The Cellular Revolution

[rknight111]

I remember having one of these in 1989, I got it as I was a site supervisor on a fire loss. Back then it was real cool to have one. I think it was about $1.50 per minute as well. Had the Motorola Dynatac 8000x

 

[arff]

I had the bag phone.

Actually worked really good

 

[Beer Slayer]

I had the bag phone.

Actually worked really good

My buddy had a bag phone, almost like a field radio...worked really well.
He got hammered at a strip club back in the day and forgot it....never to be seen again, lol.

 

[freeflorider]

Lol I still think I have my Motorola bag phone somewhere. Old analog tower and worked 10fold better then the crap now a days.

 

[snochuk]

I remember having one of these in 1989, I got it as I was a site supervisor on a fire loss. Back then it was real cool to have one. I think it was about $1.50 per minute as well. Had the Motorola Dynatac 8000x

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WUF3yjgGf4

Before that little Motorola I used to have the big white brick phone and a bag phone for my coil cell fax.
Was across the river from Suncor before their bridge was in - rode the barge daily as did everything else delivered including concrete pours.
$3300-$3700 was my average monthly billing back then.....office use o flip out very month!

 

[ABMax24]

I remember my mom having one of these when I was a kid:

My grandpa used to have the old bagphone as well, I think he kept it until they quite broadcasting on analog.

You definitely couldn't get data or anything cool on analog, but that signal carried forever, even now I think you could get better phone reception back then in many places.

 

[snopro]

I had the old bag phone back in the day. That was a big deal. I honestly think thats the last time I had great cell service on the farm. Lol

 

[sledn]

I used to have the old XJ mobile phones with AGT years before we got the new smaller bag phones.

 

[neilsleder]

Had a bag phone in my first welding truck. It worked everywhere. But slowly quit working as the towers disappeared.

 

[Beels]

I had a Tandy bag phone back in the day.

 

[teeroy]

I used to have the old XJ mobile phones with AGT years before we got the new smaller bag phones.

same here. XJ2-6853 Edmonton. was fun to sit and listen to one-sided conversations while parked out in the middle of nowhere AB. then we went to the Aurora, then the bag phones came out. I bought and put one in my KW, it worked way better than the Aurora. we then put bag phones in all the KW's. they finally shut down the analogue service a few years ago. I still have all my old analogue phones, from the Motorola brick. I also had a cell phone scanner that could pick up analogue cell phones, that was another source of entertainment. lots of interesting conversations.

 

[Caper11]

Back when phones were useful and actually worked in the bush when needed.

My old service truck had a Bluetooth bag phone in it. Worked very well as a booster.

 

[Bnorth]

My personal cell phone revolution is to leave the fawkin thing home more often and at home leave it on a shelf somewhere.

 

[Bernoff]

What were the cost of the old Bag Phones compared to todays mini computers?

 

[LUCKY 7]

what's a bag phone?

 

[freeflorider]

what's a bag phone?

I was waiting for that, or fernie telling us about his first tin can to string phone...lol sorry it was just to easy.

 

[ferniesnow]

I was waiting for that, or fernie telling us about his first tin can to string phone...lol sorry it was just to easy.

Hahaha...........I don't remember my first cell phones but I do recall a big black box with a huge antenna. I still have this little baby tucked away for whatever reason............I know this flip phone isn't that old but it is something we don't see much anymore. The question wasn't answered; what is a bag phone?

 

[sirkdev]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Bag_Phone

 

[cattechsummitrider]

 

[Cableguy]