The first 'mobile' phones were supposedly pocket-sized but were big as bricks

In 1982, the idea of carrying a phone with you sounded almost impossible. If you needed to make a call, you needed a payphone ...
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150 Years After the First Phone Call, We're Still Looking for 1-on-1 Connections

I spoke to an AT&T archivist about Alexander Graham Bell's famous transmission. Even though calls have changed, the reasons behind them are still the same. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology ...