1. Tapping out texts on the buttons like it was Morse code
Cycling through letters every click.
2. And the skill of being able to type in your pocket thanks to those wonderful buttons
T9 Word.
3. The fact that there was a game called Snake – and it was the only thing worth playing
Beating your high score would consume you.
4. And then Snake II came along and you could go THROUGH the wall
Big moments.
5. Your personality was completely and utterly summed up by your ringtone choice
Downloading them seemed like a great idea.
6. And you could make up your own ringtone by just pressing different keys
“I’m going to recreate that song by The Thrills!”
7. Flip phones were seen as the height of sophistication at one point in the not too distant past
8. Bedazzled phone covers were a legitimate way to express yourself too
9. As was having a phone where the sides lit up
10. Going online using the browser was absolutely gas craic*
*painfully slow, and barely ever worked.
And the letters WAP meant something to you.
11. There was a while everyone went absolutely mad for the N-Gage
THIS IS THE FUTURE.
It was short lived.
12. And then this monstrosity
13. Receiving a text looked like this
14. And this was the sophisticated form of picture messaging everyone used
Grim.
15. And finally… it’s impossible to replicate the pure satisfaction of flipping your flip phone shut
And opening, and closing. Again and again – because it was fun for some reason.
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