In 1979, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) launched the world’s first cellular network in Japan. In 1983, the DynaTAC 8000x was the first commercially available handheld mobile phone.
Today’s mobile phones are not just used to call, they also integrate many smart functions to meet the “all-in-hand” of the users, and called as smartphones. So before mobile phones, how did people get in touch with each other? Check out these pictures to see.

Before Mobile Phones, This Is How People Got in Touch With Each Other in the 1960s and 1970s

Before Mobile Phones, This Is How People Got in Touch With Each Other in the 1960s and 1970s

Before smartphones, letters and landlines were the lifelines of communication

Before smartphones, letters and landlines were the lifelines of communication

Before smartphones, letters and landlines were the lifelines of communication