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Between 1998 and 2001, more than 100 million cell phones were sold. By the end of the 90's, more than 70 million users existed. At the end of 2000, there were over 100 million subscribers, so the 2000's is the decade that cell phones became common.
Elinor Murray
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∙ 16y agoIt depends on the country. In many European countries the private phone (as opposed to business phones) was considered a bit of a luxury and mainly for the middle-classes till about the early 1960s or even slightly later. Moreoever, long-distance calls were expensive and international calls were horrendously expensive.
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∙ 7y agoThe telephone was fairly commonplace in the 1930's in the United States. By the end of World War II, most U.S. homes had a telephone.
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∙ 14y ago1920's - 1930's is when they became popular
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∙ 15y agoin the year 2004
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∙ 15y ago1983 1983
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How long did it take for the telephone to become viral?
It took 34 years in the making for the invention the telephone to become viral!!!!!!!!
Where was the telephone most common?
it was most common in the USA
What was Andrew Jackson's phone number?
Andrew Jackson died in 1845. The telephone was not invented until the 1870s, and did not become common until some time after that.
How did Alexander Bell become influential?
he invented the telephone.
What are the common words in telephone conversation?
There are many common words which can be used in a telephone conversation. Some words include hello, how are you, thanks for calling, and good-bye.
What do telegraph and telephone have in common?
They Both are used to communicate.
What are your most common uses of the telephone?
Calling people
Is phone an informal way of writing telephone?
Yes. But it has become so common a shortening that it is considered a formal word, synonymous with telephone. The term TV is considered a colloquial form for television, so perhaps TP could have been used, if it were not already an acronym for something else.
What did Alexander Graham Bell do to become famous?
He invented the telephone
What is the most common telephone exchange number on TV?
555
What do the telegraph and telephone have in common?
Both use electricity and radio waves to communicate.
What kind of noun is telephone?
The noun telephone is a singular, common, concrete noun; a word for a thing.
