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In the summer of 1995 the time had finally come when I got my first mobile phone, a Siemens S4. Meanwhile, my French comrades mostly used an identical Sony device. My Siemens accompanied me on two missions and was always a reliable piece of technology - apart from the horrendous telephone costs.
Nokia later became more and more popular for work purposes and so in 1999 I also switched to Nokia for my personal use. I still rave about my Nokia 9110 Communicator today, although back then its fax function was the killer criterion. This was followed by the Nokia 9210 and the Nokia 9300i Communicator.
In 2008 I switched to an iPhone 3G and have remained connected to these devices to this day, even though I used a Chinese model with several SIM slots without any problems and with significantly cheaper tariffs during a stay in Africa.
Cell phones have been my constant companion for 30 years and I simply can't imagine being without these little helpers; they have become a completely normal accessory, similar to a wristwatch, tie clip or cufflink from times long past.
In fact, I only really used my communicator productively, even though I later tried using keyboards for my iPhone.
I can only recommend that everyone try out voice input instead of the “mouse piano” on modern smartphones. Since I started using voice input consistently, I have been significantly more productive - long texts can be written surprisingly quickly on my smartphone.
Thanks for the tip, but since I mostly use my smartphone on the go, the dictation function is less suitable for me. And as soon as I sit back at the computer, my fingers continue to be a little faster.
Some cell phones were turquoise and you could make calls as well as send text messages. There were even transitions to email. There was no clock in the device, but it could still be used as an alarm clock using a backwards counter and a little mental arithmetic.