should last her at least three years.
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My spouse has an EnV2, purchased for $0 ($50 with a $50 rebate) in 2008.
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I used a Motorola v220 for 9 years. I was hoping to make it to 10, but it died in March of this year.
My boss hated my phone and mistakenly thought he could not contact me on it.
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My current phone is an iPhone 5s bought used and unlocked 9 months ago. The phone it replaced was an iPhone 3g, bought in 2008. It was so old that I had the unlimited data plan back when I was still paying $100/mo for AT&T.
Once I discovered MVNO on these forums, I had AT&T unlock the old iPhone, then I switched to the $10 no-data plan from puretalkusa. Both phones work just fine, since puretalk uses the AT&T network.
So the iPhone 3g was over 7 years old when I stopped using, and it still worked mostly (some of the pixels were blacked out). The battery got weak several years before, so I bought one online and followed the videos to replace it--fairly easy. I still have it and it still works as an iPod just fine.
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I'm using a Nexus 5, bought in October 2013. I can't be the only one?! My N5 proudly boasts the following features:
-Giant chunk of glass missing from screen
-Packaging tape covering the exposed circuit board
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I'm using a Motorola Razr Maxx HD build date Sep 25, 2013. Purchased new off ebay for $100.
It replaced my first Smartphone ~ a Motorola Razr Maxx HD ~ that died this summer after lasting a hard-use 4 years tucked in an Otterbox.
I couldn't go with another phone knowing what the first one went through.
It replaced a Motorola flip phone
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I just got my first smartphone a couple months ago, a Moto e.
Before that I had an LG Shine that was going strong for just under 10 years.
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Iphone 4.
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My current phone (Samsung S5) died a horrid death after 27 months of usage, and I am back to using my Samsung S3 (over 4 years old) which had been being used as a media player only.
Does that get me some sort of 'half in the running'? heh
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I have an IPhone 5 that I bought when it first came out. I think it is about 4 years old now.
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Mine is a Nokia from 2005! It is older than SIM cards!
Still chugging along though.
I can't bear to get rid of it since it's still working.
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Another thread about someone being mocked for using an iPhone 5 (the horrors!), and some of the comments therein, gave me an idea...let's see who here us using the oldest, most out-of-date cell phone.
My Galaxy S4 broke last month. Bad motherboard losing contact with the sim card.
Instead of using that for an excuse to buy a new phone, I reactivated my Galaxy S2. The only thing I miss on the S4 is the IR blaster. The S2 is just over 4 years old, practically new by Mustachian standards, but an outlier for just about everyone else.
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Droid razr purchased new Feb 2012
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LG G3 purchased August 2015.
My mum however uses a Nexus S purchased in late 2011. It's probably due for replacement now, but she's still happy with it.
Sent from my LG-D855 using Tapatalk
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My SO uses a Samsung Galaxy S3 purchased in May of 2012. I replaced the battery for her last year. Still going strong.
4 years & 3 months old.
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Have a working Samsung Star purchased in 2008. Can't connect to internet, doesn't know what a smiley is.
Bought a new phone in Jan, but I still answer calls on the old one whenever people still call my old number.
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Mine is from 2006, when it cost £20 and came with £10 of free credit. It does have a colour screen and a 320kilo pixel camera, so was a significant upgrade on my previous phone.
I've spent most of the past 20 years working on silicon chip designs for phones.
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Mine, an old LG flip phone with a colour screen. 2006.
Wife, second hand iPhone 4 (bought for $50 last year)
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Nokia 1100, Christmas present from my brother, 2003. Original sim card still present and correct. Battery lasts forever. No reason to change.
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Mine is a Nokia from 2005! It is older than SIM cards!
Still chugging along though.
I can't bear to get rid of it since it's still working.
That's how I felt, mine was still working so why get rid of it? But I folded and got a smartphone. My digital camera was also starting to fail, though, so I sort of saw it as a two for one replacement of my phone and camera.
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I'm using a Nexus 5, bought in October 2013. I can't be the only one?! My N5 proudly boasts the following features:
-Giant chunk of glass missing from screen
-Packaging tape covering the exposed circuit board
I am also using a Nexus 5 from 2013; complete with smashed screen and broken charging port. It can only be charged with the inductive wireless charging pad! :D
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I would have been in the running a year ago with my Hershey bar phone from 2008. Alas, it finally took it's last digital breath and I replaced it with a cheap smart phone. ($100 new/unlocked, so, yeah, cheap.)
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I am still using a Samsung Note something (big phone with a stylus I have never used) not sure of the number or exact name as my wife sets this stuff up but its going on 4 years old. I dont want a new phone so hopefully it lasts another 4 at least but i doubt it.
