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Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts) Tue Mar 4, 2014, 02:26 PM Mar 2014

Mobile phone anticipated in 1979.

And rotary dial, no less!

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Mobile phone anticipated in 1979. (Original Post) Nye Bevan Mar 2014 OP

IMTS phones were in use in 1964-That thing may've been and IMTS Mobile unit. TexasProgresive Mar 2014 #1

Long before then. Remember Dick Tracy, Buck Rogers, and Don Adams? n/t FSogol Mar 2014 #2

TexasProgresive

(12,157 posts)

1. IMTS phones were in use in 1964-That thing may've been and IMTS Mobile unit.

Reply to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 02:45 PM

Mar 2014

The Improved Mobile Telephone Service (IMTS) is a "0G" pre-cellular VHF/UHF radio system that links to the PSTN. IMTS was the radiotelephone equivalent of land dial phone service. It was introduced in 1964 as a replacement to Mobile Telephone Service or MTS and improved on most MTS systems by offering direct-dial rather than connections through an operator.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improved_Mobile_Telephone_Service

FSogol

(45,491 posts)

2. Long before then. Remember Dick Tracy, Buck Rogers, and Don Adams? n/t

Reply to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 02:47 PM

Mar 2014

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