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GeraldDarko 03/20/23 12:45:37 PM #1:	Did you have a cell phone in high-school? Yes, an old school one Yes, a smart phone No Did you have a cell phone in high-school? - Results (75 votes) Yes, an old school one 41.33% (31 votes) 31 Yes, a smart phone 9.33% (7 votes) 7 No 49.33% (37 votes) 37 Did you have a cell phone in high-school? --- Carpe petat <cite>GeraldDarko posted [p:972294433] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote> Did you have a cell phone in high-school? Yes, an old school one Yes, a smart phone No Vote View Results Did you have a cell phone in high-school? - Results (75 votes) Yes, an old school one 41.33% (31 votes) 31 Yes, a smart phone 9.33% (7 votes) 7 No 49.33% (37 votes) 37 Show Voting Form function poll_vote() { var vote_option = $("input[name='poll_vote']:checked").val(); if(!vote_option) return; $.ajax({ type: 'POST', url: '/ajax/forum_poll_vote', data: { option: vote_option, board: '400', topic: '80385341', message: '0', key: 'd975e245' }, success: function(response) { if(response.error) { alert(response.error); } else { $("#poll_vote").hide(); $("#poll_results").html(response.html).show(); } } }); } function view_results_legacy() { $("#poll_vote").hide(); $("#poll_results").show(); } function hide_results_legacy() { $("#poll_results").hide(); $("#poll_vote").show(); } Did you have a cell phone in high-school? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Supersex420 03/20/23 12:46:08 PM #2:	I think I had one in shame lap year --- Oh- I sometimes make up all of my lines on the spot But I will always give what I got - KKB <cite>Supersex420 posted [p:972294444] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>I think I had one in shame lap year</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AmericaTheBrave 03/20/23 12:47:15 PM #3:	No. Cell phones weren't commonly given to teenagers when I was in high school. --- https://imgur.com/h74Kc6W <cite>AmericaTheBrave posted [p:972294462] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>No. Cell phones weren't commonly given to teenagers when I was in high school.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sariana21 03/20/23 12:47:26 PM #4:	Lol, I didnt even have my own line. We did get a cordless phone, though. --- ___ Sari, Mom to DS (07/04) and DD (01/08); Pronouns: she/her/hers <cite>Sariana21 posted [p:972294467] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>Lol, I didnt even have my own line. We did get a cordless phone, though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kombucha 03/20/23 12:48:52 PM #5:	The last two years of high school I had a dumb phone. --- http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest <cite>Kombucha posted [p:972294501] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>The last two years of high school I had a dumb phone.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GeraldDarko 03/20/23 12:49:07 PM #6:	Sariana21 posted... Lol, I didnt even have my own line. We did get a cordless phone, though. It was pretty rare to have your own line. Less common than a cell phone around '98-'02 --- Carpe petat <cite>GeraldDarko posted [p:972294506] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>Sariana21 posted... </cite><quote>Lol, I didnt even have my own line. We did get a cordless phone, though.</quote>It was pretty rare to have your own line. Less common than a cell phone around '98-'02</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CaptainStrong 03/20/23 12:50:26 PM #7:	I had an iPod Touch + a shitty 2G phone in the first half and an actual smartphone in the second half. <cite>CaptainStrong posted [p:972294526] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>I had an iPod Touch + a shitty 2G phone in the first half and an actual smartphone in the second half.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cuticrusader09 03/20/23 12:51:00 PM #8:	Cellphones werent a thing when I was in high school. Maybe some people had beepers? <cite>Cuticrusader09 posted [p:972294537] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>Cellphones werent a thing when I was in high school. Maybe some people had beepers?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AlCalavicci 03/20/23 12:51:58 PM #9:	No. Some of my friends had cell phones (they weren't a common guarantee as they are nowadays), and my first phone didn't come until I got my first job, summer after graduating. --- Steam wishlist- https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561198354198646/#sort=order <cite>AlCalavicci posted [p:972294563] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>No. Some of my friends had cell phones (they weren't a common guarantee as they are nowadays), and my first phone didn't come until I got my first job, summer after graduating.