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Megycal
Sep Member 2005

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I remember the idea being around when I was a young teenager ( about 50 years ago ). The youth group did a sketch at the Harvest Supper involving a "mobile phone". The handset was represented by something the size of a house brick but the joke was there was another person needed to carry the large battery and antenna. We had no idea how fast the technology would improve.

I didn't get a mobile phone until my youngest son was at school. He had frequent illnesses and as I didn't want to stay at home all the time I got a mobile so I could reassure him that the teacher could contact me to bring him home if he became ill at school. It was a Nokia. :)

04-Apr-2023 10:22:47

Rooh
Jan
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2006

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Weird to think it's been around that long :O

I think my first mobile phone was in the mid-90s, it wasn't quite the size of a brick but it was certainly chunky. A Motorola I think.
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04-Apr-2023 10:25:10

Kiwi Magic

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I had no idea that mobile phones went back that long ago.

But a long time ago a mate of mine had one of the first phones that the public were able to buy, we called it the brick.

Edit: sorry Rooh I didn't read your post above.
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04-Apr-2023 11:46:28 - Last edited on 04-Apr-2023 11:54:00 by Kiwi Magic

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