In 1982, the idea of carrying a phone with you sounded almost impossible. If you needed to make a call, you needed a payphone ...
On April 3, 1973 Martin Cooper of Motorola made the first ever call on the first ever truly portable telephone. But it wasn't until ten years later, in 1983, that Motorola sold its cellular phones ...
The year was probably 1985. Pay phones were everywhere. But sometimes the lines to use them got long, and Rock Island lawyer Peter M. Soble didn’t want to wait his turn anymore. So, he plunked down a ...