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I distinctly remember having a conversation with a coworker a year or so ago and I mentioned that I think I have the oldest cell phone in North America. She looked at me and said in her snootiest voice "That's nothing to brag about."
Oh hell yes it is!
And looking at this thread it looks like I can say I have one of oldest cell phones in the world! LOL. That would have sent her over the edge.
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I've never owned a cell phone. Five years ago I replaced our corded home phone with cordless ones though.
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Galuxy S3 for the win!
So far it looks like Stachey is winning with the 05 Nokia unless I missed someone.
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I was going through the shop the other day an came across an old case phone that my father won't get rid of. It plugs into the car charger and had a magnetic antenna to stick on your roof. Next time i'm over there I think I'll fire it up. I'm out of the running. My phone went for swim in the river last month and I had to replace my real estate phone. I now have 2 brand new smartphones... How unmustaschian of me!
I will say, if they brought back something like the original razor... I'd think about going back.
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Galuxy S3 for the win!
So far it looks like Stachey is winning with the 05 Nokia unless I missed someone.
Galaxy S3 purchased used in 2012!
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I've got a pretty sweet LG/Tracfone pre-paid flip phone. Probably about 6 years old?
All the cool kids are jealous...
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I had this bad boy up until a few 6 years ago.... from like 2002-2009
(https://lovelace-media.imgix.net/uploads/191/056c9730-2d9b-0133-5b22-0aecee5a8273.jpg?)
Then i had a blackberry curve for 3 years, and now a samsung galaxy s3, most likely will stay with this for a longggg time
edit: holy crap that is a big picture
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Nexus 4 bought new in May 2012. The glass back has been cracked since about the 3rd week. Likes to randomly reboot and shut off, and for the last couple of months it has been telling me there is insufficient space for app upgrades. Planning to replace this fall.
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Five year old flip phone that cost $15 originally.
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I have an iPhone 4 still.
I'll be looking to replace it soon as I use it for maps a lot and it has started to take a frustratingly long time to open a maps app and the app will crash several times along the way.
I purchased it new just after they were released and put it on a $30 prepaid plan. It was expensive upfront but I think I've got reasonable value out of it over the years. I think I've had it for 6 years now.
I actually have two because my work phone is also an iPhone 4. Although I can use it for personal use, I prefer to keep my work separate, also I will have to hand it back if I resign, go on maternity leave, etc. I had hoped they'd upgrade their devices so I could use it for maps and keep mine but they seem as stubborn as I am about upgrading phones.
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I got my iPhone 4S in May 2012. The battery life is starting to go but I'll keep using it til it's not usable.
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Using for what?
I have an old $10 ca. 1996 Walmart/Tracfone analog-candybar-monochome-dumbphone that I sometimes use as an alarm clock.
Won't hold a charge overnight so I keep it plugged in to the charger.
It will call 911 in a pinch, which your bedside Sony clock-radio won't do.
ETA: No it won't call 911. It's an analog phone; the network doesn't even know it exists.
I feel like ETA doesn't mean what I think it means... I always thought it was estimated time of arrival.... If it's something different than that, why would they make something a TLA(three letter acronym) that's already used?
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I have a 1st gen moto X, purchased in mid 2013, it's in horrible condition and i'll need to upgrade soon. Prior to this phone, my last phone was a flip phone that lasted from 2004-2013, it was a high quality phone, all the phones released nowadays are only made to last 2 years sadly.
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I feel like ETA doesn't mean what I think it means... I always thought it was estimated time of arrival.... If it's something different than that, why would they make something a TLA(three letter acronym) that's already used?
ETA: edited to add
Three letter acronyms are not unique (how could they be) and so you have to go by context, just like some regular words. Of course, new ones appear all the time, and not everybody can know every one of them. Would've been simpler just to ask what it means in this case.
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I should've gotten in on this when the competition was easy. Nexus 6p, November 2015. It's quite a phone, but I should've gotten a 5x. Metal exteriors make no sense for me, as I like keeping my phone naked.
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I got my iPhone 4S in May 2012. The battery life is starting to go but I'll keep using it til it's not usable.
I replaced the battery on mine. It was not expensive.
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Samsung SIII. It does everything I need it to do. Plus I get a "cheap" (for Canada) monthly plan on it.
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iPhone 4s bought in May 2012, replacing the iPhone 4 that died a saltwatery boating accident death. My current 4s screen has been cracked since march of this year and i refuse to get it fixed because the screen protector is holding it together fine and it works. I'll replace the phone only when i have to, hopefully in another year or 2.
