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The first telephone was created by Alexander Graham Bell. Later that year he won the first U.S patient for the device. -
The first commercial telephone was created by the Bell Telephone company. The first service for the device began in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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This was the first telephone you were able to dial on. You rotated the dial in a circular motion in order to get a number.
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The dial pad replaced the rotary models. This model had a total of 10 keys that you pressed in order to dial a number.
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The first cordless phone was created by Teri Pall and George Sweigert.The phones operated at a frequency of 27 MHz.
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On the first mobile phone you were only able to dial, talk, and listen. You could be on it for 35 minutes before having to recharge it for 10 hours.
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AMPS was created by BNell laboratories. It was to replace older radio systems such as IMTS.
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Motorola's StarTAC was the first flip phone. It was black and weighed less than 4 ounces.
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The first smart phone was called the Simon Personal Communicator (SCP). Many of its elements are staples to modern day smart phones.
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Nokia was the first handset manufacturer that supported user-sending text messages. In 1998 texting began to get very popular.
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The first mobile phone with internet connection was the Nokia 9000 Communicator .It was launched in Finland and was at first limited by very high prices.
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The first smartphone marketed by Apple Inc. was the Iphone. The first model they came out with was the Iphone 1. Apple has continued up there game with every model.
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This new phone is expected to have a 6-7 inch screen and cost under $900. The rumor has it that there will be 4 new models.
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For a long time phone companies have talked about creating a phone that can actually fold. They plan to extend the screen from 6 inches to 7.2 inches.
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Mobile companies have talked about things such as; phones that wrap around the wrist, a pair of glasses, or a GPS belt clip. Rumors have been going around about Apple Glass.
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https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/telephone-timeline--3
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