history of cell phones By 844343 Nov 3, 1947 cells for mobile phone Period: Nov 3, 1947 to Nov 3, 2000 history of cell phones Nov 3, 1973 first hanheld phones Nov 3, 1979 first commercial cellular network Nov 3, 1982 first nokia cell phone Nov 3, 1984 first call handoff Nov 3, 1990 introductoin of 2g technology Nov 3, 1993 pre I-phone introduction Nov 3, 1995 first commercial text message Nov 3, 1996 introduction of cell phone fashion Nov 3, 2000 smartphone introduction