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I've never owned a cell phone. Five years ago I replaced our corded home phone with cordless ones though.
How have you adjusted to the change in technology? ;-)
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apparently not the oldest in daily use here, but mine is a Samsung Rugby from 2011.
Still works just fine and its still waterproof.
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I have the Virgin Mobile ZTE Awe I bought on sale for $20 in May 2014. It is a 3G android phone and I am still on their grandfathered $25/month plan although I average paying about $18.00/month because there is a seller on ebay who sells $45 top up refills for a range from $30 - $35 depending on timing. Not the oldest on this thread but old by most standards outside of MMM.
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Mine is a Nokia from 2005! It is older than SIM cards!
Still chugging along though.
I can't bear to get rid of it since it's still working.
Me too! Mine's a Nokia 1600. What model is yours?
Mine is also one of the few intergenerational phones. The phone first belonged to my father and he gave it me in 2008 when he upgraded.
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I've never owned a cell phone. Five years ago I replaced our corded home phone with cordless ones though.
How have you adjusted to the change in technology? ;-)
The biggest phone tech jump that I've had to deal with was when we moved from our rotary phone to a push button one in the mid 90s. No longer did I have to fear the multi second delay after dialing a 9!
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LG side-flip phone that I got for free sometime 5 or 6 years ago, back when Verizon had the new every two years plan. It's super resilient and does what it needs to. Most of the buttons are so worn down that they aren't legible, but it works for me.
I get comments on it all the time - typically from people who can't believe such phones still exist, but recently a teenager noticed it and thought I had a super-cool, totally new kind of device...and I had to explain what it really was. :)
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Nokia 6015i. And it was almost intergenerational the other way because I almost gave it to my mother but she finally got one of her own.
GuitarStv...it took me the longest time to get a cell phone (I was the last one I knew who didn't have one yet) but I finally did because I was so pissed off at the landline phone company (Telus). The phone line started to go dead a lot and when I phoned (from work) to complain they would always have some bullshit about this or that even though I lived in an older building and could tell the lines going to the building needed work. They kept saying it was because I was using some random phone and not an official Telus telephone (which they would be happy to rent to me for x amount per month.)
They charged a ridiculous number of fees on top of fees. And of course the tax was on top of all of that. There was always a long distance fee even when I didn't make any long distance calls. It was one thing after another with them
How do you not get gouged by your phone company?
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How do you not get gouged by your phone company?
We use a voip service as our home phone. It's pretty cheap, and the service is generally reliable.
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iphone 4.
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I've used a motorola F3 for a very very long time. Indestructible. A friend had the same, and someone literally ran over it with a truck. Not a trace of cracks. Great battery life too.
(http://www.evertek.com/imageshare/B/300x300/BLK-F3-unit.jpg)
But since I live in two countries now, and it doesn't have dual sim capability, I had to shelve it :-( Might restart using it once I settle down in one country again...
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I love that this site allows us to have bragging rights for the oldest phone instead of society, which would necessitate that we have the newest in order to have bragging rights... :)
I'm out of the running. I have an iPhone 4 purchased when the one after that one came out.
I'll be getting a new iPhone this month from my company (need to be available to answer clients on our social media accounts and have told my bosses that I don't have a data plan that allows for this... so, I get a paid for phone. Win).
Will be selling my iPhone 4 on ebay once I receive it.
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I haven't had a phone of my own for almost 3 years now. My employer provided phone is an old dumb POS does that count?
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I'm sporting a Convoy 2 (SCH-U660) flip phone on my right hip.
I'll need to look at home to see if I can find a date. but it is at least
5 years since I got it.
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Iphone 3GS, since Dec 2009. The on/off button broke a few years ago, but it's still going strong otherwise. Do I get an honorary award for oldest smartphone?
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I'm in the galaxy s3 crowd - apparently they last! I "upgraded" once to the s5. I put it back in the box and sold it on ebay for $500. Well worth it!
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Samsung Galaxy S2
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I have an old Nokia. My phone company (Telstra) is telling me I have til December to upgrade, since it will be closing the 2G network down and my phone can't run on 3G or higher :(
Awaiting iPhone 7, then I will get a 6 cheaper.
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Current phone is a 2013 MotoG running Lollipop. It does everything I want it to do, so why bother upgrading?
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Nokia dumb phone from 2003.
Amazing battery life - lasts a week but same problem as happy and may not be functional at end of the year.
I was given an iPhone 3gs as someone felt sorry for me with the old nokia.
I keep the 3gs going by never upgrading the software.
