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The cup and the wire (string), along with the "Talking tube" were the very first instruments of long distance communication. Of course, these two in particular could only reach out a couple hundred feet, so they were typically used aboard ships.
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Charles Morrison came up with the idea to hook up a bunch of wires, each representing a different lettter of the alphabet and then to use electricity to send a vibration through each individual wire.
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The speech telegraph could transmit sound from one telegraph to another over long distances via electricity. Voice could not be heard clearly until 1861.
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The bell and coils were added to the inside of the box, making the decive much smaller. Also adding the base for the receiver to rest.
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The earliest mobile devices were introducd during WWII. They were also used in police cruisers, aboard trains, and the like.
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Numbers were added to the mobile device becoming the first cell phone, differentiating it from the original which we would now call the walkie talkie.
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In 1978, the first generation (1G) was created. It was easy to intercept the voices with a scanner. The second generation (2G) was introduced in the 90's. It proved stronger than 1G because it used digital transmission vs. analog. The first media content sold was a ringtone. today we have 3G. fast, faster, and fastest. and most recently, 4G: fast, faster, fastest, and quicker.
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Fast, easy, information, music, media, social, weather, news, sports, shopping, selling, scheduling, email, studies, camera, maps, notes, reminders, clock, calculator, compass, stocks, games, health, food, all at your fingertips.
