Were cell phones digital or analog in 1992 and 1993?

If I remember correctly, most cellphones then were still analog. They were great for having signals even with sparse cell site coverage.

on 9 November 1992, Nokia launched the world's first commercially available GSM digital mobile phone - the Nokia 1011.  You'll get various answers from people depending on where they live, back in 1992 I purchased my first analog bag phone as all towers in Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota were analog at the time and most of the time towers were 30 miles or more from each other, so I needed an antenna on the roof of my car to get as much distance as I could.  I tried a digital when the Motorola Startac came out and service was crap unless you stayed in the city most of the time.  Analog cell service was retired in 2008.

Digital was available but some people kept analogue mobiles up until the late 90's because they worked better in the country. It was about 1998 when digital started having 99% coverage so there was no need for analogue anymore.

they were analog......

A mix of the two.

The original "1G" phones prior to GSM [2G and onward] were analog, using a continuous duplex radio link to a cell tower for calls.

2G / GSM and all later versions are digital and use a digital multiplex system with compressed and encrypted digital links to the cell tower.

When 2G first came out, a lot of people still have the analog type and they were still in use for a few years, with both systems operating side by side as people gradually changed over.

The early mobile phone prices make today's top models look cheap... Often around £1500 - 2000, 30 years ago. That's £3000 or more in todays values.

People did not usually change phones without good reason.

There’s no such thing as an analog cell phone. Come on! 

If I remember correctly, most cellphones then were still analog. They were great for having signals even with sparse cell site coverage.

they are still analog from the cell to the tower and digital from tower to tower ........