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Telephones

  • First Telephone

    First Telephone
    Alexander Graham Bell was the first one to invent the phone which was really big and had wires all over.
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    Telephone

  • Telephone transmission

    Telephone transmission extends across and between major cities.
  • Long distance

    Alexander Graham Bell made the first long distance call.
  • Wheel Dial

    Wheel Dial
    Alexander Graham Bell added switches and rotary dials to his phone which made it easier to call and dial numbers. (figure wheel dial)
  • Several lines

    Several lines
    Telephones were now made in a way that they can get several at the same line.
  • making moblie phones

    Alexander Graham Bell started to make the first mobile phone because he wanted to know if there can ever be a portable phone.
  • Ringtones and handset

    First phone which was combined a ringtone and handset together.
  • long dictance phones

    long dictance phones
    This is when he started released the first long distance calling phone.
  • long distance phone

    This is when he started released the first long distance calling phone.
  • Telephone wires

    Telephone wires
    The first telephone cable released.
  • Satellite

    Satellite
    The first long distance call made by the satellite.
  • touch tone

    touch tone
    First touch tone phone introduced which had 12 buttons and a home button.
  • 911

    When the first 911 call was made.
  • portable phone

    portable phone
    First portable phone fully made.
  • U.S military

    The U.S military starts using phones to make communication easier.
  • Test

    The public tests a common phone system.
  • voice over internet

    voice over internet
    Voice over the internet which allowed people to make voice call from the internet.
  • 100 millions

    100 millions
    100 million phones sold in the U.S.
  • phones

    phones
    Phones have now become so popular and so useful that everybody around you has a phone. We have more than 20 phone companies today but it all started with one company.