Blink your eyes these days, and it seems like a new smartphone [1] has come out. And while that's great and all, sometimes we miss the simpler times. Like when you'd play Snake in class, trying not to get caught. Get ready to relive some of that cell phone nostalgia because, well, why not? In three, two, one . . .
Source: Getty/Jun Sato [2]
It All Started With a Pager When You Were Around 12 Years Old
Because, obviously, beepers were the equivalent of cell phones back then.
You Would Send Your Friends Pages Like "143"
But Then You Finally Convinced Mom and Dad to Upgrade to a Cell
You Called Anyone and Everyone Who Would Talk
"Pick up, pick up!"
You Snuck Your Phone Out in Class to Play Snake
After School, It Was All About the Flirting
Source: Bravo [3]
And Gossiping Strictly From Your Cell So Mom Couldn't Snoop on the Landline
Source: Bravo [4]
You Went From a Nokia 6000 to a Razr to a Sidekick Like, Whoa
Source: MTV [5]
And Lost Your Sh*t When You Discovered Phones Could Take Pictures, Too
Source: WWE [6]
. . . And Record Videos
You Hated Vacations Because It Meant International Fees Mom Refused to Pay
Source: E! [7]
And Dad Declared Dinnertime a Cell-Phones-Free Zone
You Were Constantly Losing Your Cell and Asking People to Send You Their Numbers Again
Source: Tumblr user AbandonedByYou [8]
Your Parents Asked You For Your Friends' Numbers For Safety Reasons
One Day, Smartphones Came Out Like, Bam!
You Thought BBM Was Sooo Cool
Source: Blackberry [9]
Then Touchscreen Phones Debuted and Typing on Them Made You Feel Like an Infant
Source: YouTube user Kameliadamen [10]
And You Hated How Much Battery Power They Sucked Up
Source: Reddit user ROUND_TWO [11]
But It Was OK Because You Could Still Play Games and Text and Web Browse Like Crazy
And Somehow You Totally Forgot What Life Was Ever Like With Just a Beeper
