Right after WWII in New Jersey

[PAUL161]

When dad came home from the war in 1945, we lived in New Jersey and things were starting to improve, here's an ad in the local paper for the predecessor of the mobile cell phone! Now we can carry this whole mess on our wrist! :highly_amused: PJ

 

[John Turney]

A former BIL used to carry a phone handset in his car so he could look like he had a mobile phone.

 

[PAUL161]

Might sound crazy, but in the late 60s we had a bag phone, carried the battery and works in a bag with a shoulder strap and the phone was on a cord, had push buttons on the receiver. It worked fairly well when the antenna was pulled all the way out. Used it for a year and then gave it away. :grin:

 

[Basil]

"Radio equipment fits easily into trunk".

 

[JPSmit]

 

[mikephillips]

Used to work with a guy back in the late 80s who got a then mobile phone. The battery for it was about ¾ the size of the briefcase the whole thing fit in. He used to love calling people at night or on weekends just he could say he was calling from his car or a bar or the sidewalk. We all just learned to say “that’s nice Bruce, you actually want something??”…

 

[JPSmit]

Our first phone that had a purse sized battery. As we were driving to North Carolina, our number was 'stolen' presumably as we exited the Detroit tunnel and the phone was searching for a signal. We got a $1500 bill. Fortunately Bell caught it before we did and cancelled it.

I have this picture - 1968 - with a fellow on the phone.