Phones

A list of personal communicators (pagers, mobile phones, smartphones) I have grown up with, used, and owned over my lifetime.

Pagers

Motorola Cello Pager in Translucent blue with belt clip. Photo credit: Ebay.

1998 / 1999

Motorola Cello
Translucent Blue with belt clip, using the BT EasyReach service.

Mobile Phones, aka Dumb Phones

Alcatel OneTouch db. Photo credit: Ebay.

2001 – 2002

Alcatel OneTouch db
Network: Virgin Mobile
Received for Christmas 2001. My first mobile phone. An absolute brick, with a dock for charging, but I loved it. I still have it.

2002 – 2003

Ericsson T10S – Light & Dark Grey
Network: Virgin Mobile
Bought from Cash Converters. I only bought this becuase a friend had one and I thought it was cool. Much smaller than my previous phone.

2003

Nokia 3210
Network: Virgin Mobile
I appeared to be using this by the end of 2003. Basic grey version. Can’t remember where I got it from, possibly my Dad?

2003 / 2004

Siemens – Possibly a C55/56, A50/56, S55.
Network: Virgin Mobile
I think I had a Siemens phone with an orange display at some point. Maybe in 2003 or 2004.

2004 – 2005

Siemens – Possibly a C60/A60
Network: Virgin Mobile
Fairly sure my Mum got this for me for Christmas 2004. First colour screen phone I owned.

2005 – 2006

Motorola E1000 – Black
Network: 3 (Three)
Bought from a ‘3’ shop in April/May 2005. My first contract phone and it had a camera! As such, most photos of my phones from now on are taken opposite a mirror.