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First Phone
[http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/recon/jb_recon_telephone_1.html]
During this time they made the first ever call on the First ever phone. Theses are the first words spoken, by Thomas Watson : "Mr. Watson--come here--I want to see you." -
candlestick phone
[http://bgr.com/2013/12/13/telephone-timeline-a-brief-history-of-the-phone/]
It was popular from 1890's to the 1930's. It died out in the 1930's when they started connecting the mouth and ear piece together. -
Rotary Phone
[http://bgr.com/2013/12/13/telephone-timeline-a-brief-history-of-the-phone/]
This phone was made with a cord connected to the phone. they had a rotary disk to pull so you could "dial" the number. -
Push-button
[http://bgr.com/2013/12/13/telephone-timeline-a-brief-history-of-the-phone/]
This phone was introduced by AT&T, it was called the touch tone. I would let you use a keypad to dial the number. Each key had a different frequency. -
Answering machine
[http://bgr.com/2013/12/13/telephone-timeline-a-brief-history-of-the-phone/]
The Answering machine was not that popular until the 1960's. The machines used cassette tapes to record the messages. Over the last 15 years they have been popularized and changed and advanced. -
Caller ID
[http://bgr.com/2013/12/13/telephone-timeline-a-brief-history-of-the-phone/]
This "phone" was good because you could see if you wanted to answer and talk or let it go to voice mail. Now a days this is apart of the phone and has changed the pone world. -
Portable phones
[http://bgr.com/2013/12/13/telephone-timeline-a-brief-history-of-the-phone/]
These phones had no cord and were obviously portable. They were equivalent to a TV remote. They were popular because they could be taken all around the house. You could go anywhere you wanted while on the phone. -
Motorola DynaTAC
[http://bgr.com/2013/12/13/telephone-timeline-a-brief-history-of-the-phone/]
They were released in 1984 and it was the first commercially available mobile phone. It weighed 1.75 pounds,an the phone had 30 minutes of talk time. It cost $3,995. -
Motorola StarTAC
[http://bgr.com/2013/12/13/telephone-timeline-a-brief-history-of-the-phone/]
It was the first successful flip phone. it was Introduced in 1996, and eventually sold 60 million StarTACs. Weighing in at just 3.1 ounces t was considered a milestone for the phone industry. -
Nokia 5110
[http://bgr.com/2013/12/13/telephone-timeline-a-brief-history-of-the-phone/]
The Nokia 5110 was called a "candy bar-style phone". It was very rigged but it had long battery life. was also customization, with replaceable face plates, and you could play snake. This is why it was loved.
