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computer and mobile phone
Computer and Cell Phone
Cell Relays of Cellular Phone
1959 Car Phone
Motorola car telephone
Motorola DynaTAC 8000X
Motorola's MicroTAC flip cellular phone
Sending Text Messages
2008 Nokia Videophone
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