Mobile phones
This week's question has had me thinking. It seems that people are forever upgrading their mobiles (upgrading in the sense that they're newer, if not necessarily better).

Me, I'm boring like that. I've had a mobile for 13 years, and only had 7 handsets. 8 if you count the second hand American one I bought for going on holiday before I had a triband phone. I've had the same SIM card since 1997.

So, how many mobiles have you owned?
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 10:21, 34 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

i'm on my 6th, a nokia 6300.
destroyed 3 by throwing them in fits of rage many years ago. the others, well, they just didn't make it.
haven't broken a phone in about 3 years...
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 4 Aug 2009, 10:26, Reply)

Eleven years, eight phones
I had a habit of losing them a few years back. I've had this phone for three years now.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 10:27, Reply)

Since 1999
Nokia 3210 (Run over by a jeep)
Nokia 3310 (Mum's old phone)
Some other phone, Philips I think... (Came with contract)
A £30 nokia that I bought about 5 years ago (Replaced contract phone that I broke after 6 months)

:edit: 4 phones in 10 years. Looks like I'm winning so far!
( Captain V, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 10:28, Reply)

3210
Brilliant phones, wish I still had one.
(oneinthepink is at your cervix m'lady, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 10:47, Reply)

When mine got run over I used it to call my Mum and say "Mum my phone just got run over by a jeep"

( Captain V, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 10:52, Reply)

Ha ha
Bulletproof
(oneinthepink is at your cervix m'lady, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 11:13, Reply)

Well done V
I've had:

Motorola Flare. Big and bulky, battery life less than 1 day. Credit card SIM.
Nokia 6110i. The original one. Good phone.
Nokia 3330. Cheap and plasticky by comparison.
Nokia 6310i. Never a better phone made. Battery life measured in geological terms.
Nokia 6230i. Touted as the new 6310i. Was it buggery. Developed a fault.
Nokia 6230i. Replacement for above.
Nokia 6300. Decent phone. Crap battery life.

I also had a Nokia 3370 (I think) which was an American version of the 3330. I wish they made a new 6310i which was a bit smaller and had a colour screen. I liked everything else about that phone.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 10:42, Reply)

6310i
is a modern miracle and i agree with what you said. I used to go on holiday for 2 weeks, and didnt need a charger. You tell that to kids these days, and they wont believe you.
( I have run out of coke is a little sweaty, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 10:57, Reply)

I've really only had two.
And the only reason I got a new one is because it was a christmas present, I was perfectly happy with my little indestructible (if ugly as fuck) Sagem.

But now I have a shiny purple samsung. And I'm not going to get rid of it until it is old and crapulous and won't work anymore.
(Poppet some assembly required., Tue 4 Aug 2009, 10:47, Reply)

So when it's like Dok?

( Captain V, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 10:57, Reply)

I'll get yo
Gnome boy!
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 10:59, Reply)

*grins mischeviously*

( Captain V, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 11:00, Reply)

Remember
I'll be seeing you soon.
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 11:07, Reply)

I'm sure Dok works perfectly fine, I just don't care to find out for myself (sorry dok!).
but yeah, in a manner of speaking.
(Poppet some assembly required., Tue 4 Aug 2009, 11:01, Reply)

You're right
I do work.

You turn the key and push the button and of I fly.
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 11:08, Reply)

awesome.
y'know for ages I read your username as Lemming. without the E. Still think of you as a little Lemming doctor :p
(Poppet some assembly required., Tue 4 Aug 2009, 11:10, Reply)

It is in fact German
For Doctor Lemming.

It goes back to when I enjoyed killing of lemmings in the computer game, and is also a play on Doctor Mengele.
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 11:20, Reply)

Well I thought it said lemMINGE.
So ner. But yes. Lemmings was great!
(Poppet some assembly required., Tue 4 Aug 2009, 11:28, Reply)

I've only had 5 phones
A crap Nokia, a Motorola Startac, a Sony Z5, and LG Shine, and my iPhone. I've had my contract since 1997 like K2, but I've had 3 SIMS
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 10:58, Reply)

4, over 6 years or so (rough estimate)
An old siemens, maybe an A50 (broken due to water damage (washing machine))
Replaced by
A slightly newer siemens (A55 maybe?) (since I had insurance on the old one but it was out of production). Broken by water damage (heavy rain for an entire post round)
Replaced by
A nokia 6300 (i think, the one that everyone seems to have)
Given to mum when her phone broke and replaced by
HTC Magic

All in all a general increase in features (most of which I do actually use due to being horrifically geeky), and a decrease in battery life.
( Tedium Alduce me to interlow myself., Tue 4 Aug 2009, 10:58, Reply)

This was my first one - Well, the UK equivilant
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP07YQodvCs

I've had many over the years and would estimate it's somewhere in the region of 15 - 20 different models.
(SpunkyMcSpunkbubble Diddled your nubbin on, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 11:06, Reply)

erm
Am I the only one who thinks 7 phones in 13 years is a lot?! I've had a mobile for about 10 years and have had only 3, I think.
(The Apeface Cherub is not a cunty-uber-cunt, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 11:11, Reply)

Actually, now you mention it
I hadn't realised I'd had so many. The bloke in the Vodafone shop said I could have the deal I was asking for because I hadn't been taking upgrades each year.

