This is what owning a mobile phone as an Australian kid in the 2000s was like
More than 15 years ago, life Down Under was made up of horrible ringtones, Crazy John's and 2G. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.*
Asking your parents for a mobile phone was like bidding for the Olympics.*You'd spend weeks and months trying to convince them that you were responsible e**ugh to have one. You'd promise you wouldn't run up crazy bills. You'd promise it was going to be useful.
Deep down though, having a mobile was actually just a way to look cool in front of everyone else in your class who already had one. Some spoiled kids even had two.* Read more...