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The first telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invented the first telephone. -
First Call
Bell made his first call to this assistant, Thomas Watson, saying "Mr. Watson--come here--I want to see you." -
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Telephone
The telephone has impacted comunication through out the world. It has made contacting people much faster and easier. -
The company
Bell created the first telephone company called, "The Bell Telephone Company" -
Long Distance
The first long distance phone cabel was installed. It extended 45 miles from Boston to Providence -
Contracts
Bell made a contract with American Telephone and Telegraph Company's (AT&T) . This allow for more long distance calling to be made between major cities. -
Between Atlanta and Chicago
A long distance cable was installed that connected Atlanta and Chicago. This expanded the range of the telephone even more. -
The "Candlestick" (Model 50AL)
The first free-standing dial phone was nicknamed the "Candlestick." It was the first Rotary dial telephone. -
Model A1
In 1927, Western Electric produced its first model to use a handset, making it easy for the subscriber to use the telephone while keeping a hand free for taking notes or performing other tasks. -
The Princess Phone (Model 701)
The Princess Phone was invented in 1959. It was smaller than most other phones which made it more attractive to have in one's house. Most people who owned a telephone had a Princess Phone. -
The Touch dial Phone
The Rotary dial phone came to an end when the Touch Dial phone was invented. This phone has buttons instead of a dial. It made making calls much easier and quicker. -
911
The numbers 9-1-1 were chosen to be the universal emergency numbers to dial because they were easy to remember and were not an already existing area code. 911 made it easy to contact, by phone, the police and other emergency officers. -
Car phone
The car phone allowed for calls to be made while in the car opposed to only being able to make calls inside a house. -
The first cell phone
The first cell phone was invented. This made communication portable but only the rich had the luxery of owning this phone. -
Texting
The first text message was sent. This changed communtication once again. Now not only could you talk to someone far away, but you could also send them a couple word text. This put "snail mail" to shame. -
Internet on the Phone
Nokia introduced the first phone to carry a wireless applacation which allowed the internet to be accessed with out a computer. This changed research termendiously. It could now be down where ever there was a wireless connection. But still, only the rich business people had these phones. -
T-9 Perdictive text
Nokia came out with the Nokia 3210 which was the first phone to have T-9 perdictive text. This made text messaging must faster and more efficient. -
No more antenna (Nokia 3210)
Nokia came out with the first cell phone to have an internal antenna. This was more fasionable and more convient for making calls. -
Camera Phonee
The first camera phone allowed for pictures to be taken on the cell phone. It was convientent and easily accessible to people with a cell phone. -
The IPhone
The first IPhone was released. This allowed for the user to have access to the internet, music, phone, texting, and anything else that could be imagined. This led to many more advances in technology. -
Touch Screen
Nokia released their first touch screen phone. The touch screen phone allowed for the cell phone to not have buttons, only a screen.
