Six Igaly Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I had one LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron225 Halostar Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Holy crap! Today, that thing would cost probably $1500 given inflation. I mean if cell phones were still like that. Back then, I wonder if they EVER imagined that cell phones would get so small that you can easily lose one in your pocket. I mean who here hasn't said, "Shoot I forgot my phone!" and patted their pocket and said, "Oh there it is". So I need to ask this - how much was monthly service back then? I know these days it varies from $20 to $100 a month depending on carrier and plan. Just think - back then the only thing that phone did was make calls. No web, texting, apps etc... Oh also - in today's jargon, does ANYone still call it a "cellular phone"? Heck, it is almost to the point where people just call it their "phone" Cellular phone system. Gyod. I guess things change. I mean today it is not unusual to hear someone say, "Just take a picture of it with your phone" How technology has changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenni Darkwatch Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Time has passed... and I still don't have a cellphone. Though I do remember the days when the first "mobile" phones were available - installed in cars because of antenna and power requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Yardley Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 You remember the first mobile phones? Are you sure? I don't have one either, such freedom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilbert Dilweg Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 My Dad had one. He used to carry the damn thing into restaurants and plop it on the table like it was supposed to be there. We ended up with an inside joke that he replaced his **bleep** with it lol. If he could strap it to his hip he would have lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six Igaly Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 This one was just before I was born I'm afraid :smileyvery-happy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six Igaly Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 I had it for about 6 months and I always carried it with my left arm so I could answer then damn thing. I should have used both since after this 6 months I was half Popeye and half Olive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six Igaly Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 Well those phones where mobile alright, it just needed a car to move them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenni Darkwatch Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Maybe not the very first mobile phones... but the first ones which were more or less affordable to the... er... wealthy corporate... public? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon Levenque Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 When I was with the .....company...., we had mobile communication options more sophisticated than you can possibly imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron225 Halostar Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 so anyways - no one ever did say - how much did service for cell phones cost back in the late 80's? Was it reasonable like today? I remember in the mid-90's how pretty much all plans were by the minute and for land lines, LD calls were considered cheap if they were only 10 sents a minute. so does anyone know what it costed back then when this mostrosity was new in 89? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melita Magic Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 I don't have a cell phone right now. I had one in the past, never liked using it. The thing always felt ilke it was going to burn my ear off. Celebrities carry cell phones so they can pretend yelling into them when they don't want to be approached. I always found that hilarious. I wasn't about to approach them. So to me aside from being utilitarian at times, cell phones are often a symbol of pretentiousness and a too fast paced life. I don't care if other people have them, though I do sometimes wonder at how we are tracked and filmed everywhere we go in modern life, and if people stop and think about that (cell phone, car gps, cameras in everything even 3DS player? why?) but y'know life is interesting, and it doesn't last forever, so I just enjoy the ride. I don't like phones in general, but it's fun when the power goes out or a quake happens (not in itself) and I'm the only one with a land line and batteries around...function over form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy McGregor Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Hello, Chief? Max. Dillon Levenque wrote: When I was with the .....company...., we had mobile communication options more sophisticated than you can possibly imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon Levenque Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 I'm sure that you can't possibly be old enough to remember that program. Me neither :smileywink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy McGregor Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Reruns! Dillon Levenque wrote: I'm sure that you can't possibly be old enough to remember that program. Me neither :smileywink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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