The 20 Stages of Your Life With Cell Phones

By Lisette Mejia

Updated on March 10, 2016 at 1:45 PM

Blink your eyes these days, and it seems like a new smartphone 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

01

It All Started With a Pager When You Were Around 12 Years Old — NBC

It All Started With a Pager When You Were Around 12 Years Old

Because, obviously, beepers were the equivalent of cell phones back then.

02

You Would Send Your Friends Pages Like "143" — Paramount Pictures

You Would Send Your Friends Pages Like "143"

03

But Then You Finally Convinced Mom and Dad to Upgrade to a Cell — Disney

But Then You Finally Convinced Mom and Dad to Upgrade to a Cell

04

You Called Anyone and Everyone Who Would Talk — NBC

You Called Anyone and Everyone Who Would Talk

"Pick up, pick up!"

05

You Snuck Your Phone Out in Class to Play Snake — Fox

You Snuck Your Phone Out in Class to Play Snake

06

After School, It Was All About the Flirting

After School, It Was All About the Flirting

Source: Bravo

07

And Gossiping Strictly From Your Cell So Mom Couldn't Snoop on the Landline

And Gossiping Strictly From Your Cell So Mom Couldn't Snoop on the Landline

Source: Bravo

08

You Went From a Nokia 6000 to a Razr to a Sidekick Like, Whoa

You Went From a Nokia 6000 to a Razr to a Sidekick Like, Whoa

Source: MTV

09

And Lost Your Sh*t When You Discovered Phones Could Take Pictures, Too

And Lost Your Sh*t When You Discovered Phones Could Take Pictures, Too

Source: WWE

10

. . . And Record Videos — 20th Century Studios

. . . And Record Videos

11

You Hated Vacations Because It Meant International Fees Mom Refused to Pay

You Hated Vacations Because It Meant International Fees Mom Refused to Pay

Source: E!

12

And Dad Declared Dinnertime a Cell-Phones-Free Zone — CBS

And Dad Declared Dinnertime a Cell-Phones-Free Zone

13

You Were Constantly Losing Your Cell and Asking People to Send You Their Numbers Again

You Were Constantly Losing Your Cell and Asking People to Send You Their Numbers Again

Source: Tumblr user AbandonedByYou

14

Your Parents Asked You For Your Friends' Numbers For Safety Reasons — Paramount Pictures

Your Parents Asked You For Your Friends' Numbers For Safety Reasons

15

One Day, Smartphones Came Out Like, Bam! — NBC

One Day, Smartphones Came Out Like, Bam!

16

You Thought BBM Was Sooo Cool

You Thought BBM Was Sooo Cool

Source: Blackberry

17

Then Touchscreen Phones Debuted and Typing on Them Made You Feel Like an Infant

Then Touchscreen Phones Debuted and Typing on Them Made You Feel Like an Infant

Source: YouTube user Kameliadamen

18

And You Hated How Much Battery Power They Sucked Up

And You Hated How Much Battery Power They Sucked Up

Source: Reddit user ROUND_TWO

19

But It Was OK Because You Could Still Play Games and Text and Web Browse Like Crazy — 20th Century Studios

But It Was OK Because You Could Still Play Games and Text and Web Browse Like Crazy

20

And Somehow You Totally Forgot What Life Was Ever Like With Just a Beeper — The CW

And Somehow You Totally Forgot What Life Was Ever Like With Just a Beeper