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Cell Phone Timeline

By justinpotwin

  • The first mobile phone service is established

    The first service created just for mobile phones opened up in St. Louis, MO, but the service didn't work well and it didn't last.
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    Cell Phones

  • The first car phone service is attempted

    A car phone service was opened between Boston and New York, but this service was a failure, too.

  • A second attempt at car phones is made

    The second attempt at car phones was a success. The equipment was large and heavy, but it worked, and that was an improvement over the past.

  • The first cell phone is tried

  • The cell phone goes public

  • The flip phone is introduced

  • Text messaging is developed

  • The first smart phone is invented

  • A camera phone is made

  • The Cell Phone Recycle Act

  • The Apple Iphone is released

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