I got this jurassic phone around early 2004...the year when "pasaload" was introduced. Believe it or not, I lived my early college life without having a phone. It was in my last year in college that my mother gave me her 3-year old phone (experienced lots of fall, cracked antenna and loose battery), which I didn't expect that time since I did not ask anything from her. My mother was very practical that time. It took her 3 years before upgrading into nokia 2100. Still, I was very thankful even though it smelled like make-up (may be acquired from her purse^^) and being teased by my college friends calling my phone as "pangkaskas ng yelo" (ice shaver).
Nokia 3310
Another left over phone I got courtesy of my elder sibling. Although my amazement and appreciation was late that time, I still enjoyed the composer option, sending picture messages and ring tones....both in mono (monochrome and monotone).
Nokia 6610i
My mother bought me this as a birthday present. Oh I almost forgot, I insisted her to buy me this as a gift....hehe. I got this December 2005 and this was one of the most affordable cameraphone at that time. With this phone, I first experienced mobile internet, java games, vga camera and stereo fm radio. I liked its fm radio the most, I think its the best sounding fm radio I've used compared even to my present phone.
Nokia 6260
I told my mother I wanted a better phone and I kept eyeing for a Nokia 5300 that time. I got my first job (proud to say, I was a minimum wager) and accumulated the amount needed for the phone. My mother didn't want to tolerate my purchasing insanity so she decided to swap phones. She then used my 6610i.
Nokia 5300
The nokia 6260 can't play good music so with enough savings, I did not hesitate to buy this that time. It was my first phone that actually came from my own pocket. Being a series 40, it got plenty of features that I really enjoyed: impressive sound, camera is good for a 1.3 megapixel, screen resolution was pleasant to the eye, fast interface and nice option for personalization. Cons: shaky slider and very poor battery life...(I charged it everyday because I like music very much)
Nokia N81
My nokia 5300 was stolen by a fellow commuter on my way to work. Much worse, an on-the-job trainee in the office gave a me smirk and was discreetly happy of my misfortune. Before I burst into tantrum, I bought this... and so I achieved inner calmness.
Pros:
-it got wifi, games are addicting, stereo loudspeaker, best sound quality for a phone (comparable to ipod nano in my opinion).
Cons;
-again...shaky slider, terrible camera, its heavy, limited number of games
Sony Ericsson C510
Guess I'm not happy being a smartphone user...that's because I'm dumb and needs a dumbphone. Just kidding. I find the n81 heavy...the camera is terrible (nokia 5300 got better camera...pixel count aside)...the gaming buttons doesn't feel like it will last for normal playing...yes, there are quite a few complains.
