Thirty years ago, the first mobile phone call in the UK

LONDON — Britain's first ever mobile phone call was made 30 years ago tomorrow, Jan. 1.

Michael Harrison, the son of Vodafone's first chairmen Ernest, nipped out from a New Year's Eve party to make the historic call, using the mother of all bricks: the Transportable Vodafone VT1.

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“Hi Dad. It’s Mike," he said. "This is the first-ever call made on a UK commercial mobile network.”

A few days later, a large crowd watched comedian Ernie Wise make the first public call. His conversation was equally as prosaic, as he chose to ring Vodafone's headquarters. Read more...

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