i got my 1st phone when i was 11!Which is now!

I think I was 13 or 14.

I am assuming you mean mobile and I was 40.

I think I was 15.

8 years ago when I was 43. It was a brick! The first 'mobile' phone I ever saw was around 16 years ago and it was owned by a business man and it was carried around in a briefcase!

If you mean mobile, when I was 28 and got one with a new job.

If you mean Landline -  when I was 16 - I grew up a rural part of Ireland and our attitude was why would you need a phone at home, when there was a phone box only a mile away!  Think about that !    

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If you mean Landline -  when I was 16 - I grew up a rural part of Ireland and our attitude was why would you need a phone at home, when there was a phone box only a mile away!  Think about that !    

I know people here who still think like that .. .  

I was in my early 30's  . . and who would have guessed that we would shrink that phone on the wall to the size of a matchbow, rip it from the wall and carry it in our pockets, then be prepared to pay STD call rates for every call!! . .  ( eh. . I have seen man walk on the moon so not much shocks me any more)    

I think I was 14 or 15. I never wanted one. My mum just gave it to me.

Just how many important calls do you need to make aged between 11 and 15? Was the receptionist not passing on information about all your meetings?

Our receptionist was a b****... she asked several questions before we could call someone, and only if it was EXTREMELY urgent.

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Just how many important calls do you need to make aged between 11 and 15? Was the receptionist not passing on information about all your meetings?

lol well I got mine when I was.. 13.. at the end of year 8.. and I didn't really call people .. it's more texting ?? texting is useful

But omgz my sisters friend has 3 phones! she is like 10! so stupid!

I still haven't got a mobile phone

oh soz i mean mobile!

I bought one in 1989, it was portable, not mobile.

It came in a carry bag about have the size of  laptop case. I did a lot of country driving so was useful. I even used it to call an ambulance at a car crash in a remote area. It could have saved someone's life that day. I'll never know as i didn't follow up on the victim. He was alive when the ambulance drove off.

The battery in the phone lasted about 30 minutes talk time, but it also had a car 12V socket for the ciggy lighter to power or recharge it.

lol i see why you did this Q. i got my first one when i was about 11....

I was 38 and not my phone, my son had one and he had run up his phone bill so high, he could not pay it, so I offered him a loan, he never paid me back. A few months later, same thing again. He couldnt pay his bill and I paid it for him. But this time I demanded the phone and told him he could not have it back until he re paid me. He didnt bother, so I kept his phone. I have had 5 mobile phones since, personally I think its a waste to have one, I never use it.

My daughter, now 30 probably got her first mobile when she was 24-25 and has only had 2 Nokia's in that time. Until recently she was on pre-paid now she is in a contract with a capped monthly fee. My son got his Dad's handmedown and then my newer handmedown. Always Pre-Paid. Then at age 20 he bought his own Virgin Mobile and at first it was pre-paid. Then he moved into a contract that covered $400. worth of Capped calls per month. Now he pays almost $100 per month for a Virgin Capped Call deal where he gets something like $800. worth of calls per month. I am on my second phone ever! It is a Motorola Razer flip phone that I pay $20 per month for my contract and get $15. worth of calls in that. Over 36 months I will of paid $5 per month for my motorola adding up to $180. over all through Telstra My contract will end in April. Not long to go now. I keep my mobile bill down to around $20 per month. I turn my phone on to silent a lot and mainly use it during 'My Free Hour' which is between 6 and 7pm.

I've only ever had two phones. My dad gets a new phone whenever his plan expires so he recently gave me his old one (which is basically an "i" version of the Nokia phone that I'm currently using). I can't be bothered transferring my stuff to the other phone though as I have notes, pics and dozens of calender entries that I don't want to lose.

I'm not quite sure when I had my first phone, but I'm pretty sure i was around 14 or 15 when I had my first phone. I seldom use it though. I only ever recharge my credit once every 6 months (just before my current credit expires ). I think that phones are a waste of money, and the $30 pricetag for credit is ridiculous considering the limited amount of time I can talk WITHOUT the included "free minutes". Hell, international phone cards are cheaper than domestic pre-paid mobile credit. It's ridiculous.

I primarily use my phone for texting though as I find it to be more cost effective than talking for like 50c for 30 seconds.

Mine was when I was 14 or 15 I think, it was a silver Nokia.

Mine was when I was 14, I saved up money from my birthday and bought the Nokia 3200 for $200. Only recently I bought a new phone (LG Shine) which cost me $250 (found it cheap off eBay rrp $650) and is SO much better than the one I bought 3 1/2 years ago. Strange how a much better phone only cost me $50 extra.

I got my first phone when I was 15, I saved up and used all my birthday money to get it (I remember my dad wasn't happy at all ) and have upgraded twice since then. Before I had a phone it didn't seem like I needed it, but now I think, how did I live without it? I would have no social life without my phone .