The Two-Pound Phone Call That Started It All
On April 3, 1973, Motorola engineer Martin Cooper made the first public call from a handheld cell phone on a New York sidewalk.
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The $3,995 Phone Call That Started the Mobile Age
On October 13, 1983, a Chicago businessman made the first commercial cell phone call from a Mercedes in a stadium parking lot, launching the mobile age.