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Alexander Graham Bell invents Telephone
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Candlestick Style Phone
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Candlestick Style Phone
At this time the phone was seperated into 2 parts. The mouthpiece, which formed a candlestick and the reciever that the caller would hold up to their ear. -
Rotary Phone
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Rotary Phone
The rotary phone was dialed by rotating the dial to the number you wanted and then release. This receiver and mouthpiece were one piece for this phone. -
Push Button Phone
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Push Button Phone
In 1963 AT&T introduced touch tone which in turn allowed phone to have a dial pad instead of the rotary dial. -
Answering Machines
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Answering Machines
Answering machines grew in popularity in the 1960s. They began by recording messages on cassette tapes, then moved to mini tapes, and many people use their cell phone voicemail. -
First Mobile Phone Call Made
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Cell Phones
The first mobile phone call was made on April 3, 1973. And mobile calls are made more times today than we can count. -
Portable Telephone
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Portable Telephone
The portable or hand-held telephone grew in popularity in the early 1980s. Although now most people rely fully on cell phones.
