On Mar 30, 4:08*pm, "Adam H. Kerman" 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.

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.

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.