So partner has nokia now. perfect for him as his texts are one word answers e.g. 'ok' 'yes' 'no' and he never takes photos.
Just have to wait for someone else to feel sorry for me and give me a new i phone.
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Nokia dumb phone from 2003.
Amazing battery life - lasts a week but same problem as happy and may not be functional at end of the year.
That's one thing I love about my phone and that all my smartphone-friends complain about. I charge my phone over the weekend and it lasts all week (granted I basically only use it occasionally as, you know, a phone). Everyone else I know routinely has problems with their phone dying because they forgot to plug it in last night.
Yeah, i understand a full-screen LCD and powerful processor and WiFi chip consume lots of power, but in the end I can still make calls.
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Nokia dumb phone from 2003.
Amazing battery life - lasts a week but same problem as happy and may not be functional at end of the year.
That's one thing I love about my phone and that all my smartphone-friends complain about. I charge my phone over the weekend and it lasts all week (granted I basically only use it occasionally as, you know, a phone). Everyone else I know routinely has problems with their phone dying because they forgot to plug it in last night.
Yeah, i understand a full-screen LCD and powerful processor and WiFi chip consume lots of power, but in the end I can still make calls.
Ahh, yes. My dumbphone used to last a week. I still get pretty good battery life with my smartphone because I still primarily use it only for calls, but it's usually about three days instead of all week.
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I don't even come close in this forum, iPhone 5, bought in December 2012. However, I easily win compared to everyone I know IRL, and I have no plans to replace it until/unless it actually dies. I have considered replacing the battery (I'm an EE, I know it isn't hard), but I'm too lazy so I just leave a charger in my office now. If I have to replace it in the next couple years I'll probably go with an unlocked SE. I will definitely never be upgrading to "the latest" again!!
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Solver Nokia candy bar from around 2005. Still works!
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Mine is a Nokia from 2005! It is older than SIM cards!
Still chugging along though.
I can't bear to get rid of it since it's still working.
You might have me beat. I've got an LG Expression C395 and this is a recent change from the Samsung Gravity T I'd used for 6 years before that. I agree with you...if it ain't broke, don't fix it!
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Samsung flip phone from 2009. I will admit that it can be embarrassing to whip this flip phone out at times, but I don't care, it fits nice in my jeans front pocket.
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Does it count if it's on my family plan, but I'm not actually using it any longer? :) My MIL is using my old iPhone 4. I don't think it beats the flip phone, but it's pretty old.
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backup to my galaxy s4 is a nokia 3110c
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Galaxy S2 purchased at the end of 2011.
(Can't remember the price but it seemed like a lot at the time...$600 CAD???)
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No contest winner, but from late 2011 Casio G'zOne Ravine 2.
Company phone, no camera, intentionally so as I work in nuclear power plants.
Free, as in no costs to me.
holds charge for over a week.
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I've had the Galaxy S3 for the past 4-5 years. Not sure when it was released. I see no need to buy a new phone when this one works fine!
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I've never owned a cell phone. Five years ago I replaced our corded home phone with cordless ones though.
How have you adjusted to the change in technology? ;-)
The biggest phone tech jump that I've had to deal with was when we moved from our rotary phone to a push button one in the mid 90s. No longer did I have to fear the multi second delay after dialing a 9!
Love it GuitarStv! I have been very resistant to them. However, my husband and I have had a couple over the yrs but we never used them! A while back my MIL bought us a $40 phone!!! I have no idea what model or brand it is (just don't care). But since then I have started a small business and really only text with clients on it. I do not use it to contact friends, just my Mother. I try not to give out the cell number to just anyone including my kids school. The fact is I very rarely carry it. How on earth did society survive without them (not that long ago) is beyond me.
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I still have my Galaxy 6
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I have a free cell phone due to low income. Very bare bones.
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Damn, I thought the 2007-era Palm Centro I was using (friend gave it to me) earlier this year would be closer to the oldest! Sadly, the battery was going and I didn't want to spend money on that, only to have something else go later.
So I switched to another phone somebody gave me, a Motorola Droid Razr M from 2012. Gotta love the free phones!
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Iphone 4.
Me too.
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I still use the samsung flip phone I got in 2006. T9 texting FTW. Battery life of 3 weeks. I love it.
But I think those without cell phones definitely won this challenge.. that is seriously badass!
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My flip phone broke, so I'm using my deceased mother's flip phone instead. I have no idea how old it is.
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How about lowest overall cost instead of oldest.
$39.99 Samsung Victory 4g LTE from Freedompop in summer of 2014.
$0 since, and includes 500 texts, 200 phone minutes, and 500 MB of data free per month.
Slightly less than $2.00 per month.
