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Originally Posted by emeritus
Philips savvy PAYG, £39. Early 1990's. My wfe got one too, and bought s package that offered unlimited texts for a one-off payment.....which it did until they cancelled it a few years later.
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Had a few myself... Remember the message tone ?
https://youtu.be/yryYpi2XH-M
My first mobile was a Motorola Micro TAC. 8 hour battery life on standby and significantly shorter if a call was made. Had it cloned a couple of times to allow me to use a transportable "Vodaphone" unit (Post 52 above) with SLA batteries that lasted a whole day, and another fixed installation in my car. Had to be careful not to have more than one on at a time. Days long gone by. My current Nokia cheapy can last up to a week on stanby with energy to spare for text and calls.