[POLL] - how many years have you had a cellphone ?

rh71

No Lifer
Aug 28, 2001
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Trying to determine when the cellphone craze started...

For me I know it was 1999 when I got my first one because my then-gf surprised me with it while we lived together in an apt... that was our last school year - 1999. It was one of the popular Nokias, w/ Sprint.

And now that I think about it, that's a lot of $20-$30/mo. fees. :D Have spent $2000 in cellphone monthly fees so far.
 

AdamSnow

Diamond Member
Nov 21, 2002
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I bought my first cell phone in Grade 11... so about 6 years ago...

I was driving to school every day over 60km one way - and with Canadian Winters I wanted a phone in case I ran into trouble...
 

lokiju

Lifer
May 29, 2003
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8 or 9 years even with the same number.

I was working at Radio Shack at the time as a stock boy and got the employee cost for like $10 a month, this was Sprint PCS first came around.

 

Ryan

Lifer
Oct 31, 2000
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a little over one and a half :eek: I'm not a big phone user - I don't even keep my cell phone on me most of the time :eek:
 

captains

Diamond Member
Mar 27, 2003
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long ass time...prolly like 7 yrs.....only one that i know of all my friends that still has original number...same thing with beeper craze....cheap asses wouldnt pay their bills.....changed numbers like every other month...
 

Mermaidman

Diamond Member
Sep 4, 2003
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3 or 4 years. I recently switched to my 3rd provider. AT&T, then NXTL, now Verizon. Add a poll for number of carriers!
 

kt

Diamond Member
Apr 1, 2000
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8 years on the same number and 1 year on another number. So total of 9 years.. damn, I am old.
 

slpaulson

Diamond Member
Jun 5, 2000
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I got mine about 4 years ago.
My mom had an old school analog one long before that though.
I've switched providors every 2 years... I just switched to verizon.
 

conjur

No Lifer
Jun 7, 2001
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Had to have been 1998 as I quit my longstanding job in Jan. of 1999 and I'd had one before then
 

DT4K

Diamond Member
Jan 21, 2002
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2002 because I bought a house in an area where the only local service option was Sprint, which was really expensive. So we made the switch from land-lines to cell-only.
 

MaxDSP

Lifer
May 15, 2001
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Got my first one from Sprint PCS for free (w/ free service) back in 2000-2001 or something. Had it for like 3 months, but then I quit so went out and got my own, have had the same number since.