Phone Timeline By cwats4612 Mar 10, 1876 Telephone created Jun 8, 1877 First Commercial Telephone Mar 2, 1880 First Telephone Number Made Nov 8, 1963 The first rotary dial handset Apr 3, 1973 First cordless phone Mar 2, 1982 Mobile phones available Jan 1, 1983 First Advanced Mobile Phone Mar 9, 1986 First Flip Phone Mar 9, 1992 First smartphone Jan 1, 1993 Texting Permitted Feb 23, 1999 First phones with internet Jan 9, 2007 First iPhone