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 enough 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. 

Owning a phone as an Australian kid in the 2000s was not an easy feat, there were ringtone and wallpaper ads everywhere you looked and apps weren't even a thing. It was a time when you didn't have to track your insane data use or waste hours face swapping. Things were simple then. 

Let's take a walk down memory lane. A time when life was pure and clunky. 

You owned a Nokia 3315 at some stage, the 2G phone everyone had

As strange as it seems, the Nokia 3315 was kind of like the iPhone of its day. Not because it was the phone company's main product, but rather that everyone — you, your sister, your aunt, your best friend — had a 3315 at some stage. 

It's not like the 3315 was that much different to other phones available at the time, anyway. It made calls, sent texts and had the game Snake. All of life's essentials in one plastic package. 

Snake II was the go-to game

Before Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja, Snake II was the game that you could distract yourself with in class. Those magical blips were a sound to behold, as your pixel snake grew ridiculously long before you pressed 2 instead of 4 and crashed into a wall and died. 

The Motorola RAZR was so freaking cool

Remember when the Motorola RAZR came out? In the commercial breaks during The O.C. you'd be hoping, wishing, waiting that you could get yourself an ultra-slim and very expensive Motorola RAZR. 

Then Apple's iPhone came out, and everyone suddenly forgot why they wanted one. Goodbye Moto.