[Ugly Mongrel]

Who would have thunk it?

http://au.news.yahoo.com/technology/news/article/-/16540236/mobile-phone-turns-40-with-little-fanfare/?cmp=ydn

[Shambles]

1983 when I got my first brick

[Phil №❶]

Hi UM, Nice to see you back since, Mar 03

Has it really been 40 years 

[Ugly Mongrel]

1983 when I got my first brick

I got my first brick in 1973. It was a 67 Mini

[Ugly Mongrel]

Hi UM, Nice to see you back since, Mar 03

Has it really been 40 years 

Thanks Phil. My new job has kept me busier than a one armed brick layer in Bagdad. 

[Surferdude]

Meh. Maxwell Smart had a shoe phone in 1965. 

[Just Rick]

yes heard that today,my first mobile was shortly after I got out the army(82),though mobile,it was huge hard to carry around and absolutely crap reception and dropped out quicker than I could make calls,spent more time in the boot than with me,only had one other Motorola after that one,it was shite too

[The Gonz]

Wow, 40 years and I still don't have one. 

[FatBoy]

Wow, 40 years and I still don't have one. 

Don't you mean you aren't allowed to have one?  You'd only pull it apart to find out how to make one cheaper with parts that you get from DSE!!   

[Just Rick]

Wow, 40 years and I still don't have one. 

goodonya maybe the rest of us should take your lead,I do not use mine a lot,but it can be handy and annoying at times,like when your swinging of the side of a load and someone rings you with what I would consider a stupid question

[Doggie 1]

it was huge hard to carry around and absolutely crap reception and dropped out quicker than I could make calls

  

[Dazzler]

and annoying at times,like when your swinging of the side of a load and someone rings you with what I would consider a stupid question

Even worse is you are "dropping the kids off at the pool"