video Those my age will remember this.

[nWo]

1983 flashback: The mobile phone arrives - Videos - CBS News

[gold sunrise]

I will admit I am your age + a few.....:lol2:

[SportsGuy41017]

Cool, can't wait to get one!

[stickymitts]

What if I don't have that hump on the floor between the front driver and passenger seats? Where will I put it?

[Beechwoodfan]

I liked the line "though mobile phones may not change us..." Who knew the Internet was right around the corner?

 

When cell phones first came out, I remember thinking what a terrible idea it was. I would never get my husband one because he would crash his car.

 

Who would guess that he drives hands free talking on the phone all the time?

[lawildcat]

My first cell phone was mounted into my car. Broke down one day and couldn't use my nifty phone to call for help because my battery was dead and the phone ran off the car battery. Epic fail.

[Watusi]

My favorite line - " In metropolitan Chicago, a city of 7 million people, the old system only allowed 23 mobile calls at once."

 

Wow.

 

I also loved the new portable, hand-held version that you can take virtually anywhere. :lol2:

[Hellbird]

That is so Miami Vice

 

Btw, I didn't know John Lovitz was a news reporter

[Hellbird]

My first cell phone was mounted into my car. Broke down one day and couldn't use my nifty phone to call for help because my battery was dead and the phone ran off the car battery. Epic fail.

I was mounted in my car once

[littleluck55]

I was mounted in my car once

 

You probably broke down too :clap:

[lawildcat]

I was mounted in my car once

 

Tell me what kind of car and I'll tell you if I'm impressed or not. :wave:

[Hasbeen]

What if I don't have that hump on the floor between the front driver and passenger seats? Where will I put it?

 

As an illustration of my age, I mounted the unit under my seat and hung the receiver on the little hook where my CB mic used to be.

[Hellbird]

Tell me what kind of car and I'll tell you if I'm impressed or not. :wave:

I thought you'd be impressed just with the mere fact that I actually got mounted...no matter what kind of car.

[lawildcat]

I thought you'd be impressed just with the mere fact that I actually got mounted...no matter what kind of car.

 

Blind squirrel...

[SportsGuy41017]

the mere fact that I actually got mounted..

WHAT? :eek: