The Telephone By drhaupt Mar 10, 1876 The First Telephone Jun 8, 1877 First Commerical Telephone Mar 2, 1880 First Telephone Numbers Nov 8, 1927 The First Rotary Telephone Nov 8, 1963 The First Dial Pad Telephone Mar 2, 1965 The First Cordless Telephone Apr 3, 1973 The First Mobile Phone Mar 2, 1982 Mobile Phones Available to the Public Jan 1, 1983 The First Advanced Mobile Phone System Mar 9, 1986 First Flip Phone Mar 9, 1992 First Smart Phone Jan 1, 1993 Texting Permitted Feb 23, 1999 First Phones With Internet Jan 1, 2000 Over 100 000 000 Mobile Phones Owned and Sold Jan 9, 2007 The First iPhone Sep 23, 2008 The First Android