Phoning It In: These Photos of A-Listers on Flip Phones Will Make You All Sorts of Nostalgic

Fifteen years ago, the first iPhone was released. Check out these throwback photos of celebs with flip phones to see how far we've come 

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Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker during The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards - HBO After Party at Griff's Restaurant in Beverly Hills, California, United States. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc)
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

Parker pulled out her flip phone to let everyone know she won a Golden Globe in 2004. She wanted to cell-ebrate.

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Mark Wahlberg

Mark Wahlberg during Andre Benjamin, Tyrese, Mark Wahlberg and Garrett Hedlund Depart from MTV's "TRL" - August 9, 2005 at MTV Studios - Times Square in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by James Devaney/WireImage)
James Devaney/WireImage

No need to worry about long distance: Wahlberg made sure to keep his phone close, clipping it to his belt while at TRL in 2005.

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Diddy

DENVER - FEBRUARY 20: Rapper P. Diddy talks a cell phone-shoe during the 54th All-Star Game, part of 2005 NBA All-Star Weekend at Pepsi Center on February 20, 2005 in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Ezra Shaw/Getty

Diddy's phone is a shoe-in for Wildest Place to Store Your Cellphone.

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Tom Cruise

HOLLYWOOD - JUNE 28: Presenter Tom Cruise onstage at the BET Awards 05 at the Kodak Theatre on June 28, 2005 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Kevin Winter/Getty

Cruise was on call to present at the BET Awards in 2005.

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Justin Timberlake

1/11/99 Los Angeles, CA Justin of N'sync calling home after winning an award at the American Music Awards.
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This must be what *NSYNC was talking about when they sang "Digital Get Down."

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Britney Spears

Britney Spears on 01.02.1999 in München / Munich. (Photo by Fryderyk Gabowicz/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Fryderyk Gabowicz/picture alliance via Getty

Did you know that "Baby One More Time" is really about a phone call? Yeah, the track's Swedish writers believed "hit" was American slang for "call."

I guess "call me baby, one more time" doesn't have the same ring.

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Ryan Phillippe & Reese Witherspoon

Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage for InStyle Magazine)
Kevin Mazur/WireImage

Witherspoon's then-husband Phillippe listened in on her phone call at a Golden Globes afterparty in 2006.

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Ben Affleck

380984 02: (ITALY OUT) Actor Ben Affleck calls designer Shoshanna Lonstein on his cell phone October 28, 2000 after Lonstein bolted from Affleck when photographers showed up as the two left "Lucky Numbers" at the Loew's movie theater in New York City. Lonstein, one time girlfriend of comedian Jerry Seinfeld, did not return to Affleck on Broadway and he left in a taxi alone fifteen minutes later. (Photo by Arnaldo Magnani/Liaison)
Arnaldo Magnani/Liaison

Affleck made a call on his tiny phone in 2000.

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Rachael Leigh Cook

Rachael Leigh Cook during Helio Drift Launch Party - Arrivals at 400 South La Brea in Los Angeles, CA, United States. (Photo by Mark Sullivan/WireImage)
Mark Sullivan/WireImage

Judging from the looks of it, someone called to tell Cook that She's All That.

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David Beckham

STOCKPORT, ENGLAND - MARCH 15: England player David Beckham on his mobile phone at the launch of the Adidas 'I kiss Football' campaign at adidas HQ in Stockport on March 15, 2001 . (Photo Gary M Prior/Allsport/Getty Images)
Gary M Prior/Allsport/Getty

This photo of Beckham isn't phone-y, but it is oh-so-2001!

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Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez during Jennifer Lopez on Location for Maid in Manhattan at Central Park in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by James Devaney/WireImage)
James Devaney/WireImage

Love don't cost a thing, but these roaming charges do!

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Lindsay Lohan

UNITED STATES - MARCH 08: Lindsay Lohan talks on her cellphone during a premiere party for the movie "Hostage," at Planet Hollywood. (Photo by Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via Getty

A smile that says, "I survived my first three-way calling attack."

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Pamela Anderson & Marissa Jaret Winokur

Pamela Anderson and Marissa Jaret Winokur *Exclusive* ***Exclusive*** (Photo by Gregory Pace/FilmMagic)
Gregory Pace/FilmMagic

Anderson shared her bedazzled flip phone with Winokur in 2005.

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Kim Kardashian & Paris Hilton

Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton during "Entourage" Los Angeles Premiere - Red Carpet at Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, California, United States. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage)
Gregg DeGuire/WireImage

Kardashian and Hilton's friendship goes way back. How far, you ask? Back to when Kardashian used a Sidekick and Hilton used a Blackberry.

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Kaley Cuoco & Gregory Smith

Kaley Cuoco and Gregory Smith during Teen People Celebrates The 6th Annual "25 Hottest Stars Under 25" at Lucky Strike Lanes in Hollywood, California, United States. (Photo by Chris Polk/FilmMagic)
Chris Polk/FilmMagic

Cuoco flipped out over her phone.

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Cameron Diaz

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY: Actress Cameron Diaz attends the "Shrek 2" premiere at the Le Palais de Festival during the 57th Cannes International Film Festival May 15, 2004 in Cannes France. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)
Carlo Allegri/Getty

Can we pause for a second and imagine the grainy picture that Diaz took at the Shrek 2 premiere in 2004?

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