[Drew68]

As someone who still just wants to make a phone call, I miss my old analog bag phone. All the rest of this crap has done for me is make it harder to get through and digital signals don’t carry as far.

My first phone was a Nokia 6110, circa 1998 or '99. Built like a brick s**thouse. Great reception, long battery life, comfortable in my hands and clear as a bell. And I believe you could even text with it (though nobody ever sent text messages back then).

Now I've got a Casio G-Shock flip phone. Bought it because it was rugged, waterproof and had a long battery life. At my job, I think I'm the only person left without a smartphone. At least I can leave home without my phone charger though.

It's a shame to see the once mighty Nokia take such a fall. I've often thought they should go back to doing what they did best; building simple, rugged phones with great reception and a long battery life. The reality is, there isn't much of a market for phones like this these days.

[Future Snake Eater]

That was my first phone, too. Terrific phone!

[Vendome]

I miss my flip phone (Star Trek Communicator) from Nextel. Worked everywhere and the battery lasted forever.