My first mobile phone was the Motorola A130. It was on the Cellnet analogue ETACS network. It worked very well even in poor signal areas.
One of the features of this handset was that if the battery pack ran flat you could stick four AA batteries in it which would give you a few hours of life. As a result I can actually power it up but would be rather shocked if I found I could make a call with it
I replaced it with a similar looking Motorala D160 which was my first GSM mobile phone..