I sure do remember my first cell phone. It was back in 2000 and it was a Sanyo SCP4000. As a phone, it was great. You could drop it without worrying bout it breaking, the battery would last for days, and it lasted me almost 4 years. Of course all it did was work as a phone, but it was still better quality than most of the phones these days. Also, you didn't need to put the phone in a protective case so it wouldn't break, LOL.
I also liked the size of the phones back then, today they're far too light and thin. Back then you knew if you had your phone on you, now they are easy to misplace in a pocket.