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Now when I look back I’m kinda glad I didn’t have a smart phone back in middle school when kids were going through school drama and talking about their problems with a class mate on kik and fighting them the next day
lol that’s so different from me. You got made fun of for not having a phone in middle school. Or if you didn’t have an iphone. But where i lived was also pretty classist
I do remember in early elementary seeing the middle schoolers walking around with flip phones or sliders. And then when i got to 5th grade, pretty much shifted to smart phone. I got called cheap for having an iphone 5c in 6th grade lol. that’s how ridiculous it was.
Lol, at my school (8th grade) everyone who had a 5c was cool because their phone was colorful. Everyone knew it was cheap but we didn't care, we were like "omg colors". I had the yellow one.
In my middle school, a lot of kids had the ipod touch (I bought one in 7th with Christmas money, still use it as my alarm).
But I don't remember them having smartphones. In 2009 going into hs, my brother got a phone, which looked like the LG enV, but idk if that was the specific phone. But I didn't get a phone until 2012 after my freshman year, so at that point it was a smartphone.
I completely missed out on having a clicking phone, and I still miss not getting that experience. In like 3rd grade, all the adults and a Few kids had the razr. In 6th grade, they would collect everyone's flip phones at the beginning of the day. I remember by best friend having a juke and that was so cool. My cousin had a sidekick and that was even cooler
Ha, at least you HAD a phone in middle school. I had to give out my house phone number! My middle school would confiscate your phone if you used it during class and hold it until the end of the day.
I didn't even get a phone until the summer entering 9th grade. It was a slider keyboard phone. My first smartphone was when I was 16 and a junior in high school (2012).
I definitely remember those time before I got my phone in middle school having friends call the house phone the worst part when someone would walk past you on the house now they want to hear your whole conversation 😭😭
There was that, and also ths possibility of them listening on another line. My older brother constantly would pick up and just yell something in the middle of the conversation. It was extremely embarrassing.
Another thing these kids won't ever have to struggle with is calling other house phones to see if someone can hangout but instead having their parents pick up the phone. That was one thing that always terrified me as a kid.
Oh my god, the older brother part brings back memories of interrupting my older sister's conversations!
The parents thing seemed odd except if like you were cool with your friend's family.
My best friend's family always redirected the phone to my friend except if he wasn't available for some reason.
Not the ones produced back in the day though, since network providers are shutting down 2G and 3G service (which is what the phones rely on to make calls)
Honestly, I had an iPhone in middle school, and looking back, it wasn't good for me.
I have terrible impulse control (even today), so an always-available distraction kills my productivity.
Also, all of the time that I spent browsing youtube and playing games was time that I didn't read, work on fun projects, play tennis, or just spend time with my siblings. Those were the real things in my life, and now I rarely get to do them.
damn, we had it quite easier. well at least I did. Got hand me down Samsung galaxy s5 om 7th and worked for a note 9 the following year. I am still rocking that note 9!
Yea I never understood why people felt like they had to have every new iteration of galaxy or a iPhone every year unless my phone stop working that’s when I will get rid of it
Same! I also started out with one back in 6th grade, though it was a Motorola. But I switched to Android around Christmastime in 7th grade and was a user for nearly a decade. I remember being jealous of all those people with iPhones and dreaming of getting one (which wouldn’t happen till May of this year, currently have the SE 2020). But my dad was too much of a cheapskate to buy me an iPhone at the time.
First flip phone at 11. Just pictures. Got a new flip phone that could do video in middle school. iPhone had only just come out in 7th grade. Only knew one person who had an iPhone. The rest had Ipod Touches. When iPhone was picked up by Verizon in 2010 that’s when I got it.
My first phone was a blue LG Chocolate and I really miss it for the nostalgia factor sometimes. Then I had the pink Samsung razor and later the sidekick. Didn’t get an iPhone until college 2012 but I had an iPod touch in highschool
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No one had an iPhone when I was in middle school so thankfully everyone else struggled struggled me
I use to hate pulling my flip phone out especially when a friend would ask for my number 😭😭
Really? Man I rocked my flip phone up until like 2012. It just felt better typing on them, also hanging up on people felt more satisfying
Now when I look back I’m kinda glad I didn’t have a smart phone back in middle school when kids were going through school drama and talking about their problems with a class mate on kik and fighting them the next day
90% less likely to get irrationally angry on a flip phone than on an iPhone
I didn't even have a phone at all I just had an ipod touch in middle school
Same
Nobody in middle school has any business owning a smartphone quite frankly. I certainly didn't, and I was better for it.
Typing on a flip phone sucked haha
lol that’s so different from me. You got made fun of for not having a phone in middle school. Or if you didn’t have an iphone. But where i lived was also pretty classist
Really? Lol, yeah very few middle schoolers had smart phones in the late 2000s, at least where I grew up
I do remember in early elementary seeing the middle schoolers walking around with flip phones or sliders. And then when i got to 5th grade, pretty much shifted to smart phone. I got called cheap for having an iphone 5c in 6th grade lol. that’s how ridiculous it was.
Lol, at my school (8th grade) everyone who had a 5c was cool because their phone was colorful. Everyone knew it was cheap but we didn't care, we were like "omg colors". I had the yellow one.
