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Old 27th Aug 2019, 9:49 pm   #41
Biggles
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Join Date: Feb 2004
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Default Re: My first mobile phone (1992)

I also had an NEC P100 handset if I remember correctly. Analogue and small enough to fit in a big trouser pocket. It was probably my first personal mobile phone on a contract, through one of the big department stores of the time. I can't remember which service provider it was with. Probably Cellnet. My Motorola 4800X car set at the time had a hands free function, which I think worked if you picked up the call but left the rather large handset in the cradle. The phone reverted to normal operation via the handset if you removed it from the cradle. I was always amazed at how the mic, normally clipped to the sun visor, didn't feeedback through the speaker, considering the system was full duplex. I fitted plenty at the time and never had a problem. I was never very keen on glass mount antennas, which relied on capacitive coupling to transfer the signal. Not easy to fit with heated rear screens.
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