Phone is Voice-over-IP, so is just so-so unless you are using Wi-Fi, but texting works pretty much everywhere. I even used it as a Wi-Fi / GPS device in Italy for 3 weeks and it worked pretty well. When on Wi-Fi, route your day, download the local map and then use GPS for free throughout the day.
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My boy-child didn't realize that his phone was in his pocket when he started a wash.....
For the 3rd time now he is back to the very first phone he had an LG Cosmos purchased in 2010.
Thankfully that phone still works.
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Nokia 1661 bought in 2009 over here. I've given thought a few times to upgrading, but I only use it for emergencies and I love the battery life. All my friends with smart phones keep complaining about their batteries starting to act out 1 to 2 years after buying their phone.
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The battery on mine is great! I charge it about four times a year.
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My wife is using my Iphone 4S that my employer paid for me to use, then sold to us for $50 when they upgraded me. She doesn't have a data plan on it.
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Rocking an iPhone3GS that I bought in 2008. Get sh*t for it all the time, but it still works just as good as the day I bought it.
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Rocking an IPhone 4, my first smart phone. Purchased from Ting a year ago for $100. Took me 3 months to recoup the cost through the reduction in what I had been paying verizon for my old phone. $55 for minutes and texts with no data WTF!
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iPhone 4. It's is my teen's old phone that we bought used in 2012, she now has a 5, we split the cost since my dumbphone was not working. I'm on the phone all the time and the battery sucks, but I just keep it plugged into my laptop. At some point I should get a new battery, but for now I'm just limping along.
Question for all the technology experts - I'm on TMobile. Husband has a iphone 4 also, but is on Verizon through his company. He will get a new company issued phone and he is well past any contact, is there any way for me to stay with TMobile and use his? Or maybe just switch batteries, is that hard with an iphone?
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What's a smartphone?
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Virgin mobile flip phone $6 a month.
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It's a sad, sad time in the life of the world's oldest cell phone. :(
Even though the phone still works perfectly and the battery is going strong, the phone has to be shuttered because the network it is on is becoming obsolete. (Damn you CDMA!!!)
So old phone:
-battery only had to be charged about 4 times a year (without exaggeration!)
-weighed a ton (because of said battery)
New phone:
-oh so light
-has to be charged CONSTANTLY (F#$%!!!!!)
-has a camera...Cool!
-and a flashlight...Neat-o!!
Still miss the world's oldest cell phone (sniffle sniffle)
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I used an old nokia flip from from 1998 up until 2008!
Then i used a 8900 black berry from 2008 until 2012.
Now i use a galaxy S3, think its like 3 years old?
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Boy, I would have cleaned up a few months ago. Was using this Motorola SLVR L7, I loved that phone. (https://s.aolcdn.com/dims5/amp:e8791321f9e95c0bed282684c456927101cc6490/q:100/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.engadget.com%2Fcommon%2Fimages%2F3060000000051638.JPG%3F0.7146497126451365)
It died and I upgraded to a used Moto X, bought off Swappa. A great place to find used phones, by the way.
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That's great that every is really getting the most out of these old phones, but you may be missing out on some networks and services that a newer smart phone could give you access to. I'm using a broken iPhone5, but I can still download all the must haves...uber, slack, mint, IFTTT, google drive, task rabbit, charge point, turo, etc. These apps are game changers...check them out!
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Samsung Alias 2, rolled out in in 2009. Held together with Scotch tape. Still going strong although people keep trying to text me photos and videos.
To be fair, though, I also have a late-model iPod, that I thought I would use more.
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I still have the Samsung flip phone (looks like a Motorola Razr) that I got in about 2002 and used until mid-2015, when my girlfriend handed down her iPhone 4S to me. It's kind of dumb, but I haven't gotten rid of the flip phone yet (mostly due to inertia.) I do like its usability (I can answer a call one-handed without looking, with gloves on, etc.) but I don't miss much else about it. It is kinda of a POS. Didn't take me more than a couple of weeks to appreciate having my first smart phone, especially for overseas travel (I'm on a T-mobile plan.)
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Still on a 1st Generation Moto X, purchased in 2013. Hoping it can hold out for another 2 years.
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I had this bad boy up until a few 6 years ago.... from like 2002-2009
(https://lovelace-media.imgix.net/uploads/191/056c9730-2d9b-0133-5b22-0aecee5a8273.jpg?)
Then i had a blackberry curve for 3 years, and now a samsung galaxy s3, most likely will stay with this for a longggg time
edit: holy crap that is a big picture
I had one of those and it was the best phone I ever owned--Even better than the Razr.