Phone

Phones: A History

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  • First Words Spoken In a Phone

    First Words Spoken In a Phone
    Click Here for more information on Alexander Graham Bell. On March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell spoke the first ever words into a telephone with his assistant on the other end. He said, "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you." Doing this, the telephone era was born. Through the ages, phones developed from the candlestick to the modern-day iphone.

  • The Candlestick Phone

    The Candlestick Phone
    Click Here for more information on the Candlestick Telephone. Popular from the 1890s to the 1930s, the candlestick phone was separated into two pieces. There was candlestick part you spoke in to, and thre was a piece to put by your ear as well.

  • Answering Machine

    Answering Machine
    Click Here for more information on answering machines. Not popular until the 1960s, answering machines used cassette tapes to record messages. In the past 15 years, digital answering machines replaced the miniature cassette tapes.

  • Rotary Phone

    Rotary Phone
    Click Here for more information on the rotary phone. The rotary phone became very popular in the 60's and 70's. The mouthpiece and reciever were combined into a single unit. To dial, you had to rotate to the dial you wanted, then release. The rotary phone died as push button phones took over.

  • Push Button Phone

    Push Button Phone
    Click Here for more information on the push-button phone. In 1963, the Touch-Tone was introduced by AT&T. This phone allowed the user to call with a keypad. Each key made a noise, signaling the operator which number you wished to call. Unfortunately, people tricked it using a "blue box" whic allowed you to make free long-distance calls.

  • Portable Phones

    Portable Phones
    Click <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordless_telephone" >Here</a> for more information on portable phones. Portable, or cordless, phones were the phone equivalent of the TV remote. You could walk around still talking on the phone. You could even talk on the phone anywhere in the world.

  • Motorola DynaTAC

    Motorola DynaTAC
    Click Here for more information on the Motorola DynaTAC. Released in 1984, the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X was the first commercially available mobile phone. There was another, but it cost almost 4,000 dollars.

  • BlackBerry

    BlackBerry
    Click Here for more information on the BlackBerry. Introduced in the 2000's, BlackBerry's were the ultimate phone. People used the advanced emailing for many different purposes.

  • i-phone

    i-phone
    Click <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-phone" >Here</a> for more information on the i-phone. When the i-phone was introduced, It was an incredible success. It replaced the other phones, and people loved the style and funtion.

  • i-phone 6

    i-phone 6
    Click Here for more information on the i-phone 6. The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are smartphones unveiled on September 9, 2014 and released on September 19, 2014. The devices set a new record, with 4 million pre-orders for the phone, and 10 million were bought on the first 3 days.