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The first ‘mobile’ phones were supposedly pocket-sized but were big as bricks

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In 1982, the first portable phones promised calls from anywhere. This archive clip shows how that idea began, and how it changed the way we connect today.

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The first ‘mobile’ phones were supposedly pocket-sized but were big as bricks

In 1982, the first portable phones promised calls from anywhere. This archive clip shows how that idea began, and how it changed the way we connect today.

·Plattsburgh, United States
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WMUR broke the news in New Hampshire, United States on Friday, March 20, 2026.
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