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Old 03-17-2024, 06:59 PM
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Did anyone mention pay phones?
Calling collect
Or the original Cellular One bag phone for your car
First handheld cell phone with the telescoping GI Joe antenna
Calling collect with a fake name so your parents would know it was time to pick you up?

I had the Cellular One cell phone mounted on the console between the front seats and the big power supply in the trunk. I think it was '91 or '92...

Little did I know it gave my wife the idea she could call me every night on my drive home "to chat"... That ended "post haste" once the first bill arrived...
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