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2. Cordless telephone - Wikipedia

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   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. A cordless telephone differs functionally from a mobile telephone in ...

3. The 7 Best Cordless Phones That Combine Simplicity and ... - AOL

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   VG101-11 Cordless Phone. This is an excellent budget option that excels at the basics. Like our top overall pick, the model supports DECT 6.0. Also, VTech estimates that the range between the ...

4. History of the telephone - Wikipedia

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   Alexander Graham Bell was awarded the first U.S. patent for the invention of the telephone in 1876. Elisha Gray, 1876, designed a telephone using a water microphone in Highland Park, Illinois. Tivadar Puskás proposed the telephone switchboard exchange in 1876. Thomas Edison invented the carbon microphone which produced a strong telephone ...

5. 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.

6. 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 ...

7. Timeline of the telephone - Wikipedia

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   1667 to 1875. 1667: Robert Hooke creates an acoustic string telephone that conveys sounds over a taut extended wire by mechanical vibrations. [1][2] 1844: Innocenzo Manzetti first suggests the idea of an electric "speaking telegraph", or telephone. 1849: Antonio Meucci demonstrates a communicating device to individuals in Havana.