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I had this phone as well, maybe circa 2000

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I was a college student from 1997-2001

In 1997, no one had a cell phone

In 1998, a guy in my dorm had one and I was like, “who does he think he is??”

In 2000 everyone had one

Yup. I was at the Edinburgh festival August 1999