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| 74. No. I didn't get my first cell phone until 2000. nt |
| -Did you have a cell phone in 1992? A writer wants to know for his research. |
KittyWampus |
May-26-11 07:21 PM |
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No |
elleng |
May-26-11 07:22 PM |
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No |
notadmblnd |
May-26-11 07:22 PM |
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no. Nobody I know had one. Are we talking big gigantic ones like this? |
Liberal_in_LA |
May-26-11 07:24 PM |
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No. |
Art_from_Ark |
May-26-11 07:24 PM |
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No. |
Tom_Foolery |
May-26-11 07:24 PM |
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Nope |
RockaFowler |
May-26-11 07:24 PM |
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Nope |
Mrs. Ted Nancy |
May-26-11 07:28 PM |
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Yes for safety reasons. |
tnlefty |
May-26-11 07:28 PM |
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Yes, I did |
Raine |
May-26-11 07:28 PM |
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I may have. |
Sonoman |
May-26-11 07:31 PM |
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No, my first one was in 1993. |
Daphne08 |
May-26-11 07:32 PM |
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Got mine in 93 or 94 |
proud2BlibKansan |
May-26-11 07:33 PM |
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No, but I did in '93; our new-to-us used Audi came with one. |
Tesha |
May-26-11 07:34 PM |
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What writer? |
Blue-Jay |
May-26-11 07:34 PM |
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An aspiring playwright. |
KittyWampus |
May-26-11 08:00 PM |
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Is it you? |
Blue-Jay |
May-26-11 08:08 PM |
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No, I'm an aspiring mystic |
KittyWampus |
May-26-11 08:09 PM |
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No, and still don't |
PotatoChip |
May-26-11 07:34 PM |
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same with me. |
cali |
May-27-11 03:16 AM |
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No and nobody I knew did, and I work a job where pager use (now cells) was mandatory. |
Mayberry Machiavelli |
May-26-11 07:35 PM |
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No |
caraher |
May-26-11 07:36 PM |
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No. No one I knew had one either. nt |
Lone_Star_Dem |
May-26-11 07:36 PM |
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I had one. I am married to a Canadian and had just started to work |
Welibs |
May-26-11 07:38 PM |
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A friend of mine did. |
Codeine |
May-26-11 07:40 PM |
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My mother did. I didn't get one until 93. |
EFerrari |
May-26-11 07:41 PM |
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I called it a bag phone |
Sienna86 |
May-26-11 07:42 PM |
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Yep I had a big ass bag phone, too |
Aerows |
May-26-11 09:11 PM |
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No - we did have one car phone |
elfin |
May-26-11 07:50 PM |
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Yes |
SoCalNative |
May-26-11 07:55 PM |
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We had one of those for work |
hunter |
May-26-11 08:19 PM |
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That's the kind I had too |
Raine |
May-27-11 03:28 AM |
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I got a Trac Fone in '96 for emergencies while traveling. Still have it. |
elocs |
May-26-11 07:58 PM |
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Friend had one. |
madamesilverspurs |
May-26-11 07:58 PM |
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no |
JitterbugPerfume |
May-26-11 07:59 PM |
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Yep...Had A Bag Phone... |
KharmaTrain |
May-26-11 08:02 PM |
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nope. not until 2006 |
tishaLA |
May-26-11 08:02 PM |
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I believe my mother did. |
lightningandsnow |
May-26-11 08:03 PM |
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I had a pager (for work) |
etherealtruth |
May-26-11 08:03 PM |
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I got my first one in 1986. |
Not Me |
May-26-11 08:09 PM |
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I believe so... |
Hepburn |
May-26-11 08:10 PM |
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Nope and still don't |
sunwyn |
May-26-11 08:10 PM |
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no. still don't. |
Hannah Bell |
May-26-11 08:11 PM |
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Same here. |
Forkboy |
May-26-11 10:13 PM |
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Does a car phone count? |
tritsofme |
May-26-11 08:13 PM |
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1996 or 1997 |
tnlurker |
May-26-11 08:13 PM |
#38 |
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Yes. First phone in 1988 |
sixmile |
May-26-11 08:17 PM |
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Not I, but my father had one |
Motown_Johnny |
May-26-11 08:20 PM |
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At the office only |
quaker bill |
May-26-11 08:25 PM |
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... |
Enrique |
May-26-11 08:25 PM |
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My wife had a bag phone. It took me ten more years before I wanted one. |
aikoaiko |
May-26-11 08:34 PM |
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No, not until '98. But I knew one person who had a car phone in the |
alsame |
May-26-11 08:40 PM |
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Friend had a brick, I think it was a Motorola. Was in Oklahoma City. |
jtuck004 |
May-26-11 08:42 PM |
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Nope. |
distantearlywarning |
May-26-11 08:46 PM |
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Nope, couldn't afford one. |
backscatter712 |
May-26-11 08:51 PM |
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No, I was ridiculing them in 1992 |
Sabriel |
May-26-11 08:53 PM |
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I had one in 93... |
Puzzler |
May-26-11 08:54 PM |
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No, and still don't. (n/t) |
Shandris |
May-26-11 09:03 PM |
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No (nt) |
bigwillq |
May-26-11 09:04 PM |
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Got my first one in 94 |
WestHoustonDem |
May-26-11 09:09 PM |
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Yes |
Aerows |
May-26-11 09:09 PM |
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No. |
MyshkinCommaPrince |
May-26-11 09:20 PM |
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1993. A huge bag phone |
Goblinmonger |
May-26-11 09:20 PM |
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NO and still don't |
Philippine expat |
May-26-11 09:22 PM |
