History of Cell Phones

Start of Wierless Connection

Jan 1, 1865

http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00047/historycell.htm 1865 Doctor Mahlon Loomis was the first person to communicate through wireless atmosphere. Loomis was awarded 50,000 for his research.

timespan of cell phones

Period: Jan 1, 1865 to Apr 12, 2010

Try for Better Wierless Connections

Jan 1, 1968

http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/02001/origin.htm In 1968 the FCC decided to increase the frequencies to allow research for better connections.

Motorola Begins

Jan 1, 1973

http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00047/historycell.htm In 1973 martin copper came up with Motorola.

The First Cell Phone

Jan 1, 1977

http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00047/historycell.htm In 1977 the first cell phone was made in Chicago. When it first came out 2000 people was given a free trial. other places started to make cell phones.

First Truly Portable Cell Phone

Jan 1, 1983

http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/our-cell-phones-ourselvesIn 1983, Motorola introduced DynaTAC, now considered the first truly mobile telephone

Cell Phones go Public

Jan 1, 1984

http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/02001/origin.htm Cell phones were first made available to the public in 1984. Back then, they were very large, expensive instruments.

High Price of Cell Phone

Jan 1, 1984

http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/02001/original.htm The first cell phone came to the market in 1984 from Motorola and weighed 2 pounds. It was a DynaTac 8000X which was selling for $3, 995. A few years later, in 1991, the Motorola MicroTac Lite was created which cost $1,000.

The Cell Phone's a Big Hit

Jan 1, 1988

http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00047/historycell.htm In 1988 the big company's started to make cell phones. There were over 54 places all over the world.

First SMS Message?

Jan 3, 1992

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+History+of+Text+Messaging-a01073979859 On December 3, 1992 in the United Kingdom, the first SMS messaging was used in a commercial sent through a Vodafone GSM network.

Cameraed Cell Phones

Jan 1, 2002

http://thesop.org/story/technology/2007/11/26/cell-phones-of-tomorrow-today.phpThe first cell phone camera was introduced to the United States in 2002.