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BabaKahawa

BabaKahawa

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38 years ago on April 3th,
Martin Cooper with Motorola
made the first public Cell phone call...

Not sure the pros out weigh the cons....
 
BabaKahawa said:
38 years ago on April 3th,
Martin Cooper with Motorola
made the first public Cell phone call...

Not sure the pros out weigh the cons....
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apparently cell phones too now have hackers and thieves, when it comes to the internet, I can't help but fell the cons outweigh the pros. (or at least outnumber them)
 
JPSmit said:
apparently cell phones too now have hackers and thieves, when it comes to the internet, I can't help but fell the cons outweigh the pros. (or at least outnumber them)
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there is a law here that you can't drive and be on your cell, it's not enforced :madder:
defiantly a con.......
 
Used to work with a guy who got one back in the 80's, phone wasn't to big but the battery pack was like a car battery. But he used to love calling us and asking if we could guess where he was calling from.
 
we had one like that - battery was a separate bag
 
JPSmit said:
we had one like that - battery was a separate bag
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. And it weighed more than the phone. I remember those cell phones well and they aren't fond memories. Beepers made more sense.
 
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