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Band 7+: When did you first have a mobile/cellphone?

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Well, honestly, I can't remember exactly when I used a phone for the first time, but if I'm not mistaken, I was 16 years old. I was preparing for safer, so I needed a phone to do my test case. My parents gave me a phone on my birthday, and I was happy. That was the time when I used a phone for the first time.

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Well, honestly I can’t remember exactly when I used a phone for the first time but if I’m not mistaken I was 16 years old because I’m preparing for safer so I needed a phone to do my test case so my parents gave me a phone on my birthday so I’m happy. It was the time when I used a phone for the first time.

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