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The first American cell phone call was a wrong number

“Mr. Cooper, who placed the first call to a telephone within the room, dialed the wrong number….”

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by Anonymousreply 5May 6, 2024 1:23 AM

Fat fingers

by Anonymousreply 1May 6, 2024 12:23 AM

Fascinating.

by Anonymousreply 2May 6, 2024 12:29 AM

The OP article makes me feel so young, written 5 months before I was born.

by Anonymousreply 3May 6, 2024 1:08 AM

"John F. Mitchell, vice president and general manager of Motorola's communications division, estimated that with volume useage the monthly rates might be reduced to the $10 to $12‐a‐month level within 20 years."

I'm sure Mr. Mitchell is long dead, and 50+ years later, rates that low never happened.

by Anonymousreply 4May 6, 2024 1:20 AM

If only it had been a butt dial.

by Anonymousreply 5May 6, 2024 1:23 AM
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