On Apr 2, 7:13*pm, "
wrote:
On 31/03/2012 02:51, wrote:

On Mar 30, 4:08 pm, "Adam H. *wrote:
were built into automobiles and communicated with base stations with
much longer ranges than transponders on cell towers.

P.S. *In the US in the late 1940s, radio phones became available for
automobiles. *They were also available on major trains.

Couldn't of been cheap at that time.

They weren't cheap. But despite the premium pricing, demand far out
stretched supply and there was a long waiting list for service.

When the Metroliner entered service, the pay phone aboard that was a
bit pricey. It cost more than a regular landline long distance call,
but not a great deal more; certainly reasonable for a businessman on
the go. I wonder how much usage they got.