The first telephone is used as what is the use of today. But today's telephone are more and more useful because for example, you can connect a local virtual number to a primary number to create presence in any city of your choice.
Yes, it can be depending on how it is used. For example, if you say "I am going to telephone my friend" it is a verb but if you say "Answer the telephone" then it is a noun.
"telephone" is "telefono" in Italian.
"Est-ce que elle a un telephone?"
what you say
telefon
Telephone
Denwa
telefon
Whoa! A talking telephone! *Beep beep* "Sorry I don't understand, 'Whoa! A talking telephone'".
El telefono
hello
Telefonid.