Dawn
Did anyone have any of these old phones.
A staff member brought in a collection of old phones. My first mobile phone was a 1993 Motorola phone. It was big and heavy. Years later, I had a Motorola flip like the third phone from the left in the above photo (I still have that flip phone). I had a hand-me-down Android phone, but I didn’t like. My first iPhone was an iPhone 5 (I still have that iPhone). Now I have an iPhone 16. Laurie’s first mobile phone was a BlackBerry, then she had a hand-me-down Android, and then an iPhone 5. She now has an iPhone 16, also.
“I don’t need no stinking mobile phone!”
My first mobile phone was this model
Sunrise
Off Center & Not Even 
I had a blackberry and the iphone5 before going Android after an update wiped out my calendar and I wanted a better camera.
Thanks, Cheyenne. You been through a few phones.
To thinking used to message my friend with Morse Code. In Scouts through morse code, I had my signallers badge. On a four day drive from Lima to Paucartambo near Cusco, I drove my pal mad by communicating in Morse. ,,, — – …. . .-. . !!!!
I learned Morse code when I was a kid. Long forgotton now. My dad was a ham radio operator. He used it a lot. Thanks, Geoff.
I think it was a starTAC [Motorola] or a Nokia, then Razr Motorola, then various Samsungs to my ‘latest’ iPhone 13!
Who needs ’em, you’re right!!!! 😉
While phones can drive one crazy, we have become so dependent on them. Thanks, Marina.
I remember many of those. My first cell phone was an iPhone 5 as well. I have a 16 now too.
How far we have come!
“They’ve come a long way, baby!” Slim phones are in like the old cigs. Thanks, Nancy.
I had a small one with the keys at the bottom – forgot the name of it. Then I had an iPhone (3,4,5?) until we changed carriers who didn’t accept Apple so I switched to Samsung. When that one died, Then I had another brand of android that obviously was not great as it suddenly died and I lost EVERYTHING… Since then, back to Samsung now, the Galaxy S23. No plans to ever go back to Apple.
You’ve been through a few phones. So have I, and we’ll go through many more in our digital lifetime. Thanks, Dale.
Methinks you are quite right, Tim!
Fun memories Tim. My first cellphone was a giant phone and case installed in my car. Good for mobile communication but not portable.
I knew a few people with the car phones. I used to carry that clunky Motorola in my jersey pocket while riding my bike. Thanks, Brad.
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I don’t remember my first phone, but back in 1988 my father got a CanTel car phone. Bix box in the trunk, handset on a magnetic base near the driver’s seat, and a curly antenna on the rear glass. The ultimate status of cool and wealth.
I knew a few people with car phones. Mobile and not mobile at the same time. Thanks, DR.
Yes, I’ve had most of these at one time or another. They sure become obsolete quickly.
That they do. Thanks, Liz.
Thank you very much, Tim!
I had been cell refusenik until 2015. Still have some refusenik tendencies. I do like it for having a camera, easier than taking out my DSLR or 35mm film camera. Upgrading every other year is not my idea of staying at the cutting edge.
I know you are from the ABQ/SantaFe/Corrales region and I’m about to do a “Route 66” photo project. Took me half a day to find your site. I remember it from a friend who suggested you. I came across this video on YouTube.
youtube.com/watch?v=leUyGRu-sCY
Is it worth to travel through ABQ? I just might stay north and travel through Farmington and Gallup.
If you are going to be true to Old Route 66, you need to come through Albuquerque. That video, which includes East Central (old Route 66), is a rough part of town. You should be okay during the day. You also might want to experience the musical highway portion of Old Route 66 in Tijeras Canyon. You need to drive east on I-40: https://www.roadunraveled.com/blog/singing-road-route-66-new-mexico/.
I use my phone instead of my DSLR cameras these days.
BTW, I just remembered, if you go through Farmington and down to Gallup or vice versa, you will drive on US 491, formerly US Route 666 (it was the 6th spur road off of Route 66 when it was built, thus Route 666). It’s also known as the “Devil’s Highway” because of the high number of automobile accidents and fatalities between Gallup and Farmington. It is one of the most dangerous roads in NM.
Had a friend who drove that section before the name change, when it was still US 666, at night. He said it was damn spooky and damn dark. His wife, at the time, told him he was f-ing fool. Takes a lot to scare him considering he loves spooky places.
I have not driven it at night. It would be dark and scary.
wow, I’ve accumulated so many phones , I’m donating them.
The sunrise in the corn is beautiful! Hard to believe the last day of July is here already.
Quite a selection of old phones! I remember one big clunky one from work back in the mid 90s. It was passed around with the pager for the IT support crew. I don’t think it was one of the ones you have here.
Old pagers don’t seem to be a thing. Thanks, Lavinia.
My first phone was a Nokia. It was huge, a 2 hander w/ bad reception.
Then there was a series of flip phones. Then the Iphone. My last flip had limited video recording, but no photos. One of the flip hinges broke and I gaffer taped it up. Still worked.
My assistant designer was so mortified to be in public with me and my ghetto phone, she threatened to quit unless I got a new phone. It was the Iphone 4S.
As you can see,I really hung onto that flip! I had gotten to a point where I was annoyed by constantly having to shell out for new tech. I’m still annoyed.
I still have my old flip phone. I like flip phones. They remind me of communicators in Star Trek. There’s nothing wrong with a ghetto phone. Your assistant needed to get a hold of herself. Upgrading equipment is annoying. In our digital world, the devices have become the consumables in place of film, albums, cassettes, CDs, etc. Thanks, Resa.
Yes, the old flips are like Star Trek!
I agree with all you say! xx
Young people in their 20’s have a hard time getting a grip.
I had a Motorola clunker that was bigger than the one you show. I kept it in my car for emergencies.
That’s about all you could do with the giant clunkers. Thanks, Dawn.
Those were the days… glad we’re done with those!!! 💕
For sure. Thanks, Cindy.
Yep, yep!! You’re most welcome! 🙏
Before reading on, I thought the one on the right was an iPhone 5SE, which I was using until quite recently. I was quite happy with the camera, except the colours started to look dull so I upgraded to a 13 mini and am less happy with it. One camera that just about does everything is better than two out of three designed to work together. They dropped the wrong one from the customer’s point of view.
Thanks, Susan. That’s too bad. The camera in the 13 Pro is really good. I used a 13 Pro for 3 years before I upgraded to the 16 Pro.
I prioritised having a small phone, but it was a mistake as it turns out.
I had made the same mistake with the iPhone 12 mini. I traded it in for the 13 Pro on a special and got what I paid for it in trade. I got almost half of what I paid for my iPhone 13 when I traded it in for my iPhone 16.
Ghosts of Phones Past. My first cell phone was a Motorola, but I was a holdout — not anti tech at all, but just didn’t have money for nonessentials… aka things beyond housing and food, LOL. I didn’t get one until 1999. Fun post, Tim. Hugs.
Makes sense. They’ve become essential these days. Thanks, Teagan.
Haha, they sure have and now I’m as bad as anyone else. I was so resentful of having to get that first phone! LOL. Now, I’m gaga over the cute case I got for the latest android. 😀
I think everyone (that is someone) had a Motorola Flip phone back then. I also has that Nokia to the right (think that is what that is). I should go back in the junk drawer and see how many iterations of phones we still have…and tablets for that matter.
The devices do accumulate. Thanks, Brian.
Awesome post Thanks
Thanks, Rehoboth.