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first phone
What were the first words ever spoken on the telephone? They were spoken by Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, when he made the first call on March 10, 1876, to his assistant, Thomas Watson: "Mr. Watson--come here--I want to see you." -
Commercial Telephone
Commercial Telephone
1 Jan 1912 The first commercial telephone calls were made in the UK. It happened when the General Post Office controlled the telephone network. -
mobile phone
Mobile Phone
27 Sep 1946 The mobile phone was invented and now messages can be transported when moving. -
overseas calling
Overseas calling
3 Oct 1983 Cellnet and Vodafone were given liscences to provide cellular radio networks in the UK. -
phone on sell
Phones on the market
3 Oct 1985 Phones were now being sold and for around 164 pounds and about the equivalent of 262 pounts today. -
message service
SMS - Short Message service
3 Oct 1994 The SMS was launched enabling short text messages to be sent to one mobile to the other -
calling out of a mobile phone
Calling through mobiles
3 Oct 1998 Calling was used instead of texting through mobile phones and are both methods are still ued today. -
same number
Same Number
1 Jan 1999 At this time you could keep the same number when switching networks or different phones. The UK was the first in the world to use this method. -
email in the web
E-mailing and The Web
3 Apr 1999 Phones could now use the web and also send e-mails through the mobile phone instead of a computer. -
todays phones
Phones TODAY
3 Oct 2011 We now have and use phones that can take pictures, videos, send video messages. People use phones a lot today and thats good and bad.
