In the beginning, Mobile Cell Phones were actually two way radios were used in vehicles such as taxicabs, police cruisers, ambulances, and the like, but were not Mobile Cell Phones .
because they were not even connected to the regular phone system. Users were unable to dial phone numbers from their mobile 2 way radios radios in their vehicles. A large community of mobile radio users, known as the mobileers, popularized the technology that would eventually give way to the Mobile Cell Phone.
Originally, Mobile Cell Phones were permanently installed in vehicles, but later versions such as the so-called transportables or "bag phones" were equipped with a cigarette lighter plug so that they could also be carried with batteries or plug into the cegarette lighter for power
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. During the early 1940s, Motorola developed a backpacked 2 way radio, the Walkie-Talkie and later developed a large hand-held 2 way radio for the US military. This battery powered "Handie-Talkie" (HT) unbelievably was about the size of a man's forearm.
Although the technology has exisited from the 50's when a few people could dial a phone from their vehicles it basically stayed undeveloped until the 60's.
In December 1971, AT&T submitted a proposal for cellular service in December 1971. After years of hearings it was finally approved by the FCC in 1982 when the technology was assigned frequencies for usage.
Suprisingly the first truly handheld Mobile Cell Phone was only first introduced in 2000 as 1G
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