You could lease a telephone for $20 to $40 per year which was a lot of money back in the 1870's. Only the wealthy were able to participate.
i think 1,000,000 dollars
telephones have made communication much easier. telephones let people who are miles away from each other contact each other. without telephones, the world would be a much more difficult place to live in
how much did the first radio cost how much did the first radio cost
phone was indeed invented during the industrial revolution
The are many differences between old fashioned telephones and modern ones. The first phones didn't do much more than dialing a switchboard operator, they would connect you to your call. Since then, we have gone wireless, and can pretty much do anything with our phones.
Alexander Grahembell invented and used the first telephone
graham Bell
saved time
The true cost of the first telephone is unknown. However, what historians do know is that Alexander graham Bell didn't finance his own experiments when it came to the telephone. These were paid for by George Sanders and Mabel Hubbard, friends of Bell.
safe sure, secure not so much
The amount one of the first telephones are worth today varies depending on whether or not they work and if they are sold as is or are refinished. The automatic dial candlestick phone is sold between $450 to $650 while oak wood wall phones are sold at an average of $500.
The first movie was viewed in Paris.There was no cost.