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Will_VIIII 03/20/23 12:53:52 PM #10:	Yeah a prepaid one which I'd just top off whenever I needed to. --- Advice from a dryer: Open the door to amazement. Don't shrink from your true calling. Accept life's wrinkles. Avoid overload. Reach into mystery! <cite>Will_VIIII posted [p:972294604] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>Yeah a prepaid one which I'd just top off whenever I needed to.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bigblu89 03/20/23 12:54:46 PM #11:	No. It was also, like, $5 a minute to the use a cell phone back then, and they came in a suitcase. --- It takes zero effort to be a good person. <cite>bigblu89 posted [p:972294622] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>No. It was also, like, $5 a minute to the use a cell phone back then, and they came in a suitcase. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TentacleDemon 03/20/23 12:55:47 PM #12:	No. They were not common when I was un highschool. I probably wouldn't have had one even if they were. --- "Together there are more of US!!" <cite>TentacleDemon posted [p:972294644] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>No. They were not common when I was un highschool. I probably wouldn't have had one even if they were. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NoxObscuras 03/20/23 12:58:09 PM #13:	Yes. When I was in high school, it was the era of Chirp phones with Boost Mobile. Got my Chirp in 2005 (11th grade). Almost everyone in school had them. https://youtu.be/TLLewkpKZNI --- PSN - NoxObscuras Z490 \| i9-10900K \| EVGA 3080 FTW3 Ultra \| 32GB DDR4 3600 \| 4TB SSD <cite>NoxObscuras posted [p:972294685] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>Yes. When I was in high school, it was the era of Chirp phones with Boost Mobile. Got my Chirp in 2005 (11th grade). Almost everyone in school had them.https://youtu.be/TLLewkpKZNI</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VampireCoyote 03/20/23 12:59:22 PM #14:	no but smartphones didnt exist yet and it wasnt that common for students to have one, Id say less than half --- She/her <cite>VampireCoyote posted [p:972294716] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>no but smartphones didnt exist yet and it wasnt that common for students to have one, Id say less than half</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
itachi15243 03/20/23 12:59:30 PM #15:	I think I got a smart phone in 10th grade or so. I had a phone before it. My parents were smart and nice enough to say, well basically if you're going somewhere without us having a phone at all times is good. --- I do drawings and stuff https://www.fiverr.com/blueblitz <cite>itachi15243 posted [p:972294719] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>I think I got a smart phone in 10th grade or so. I had a phone before it. My parents were smart and nice enough to say, well basically if you're going somewhere without us having a phone at all times is good. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BuzzKilljoy 03/20/23 12:59:47 PM #16:	Cuticrusader09 posted... Cellphones werent a thing when I was in high school. Maybe some people had beepers? This, cellphones existed late in my high school life but they were expensive and the general public didn't have them. People still used pagers. --- *Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?* <cite>BuzzKilljoy posted [p:972294730] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>Cuticrusader09 posted... </cite><quote>Cellphones werent a thing when I was in high school. Maybe some people had beepers?</quote>This, cellphones existed late in my high school life but they were expensive and the general public didn't have them. People still used pagers.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mike_Xtreme 03/20/23 1:00:06 PM #17:	No. I had my own landline and a pager but cell phones were still a very rare thing way back then --- I don't like stuff that sucks <cite>Mike_Xtreme posted [p:972294737] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>No. I had my own landline and a pager but cell phones were still a very rare thing way back then</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Will_VIIII 03/20/23 1:00:40 PM #18:	Pagers weren't uncommon when I was in HS too --- Advice from a dryer: Open the door to amazement. Don't shrink from your true calling. Accept life's wrinkles. Avoid overload. Reach into mystery! <cite>Will_VIIII posted [p:972294747] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>Pagers weren't uncommon when I was in HS too</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hayame_Zero 03/20/23 1:00:45 PM #19:	No, I was already out of school before they became commonplace --- ...I think I'm done here... <cite>Hayame_Zero posted [p:972294750] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>No, I was already out of school before they became commonplace </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KogaSteelfang 03/20/23 1:01:31 PM #20:	No. I don't think I got any sort of phone until I was around 25 or so. We just had a landline. <cite>KogaSteelfang posted [p:972294765] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>No. I don't think I got any sort of phone until I was around 25 or so. We just had a landline. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TendoDRM 03/20/23 1:02:17 PM #21:	No, my first phone was a Razr that I got when I went to college. --- Cel Damage! Tonight at 8:00! <cite>TendoDRM posted [p:972294790] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>No, my first phone was a Razr that I got when I went to college.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pitlord_Special 03/20/23 1:07:09 PM #22:	I had a Samsung flip phone in high school (class of 2005) Didnt have a smartphone until like 2012 --- Posted from my iPhone 13 <cite>Pitlord_Special posted [p:972294886] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>I had a Samsung flip phone in high school (class of 2005)Didnt have a smartphone until like 2012</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bigblu89 03/20/23 1:09:23 PM #23:	BuzzKilljoy posted... This, cellphones existed late in my high school life but they were expensive and the general public didn't have them. People still used pagers. I miss my pager. --- It takes zero effort to be a good person. <cite>bigblu89 posted [p:972294928] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>BuzzKilljoy posted... </cite><quote>This, cellphones existed late in my high school life but they were expensive and the general public didn't have them. People still used pagers.</quote>I miss my pager. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CassandraCroft 03/20/23 1:12:02 PM #24:	No because they didn't exist or were these really expensive massive bricks that passed as a "mobile phone" when I was in high scool between 1986 - 1990. 1980's mobile phone: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/0/8/AAfUmvAAETGY.jpg --- All your base are belong to us. Been gaming since 1979. Xbox Live Account Sophitia99 <cite>CassandraCroft posted [p:972294989] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>No because they didn't exist or were these really expensive massive bricks that passed as a "mobile phone" when I was in high scool between 1986 - 1990.1980's mobile phone:https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/0/8/AAfUmvAAETGY.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PMarth2002 03/20/23 1:12:32 PM #25:	I got my first cell phone in either 10th or 11th grade iirc (2003/2004). I didn't get my first phone until 2016. --- When money talks for the very last time, and nobody walks a step behind When there's only one race, and that's mankind, then we shall be free <cite>PMarth2002 posted [p:972295000] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>I got my first cell phone in either 10th or 11th grade iirc (2003/2004). I didn't get my first phone until 2016.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sariana21 03/20/23 1:45:01 PM #26:	CassandraCroft posted... No because they didn't exist or were these really expensive massive bricks that passed as a "mobile phone" when I was in high scool between 1986 - 1990. 1980's mobile phone: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/0/8/AAfUmvAAETGY.jpg Were the same class year. --- ___ Sari, Mom to DS (07/04) and DD (01/08); Pronouns: she/her/hers <cite>Sariana21 posted [p:972295645] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>CassandraCroft posted... </cite><quote>No because they didn't exist or were these really expensive massive bricks that passed as a "mobile phone" when I was in high scool between 1986 - 1990.1980's mobile phone:https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/0/8/AAfUmvAAETGY.jpg</quote>Were the same class year. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gamingsince1989 03/20/23 1:48:00 PM #27:	I got my first cell phone when I started college in 2003. I've had the same number since. <cite>Gamingsince1989 posted [p:972295709] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>I got my first cell phone when I started college in 2003. I've had the same number since. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LordFarquad1312 03/20/23 1:50:19 PM #28:	I graduated HS in 2009. Don't know if there were any smartphones before the iPhone, but only the cool, rich kids had one. I made do with a Motorola flip phone and an iPod touch. --- El sexo sucio y el planeta limpio. "If you are tired of fear from links... Let Kirby's Nightmare protect you." <cite>LordFarquad1312 posted [p:972295760] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>I graduated HS in 2009. Don't know if there were any smartphones before the iPhone, but only the cool, rich kids had one. I made do with a Motorola flip phone and an iPod touch.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