My sister seems to have a new phone every other week. Actually, it's probably just once a year, but still.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 11:57, Reply)

I know people who do that too
As soon as a new one comes out it's like they get an itch or something. Alternatively, I know a lot of clumsy bastards too.
(The Apeface Cherub is not a cunty-uber-cunt, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 12:18, Reply)

I'm probably going to miss a few here, but....
Erricson - that one where you could change the faceplate.
Nokia 3510i
Sony Erricson - T610
Nokia 7619
Mio [something] - Some GPS (before GPS was regular) phone.... it was shit.
Nokia N82
iPhone 3GS
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 11:16, Reply)

tell me doctor,
how is the 3gs?
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 4 Aug 2009, 11:23, Reply)

Aside the camera, i'ld say it's the best phone I've ever had.
/ac

I'ld watch out for the Palm Pré and the HTC Hero though.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 11:26, Reply)

Does it
make decent quality voice calls?

And have they enabled text forwarding yet?
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 11:58, Reply)

7
Nokia 3310 - Stolen
Nokia 3510 - Replaced (so I could get MMS) with
Sharp GX20 - Replaced (because it was shite) with
Nokia 5210 - Replaced (because someone gave me a spare phone for free) with
Nokia 6230 - Replaced (due to phone contract) with
LG U850 - Replaced (end of contract, thank fuck)
Nokia 6301 - Current phone.

I'm still fairly happy with that total!
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 11:35, Reply)

Since 1998...
Some weird Sagem/Vodafone thing. Ugly, indestructable, worked. Still got it somewhere.
Nokia 7110, until the slidy thing broke. The roller was the best piece of navigation kit on a non-touch phone until Blackberry came along with the ball.
Nokia 5110 when the above broke
Nokia 9210 until I realised it was a complete brick and went back to the 5110
N-Gage (brilliant bit of kit)
N-Gage QD when the above refused to start
Nokia N73 (I like my nokia's, can you tell?)
Samsung F700
Nokia 6310i as the above was a pile of poop, and I'm very much liking the battery life that is measured in weeks.

Just a few...
(Potty Jag har smör i min rumpspringa, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 12:55, Reply)

In all honesty
i think i will win this one.

I got my first phone at 18 - 7 years ago.

It was Phillips ph310 - a true brick.
a phillips BT phone for a short time, then back to the brick
then - a motorola startac (replacement for brick after 3 months - broke the charging jack)
a Nokia 3310
a Nokia 3510i (colour and everything)
a Samsung something (replacement for stolen 3510i)
another Samsung on a different contract
then a Nokia 6260 (flip/swivel thing - still works wonderfully)
followed by an O2 model
an NEC shiny white thing
a Motorola V3
a cheap Motorola something after V3 broke
an LG KU380 and a Samsung L760V (both on the same contract - vodafone are idiots - ordered samsung online on contract, order failed, got the phone anyway, and the LG from the shop a week later)

I count that as 14 phones in 7 years
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 14:32, Reply)

You lose
That's far too many!
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 14:52, Reply)

Nokia 3310, for starting work experience aged 16,
replaced with Nokia 7210. Decent enough phone but I was shafted by Carphone Warehouse who persuaded me the phone was fucked when actually it was the SIM...
replaced with Samsung E330. Piece of utter shite. Battery life minimal, camera appallingly crap even for the time, and the battery low noise, which would always happen at 3am before a 9am seminar, made the noise of a dying giraffe. Also made the "done" noise even on silent...
replaced with Nokia 7360 - lovely girly pretty phone to live in Italy with. Worked perfectly on Italian network, however once unlocked to work on O2 spazzed out constantly...
replaced with Sony Ericsson S500i. Lovely phone with datacable, memory card, decent battery life and lovely hypnotic backgrounds. Died one morning after being charged (and dropped, once) and refused to ever turn on again...
replaced with another S500i, identical but for the fact this one is covered in pink flowers. It is the bestest girliest phone in the world ever and I loves it.
( Maladicta, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 17:54, Reply)

Ooooh, loads:
Started off in 1999 with an Ericsson A1018 Great little phone, especially the the long thin screen which was great turned sideways for the built in tetris game

then moved onto a Samsung M100, another nice little handset, Polyphonic ringtones and a extendable swishy little ariel

After that I picked myself up a Nokia 8310

which died exactly 1 day after its warranty expired and was replaced with the worst mobile phone I've ever owned and possibly the worst mobile ever made the Sony Ericsson T68i this was the phone made famous for introducing the please wait hourglass to mobile telephony

The day I was due an upgrade that was replaced with a Nokia 7250

which I swapped with my boss for a Nokia 7250i

This was eventually ousted by my Sendo X a natty little (if thick) smartphone from a plucky little British company who went into receivership not much later

Now that phones were getting cleverer I had had my eye on a Windows Mobile handset and ended up getting an Orange SPV C500 (A.K.A. HTC Typhoon) This was all good and lasted me a while but Orange's idea of mobile data charging was to bend you over and forget about the the lube so I moved onto the

Sony Ericsson W950 on 3 who were offering unlimited data for an extra £5 a month on their tarrifs, while not a brilliant phone this was ok, however the crappy keypad eventually annoyed me so much I headed off to ebay and picked up a cheap

Sony Ericsson P990 which was a good if chunky handset and lasted me a while until Apple sorted themselves out and finally joined the rest of the phone manufacturers in this 3G stuff and I got my current

iPhone 3G

Meanwhile for work phones I went through a few incarnations:
First off was the Nokia 6822

Quickly replaced with a Blackberry 7210

Followed by the BlackBerry 7100V

Then my first BlackBerry Bold which lasted 46 days before I dropped my laptop on it cracking the screen which was an awkward conversation with the boss to say the least

As an emergency replacement I picked up another Blackberry 7210

Then Borrowed a BlackBerry Curve 8310 until my second BlackBerry Bold finally arrived

When I left there I kept the handset but needed a SIM to go with it so picked up the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 which it sitting on my bookshelf as a backup at the moment.

So 19 so far (that I can remember) and I've got my eye on the Palm Pre in March maybe.
(bill, Wed 5 Aug 2009, 3:46, Reply)