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Yes, my then beloved wife had one because of her job on the road |
DainBramaged |
May-26-11 09:32 PM |
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No |
BillyJack |
May-26-11 09:32 PM |
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My father had a car phone, kinda a cell phone. nt |
Gamow |
May-26-11 09:35 PM |
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No. I didn't even know what a cell phone was in 1992. |
aaaaaa5a |
May-26-11 09:38 PM |
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I don't think anyone in my household had a cell |
sakabatou |
May-26-11 09:47 PM |
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No and No |
Angry Dragon |
May-26-11 09:50 PM |
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I didn't know ANYONE with a cell in '92. |
BulletproofLandshark |
May-26-11 09:58 PM |
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hell no, i had a pager... like everyone lol |
meow mix |
May-26-11 10:05 PM |
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No. n/t |
TriMera |
May-26-11 10:09 PM |
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I know my parents did. |
Bubba Kush |
May-26-11 10:15 PM |
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I'm going to say around '94 - I definitely recall it being a bag phone! |
bullwinkle428 |
May-26-11 10:32 PM |
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No |
LetTimmySmoke |
May-26-11 10:40 PM |
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Text pager. |
lpbk2713 |
May-26-11 11:11 PM |
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Not me but my mom did. nt |
underseasurveyor |
May-26-11 11:18 PM |
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my parents had one |
zen_bohemian |
May-26-11 11:21 PM |
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No. I didn't get my first cell phone until 2000. nt |
conflictgirl |
May-26-11 11:30 PM |
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No, cell phones did not exist then. Why do you ask? |
akbacchus_BC |
May-26-11 11:34 PM |
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I find that hard to believe |
dipsydoodle |
May-27-11 04:54 AM |
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Sorry you are incorrect. |
Drew Richards |
May-27-11 05:10 PM |
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No. We had cordless. |
wickerwoman |
May-26-11 11:34 PM |
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I knew a filthy rich interior decorator in my area who had a big mostrosity |
blondeatlast |
May-26-11 11:34 PM |
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Got mine 1987. |
dipsydoodle |
May-27-11 03:11 AM |
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yes |
oldhippydude |
May-27-11 03:56 AM |
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I think the first one I had |
dipsydoodle |
May-27-11 04:32 AM |
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My Dad had one... |
SkyDaddy7 |
May-27-11 04:52 AM |
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No. nt |
Ilsa |
May-27-11 04:58 AM |
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No. Not till around 1998 |
Courtesy Flush |
May-27-11 06:36 AM |
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My name is Zack Morris and the answer is yes. and if you cross me I will beat you with it like Thor |
Bombtrack |
May-27-11 06:54 AM |
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I didn't get a cell phone until 2002. |
tanyev |
May-27-11 06:55 AM |
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Yes, but I was using it on a boat as an extra safety device while fishing off shore |
ThomWV |
May-27-11 07:39 AM |
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I did. It was a Nokia brick phone. |
MineralMan |
May-27-11 07:57 AM |
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no-- I was 12 |
tabbycat31 |
May-27-11 07:59 AM |
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No. |
HappyMe |
May-27-11 08:07 AM |
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Nope, not until 1994. n/t |
Matt_in_STL |
May-27-11 08:10 AM |
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This is a waste - this isn't a scientific sample - WHY does the writer want to know? |
FormerDittoHead |
May-27-11 08:14 AM |
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It's a plot device. Is it plausible for a cell phone to enter into the action of the play as it's |
KittyWampus |
May-27-11 08:41 AM |
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I had a big bag phone. |
Bunny |
May-27-11 08:19 AM |
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nope |
madmom |
May-27-11 08:25 AM |
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No. n/t |
LibDemAlways |
May-27-11 08:25 AM |
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A work phone... |
LanternWaste |
May-27-11 09:23 AM |
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Nope.... |
Flashmann |
May-27-11 09:25 AM |
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I didn't but I bought one for my now wife |
robdogbucky |
May-27-11 10:29 AM |
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Didn't get one until 2001. |
WilliamPitt |
May-27-11 10:34 AM |
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No, and nor did my wife |
kick-ass-bob |
May-27-11 10:39 AM |
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My parents both had car phones at the time (which was still a big thing) |
Blue_Tires |
May-27-11 11:42 AM |
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My Grandfather had a car cell in 92 n/t |
JesterCS |
May-27-11 02:29 PM |
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YEs and still have it. |
Drew Richards |
May-27-11 02:42 PM |
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Nope. Didn't know they existed then. |
RebelOne |
May-27-11 02:44 PM |
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No. I was still playing the pager, pay phone, and quarters game |
Brother Buzz |
May-27-11 02:56 PM |
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Yes |
grahamhgreen |
May-27-11 03:12 PM |
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No. |
Quantess |
May-27-11 03:14 PM |
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No. None of the doctors I know had them, either. |
mainer |
May-27-11 03:33 PM |
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not me but many of the people I worked for in the late 1980s had |
KurtNYC |
May-27-11 03:34 PM |
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Yes. |
Wait Wut |
May-27-11 03:37 PM |
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No I didn't... |
onecent |
May-27-11 05:13 PM |
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No... but my boss did... |
JuniperLea |
May-27-11 05:24 PM |
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Yes |
JimGinPA |
May-27-11 05:32 PM |
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I might have had the Oki 900 around that time. |
pinniped |
May-27-11 05:45 PM |
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Hubby and I both got one in 93 (n/t) |
JSK |
May-27-11 06:04 PM |
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may have had one for work. Definitely had a pager. |
rurallib |
May-27-11 06:16 PM |
#120 |
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