meestermj 03/20/23 1:51:32 PM #29:	I was 12 when I was given a flip phone for emergencies only. And to play snake. I was homeschooled greads 9 and 10, had my son, then when I went to public school for grade 11 I got an HTC Vibe phone so that my moms could always contact me if there was anything at all baby related. Principal tried to tell me once yo keep it turned off and put away. Told her to kindly fuck off because the entire point of it was so that I could be contacted regarding my 2 year old. --- Psn: beastlytoast Left-handed fire-slapsies leave me feeling confused about life. - Merydia <cite>meestermj posted [p:972295782] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>I was 12 when I was given a flip phone for emergencies only.And to play snake.I was homeschooled greads 9 and 10, had my son, then when I went to public school for grade 11 I got an HTC Vibe phone so that my moms could always contact me if there was anything at all baby related.Principal tried to tell me once yo keep it turned off and put away. Told her to kindly fuck off because the entire point of it was so that I could be contacted regarding my 2 year old. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Aztex 03/20/23 1:51:46 PM #30:	Yes I had my first phone in 2003 on Sophomore year --- Hot Girls Message Board https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1291-hot-girls <cite>Aztex posted [p:972295786] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>Yes I had my first phone in 2003 on Sophomore year </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jupiter 03/20/23 1:52:04 PM #31:	Yes. A non-smart phone one since smart phones weren't really a thing when I was in high school until my senior year when the iPhone released I think. Upon googling it, apparently it released in 2007. I didn't see anyone with one until 2008 though. --- Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kid_prodigy23 <cite>Jupiter posted [p:972295792] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>Yes. A non-smart phone one since smart phones weren't really a thing when I was in high school until my senior year when the iPhone released I think. Upon googling it, apparently it released in 2007. I didn't see anyone with one until 2008 though.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MegaTech 03/20/23 1:52:14 PM #32:	Had one all of high school. 2005-09. Started with some LG flip phone using Cingular --- That one bloke with a haggard smirk, whereabouts unknown, puttin in that cloak and dagger work. https://i.imgur.com/c8xCRi7.png - CoolbeansAvi <cite>MegaTech posted [p:972295795] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>Had one all of high school. 2005-09. Started with some LG flip phone using Cingular</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NatsuSama 03/20/23 1:56:12 PM #33:	No. Didn't get a cell phone until I was like 21. Only one in my group who didn't have a cell phone in HS. --- WAAAH, I CAN'T BEAT THIS GUY WITH HIS TACTICS, I'M GONNA CALL IT SPAM AND CONDEMN HIM FOR USING IT <cite>NatsuSama posted [p:972295880] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>No. Didn't get a cell phone until I was like 21. Only one in my group who didn't have a cell phone in HS.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
garan 03/20/23 2:40:24 PM #34:	AmericaTheBrave posted... No. Cell phones weren't commonly given to teenagers when I was in high school. <cite>garan posted [p:972296757] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>AmericaTheBrave posted...</cite><quote>No. Cell phones weren't commonly given to teenagers when I was in high school.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trumble 03/20/23 2:42:25 PM #35:	Got one half way through my first year. Didn't have a smartphone until about 5-6 years after I left HS tho; I was a somewhat late adopter. --- The only thing we have to fear is Trumble itself. http://error1355.com/ce/Trumble.html <cite>Trumble posted [p:972296800] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>Got one half way through my first year. Didn't have a smartphone until about 5-6 years after I left HS tho; I was a somewhat late adopter.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WrkHrdPlayHrdr 03/20/23 2:42:28 PM #36:	Graduated in 2003. I think in 2002 and 2003 I had a pre-pay T-Mobile phone that was given to me by a dude I worked with who didn't need it anymore. It was the old nokia brick phones that lasted forever. --- "No. I'm a man so theyll get me a full size McDouble." - DuncanWii https://i.imgur.com/cSxy3Od.png <cite>WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted [p:972296801] in Did you ha... [t:80385341]...</cite> <quote>Graduated in 2003. I think in 2002 and 2003 I had a pre-pay T-Mobile phone that was given to me by a dude I worked with who didn't need it anymore. It was the old nokia brick phones that lasted forever. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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