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  2. Cordless telephone - Wikipedia

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    A Panasonic KX-TG2226B 2.4GHz cordless phone with answering machine. A cordless telephone or portable telephone has a portable telephone handset that connects by radio to a base station connected to the public telephone network. The operational range is limited, usually to the same building or within some short distance from the base station.

  3. Landline - Wikipedia

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    In many countries, landline service has not been readily available to most people. In some countries in Africa, the rise in cell phones has outpaced growth in landline service. Between 1998 and 2008, Africa added only 2.4 million landlines. [5] In contrast, between 2000 and 2008, cell phone use rose from fewer than 2 in 100 people to 33 out of ...

  4. Telephone - Wikipedia

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    A cordless telephone system consisting of a handset resting on a base station (left) and a second handset resting on a battery charger unit (right) A cordless telephone or portable telephone consists of a base station unit and one or more portable cordless handsets. The base station connects to a telephone line, or provides service by voice ...

  5. History of the telephone - Wikipedia

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    Previous telephones required the user to operate a separate switch to connect either the voice or the bell. With the new kind, the user was less likely to leave the phone "off the hook". In phones connected to magneto exchanges, the bell, induction coil, battery, and magneto were in a separate bell box called a "ringer box." In phones connected ...

  6. History of mobile phones - Wikipedia

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    Consumer demand was strong despite the battery life, weight, and low talk time, and waiting lists were in the thousands. [44] [45] Many of the iconic early commercial cell phones such as the Motorola DynaTAC Analog AMPS were eventually superseded by Digital AMPS (D-AMPS) in 1990, and AMPS service was shut down by most North American carriers by ...

  7. Mobile phone - Wikipedia

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    A mobile phone or cell phone[a] is a portable telephone that can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link while the user is moving within a telephone service area, as opposed to a fixed-location phone (landline phone). The radio frequency link establishes a connection to the switching systems of a mobile phone operator, which provides ...

  8. DECT - Wikipedia

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    Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) is a cordless telephony standard maintained by ETSI. It originated in Europe, where it is the common standard, replacing earlier standards, such as CT1 and CT2. [1] Since the DECT-2020 standard onwards, it also includes IoT communication. Beyond Europe, it has been adopted by Australia and ...

  9. History of the telephone in the United States - Wikipedia

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    From Finland the Nokia 1011 was introduced in 1992, as the first mass-market battery-powered portable cell phone. From Canada the BlackBerry Pearl reached an upscale market after 2006 when T-Mobile US bundled it to subscribers. [31] By 2000 most of the 111 million cell phone subscribers talked on them while driving.

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