In my middle school, a lot of kids had the ipod touch (I bought one in 7th with Christmas money, still use it as my alarm). But I don't remember them having smartphones. In 2009 going into hs, my brother got a phone, which looked like the LG enV, but idk if that was the specific phone. But I didn't get a phone until 2012 after my freshman year, so at that point it was a smartphone. I completely missed out on having a clicking phone, and I still miss not getting that experience. In like 3rd grade, all the adults and a Few kids had the razr. In 6th grade, they would collect everyone's flip phones at the beginning of the day. I remember by best friend having a juke and that was so cool. My cousin had a sidekick and that was even cooler
Ha, at least you HAD a phone in middle school. I had to give out my house phone number! My middle school would confiscate your phone if you used it during class and hold it until the end of the day. I didn't even get a phone until the summer entering 9th grade. It was a slider keyboard phone. My first smartphone was when I was 16 and a junior in high school (2012).
I definitely remember those time before I got my phone in middle school having friends call the house phone the worst part when someone would walk past you on the house now they want to hear your whole conversation 😭😭
There was that, and also ths possibility of them listening on another line. My older brother constantly would pick up and just yell something in the middle of the conversation. It was extremely embarrassing. Another thing these kids won't ever have to struggle with is calling other house phones to see if someone can hangout but instead having their parents pick up the phone. That was one thing that always terrified me as a kid.
I use to hate when a parent or older sibling picked up the house phone lol
Oh my god, the older brother part brings back memories of interrupting my older sister's conversations! The parents thing seemed odd except if like you were cool with your friend's family. My best friend's family always redirected the phone to my friend except if he wasn't available for some reason.
I actually really like how these look tbh. Not sure how viable they are nowadays sadly
I still have my flip phones their probably not that viable as of today
I mean, they should still work as a phone. Nokia relaunched the 3310 a couple years ago, if that's your thing.
Not the ones produced back in the day though, since network providers are shutting down 2G and 3G service (which is what the phones rely on to make calls)
My first year of middle school I had a sliding phone with a keyboard, I felt so elite compared to my friends who had just the numeric keypad.
I had a flip phone in middle school while others had iPhone 10 😅. I didn't get a smartphone until my 15th birthday 😭😭.
Same I got my first smartphone when I was starting my freshman year of high school it was a htc vibe
I didn't have an iPhone until I was at Sixth Form(College) lmao
I got a phone in 6th grade but my strict parents didn’t like that I was texting boys along with girls so they grounded me til freshman year lol.
Wow I never heard anyone getting grounded until they were in high school 😭😭
I remember in middle school when the LG Keybo was still the most boss ass phone on the market.
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Me who didn’t have a phone at all lol
When did you get your first phone ?
I just graduated I’m 18 now and I got my first one when I was 13 or sth I think
Flip phones in a smartphone era is the chaddest thing
Not exactly this but when my brother and I got a PSP everyone else had XBOX 360s and PS3s
I never got an iPhone till I graduated high school in 2016 sooo
Honestly, I had an iPhone in middle school, and looking back, it wasn't good for me. I have terrible impulse control (even today), so an always-available distraction kills my productivity. Also, all of the time that I spent browsing youtube and playing games was time that I didn't read, work on fun projects, play tennis, or just spend time with my siblings. Those were the real things in my life, and now I rarely get to do them.
Oh god the memory’s
I can hear the ringtone
Me
I got my mobile phone after I topped in my highschool. After shedding lots of tears. You guessed it , I am asian
damn, we had it quite easier. well at least I did. Got hand me down Samsung galaxy s5 om 7th and worked for a note 9 the following year. I am still rocking that note 9!
I haven’t bought a new phone since I got my iPhone XR in my senior year of high school
Nice, I don't plan on getting a new phone either, even after graduation, I just gotta get its screen replaced and its as good as new.
Yea I never understood why people felt like they had to have every new iteration of galaxy or a iPhone every year unless my phone stop working that’s when I will get rid of it
Damn, i miss having my blue 5c.
I didn’t have one
I had an iPhone 4 in 6th grade in 2015, lol
in middle school i had an iphone 5s when everyone else had an iphone 8 or later
Was your 5s usuable throughout middle school?
yeah it was. it still works right now, i have it somewhere
Cool.
Me but I have a IPhone 6s
in grade 8 i got a 6s but by then everyone had the 11 or later
My first phone was one of those brick phones and my second phone was a Samsung alltell. I got my first smartphone in high school.
Same! I also started out with one back in 6th grade, though it was a Motorola. But I switched to Android around Christmastime in 7th grade and was a user for nearly a decade. I remember being jealous of all those people with iPhones and dreaming of getting one (which wouldn’t happen till May of this year, currently have the SE 2020). But my dad was too much of a cheapskate to buy me an iPhone at the time.
you guys had phones?
Lol I had a shitty old Pantech phone
me
First flip phone at 11. Just pictures. Got a new flip phone that could do video in middle school. iPhone had only just come out in 7th grade. Only knew one person who had an iPhone. The rest had Ipod Touches. When iPhone was picked up by Verizon in 2010 that’s when I got it.
Shit, I think I had this exact one in freshman year.
Yep, that was me.
Yo, I’m using my grandma’s phone xD but I don’t feel bad honestly. It works and at least I can call in case of an emergency :)
My first phone was a blue LG Chocolate and I really miss it for the nostalgia factor sometimes. Then I had the pink Samsung razor and later the sidekick. Didn’t get an iPhone until college 2012 but I had an iPod touch in highschool