Phillips 9140 'remote control' boot mounted mobile phone, 1982-1987

Phillips 9140 'remote control' boot mounted mobile phone, 1982-1987 Phillips 9140 'remote control' boot mounted mobile phone, 1982-1987 Phillips 9140 'remote control' boot mounted mobile phone, 1982-1987 Phillips 9140 'remote control' boot mounted mobile phone, 1982-1987

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Philips 9140 'remote control' mobile phone and boot mount transceiver designed for use with System 4, made by Philips, unknown place, 1982-1987. Complete with power supply and user manual

Philips 9140 'remote control' mobile phone and boot mount transceiver designed for use with System 4, made by Philips, unknown place, 1982-1987. Complete with power supply and user manual.

Before the first cellular mobile networks launched in Britain in 1985, British Telecom (BT) operated radiophone networks. These used similar technology to later mobile phones, but because they did not use a cellular system the numbers of users were very limited. System 4 was the last radiophone system BT operated. It was oversubscribed, which was one of the main drivers for introducing cellular mobile phone networks.

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Category:
Telecommunications
Object Number:
2014-94
type:
mobile telephone
credit:
Gift of John Flowers

Parts

Phillips 9140 'remote control' boot mounted mobile telephone, 1982-1987

Philips 9140 'remote control' mobile phone, designed for use with System 4, made by Philips, 1982-1987.

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Before the first cellular mobile networks launched in Britain in 1985, British Telecom (BT) operated radiophone networks. These used similar technology to later mobile phones, but because they did not use a cellular system the numbers of users were very limited. System 4 was the last radiophone system BT operated. It was oversubscribed, which was one of the main drivers for introducing cellular mobile phone networks.

Materials:
plastic (unidentified) , metal (unknown) and electronic components
Object Number:
2014-94/1
type:
mobile telephone
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Power supply for Phillips 9140 mobile telephone, 1982-1987

Power supply for Philips 9140 'remote control' mobile phone, designed for use with System 4, made by Philips, 1982-1987.

More

Before the first cellular mobile networks launched in Britain in 1985, British Telecom (BT) operated radiophone networks. These used similar technology to later mobile phones, but because they did not use a cellular system the numbers of users were very limited. System 4 was the last radiophone system BT operated. It was oversubscribed, which was one of the main drivers for introducing cellular mobile phone networks.

Materials:
plastic (unidentified) , metal (unknown) and electronic components
Object Number:
2014-94/2
type:
power supply
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Boot mounted transceiver for Phillips 9140 mobile telephone, 1982-1987

Boot mounted transceiver for Philips 9140 'remote control' mobile phone, designed for use with System 4, made by Philips, 1982-1987.

More

Before the first cellular mobile networks launched in Britain in 1985, British Telecom (BT) operated radiophone networks. These used similar technology to later mobile phones, but because they did not use a cellular system the numbers of users were very limited. System 4 was the last radiophone system BT operated. It was oversubscribed, which was one of the main drivers for introducing cellular mobile phone networks.

Materials:
plastic (unidentified) , metal (unknown) and electronic components
Object Number:
2014-94/3
type:
transceiver
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
user manual for Phillips 9140 'remote control' boot mounted mobile phone, 1982-1987

user manual for Phillips 9140 'remote control' boot mounted mobile phone, 1982-1987

User manual for Philips 9140 'remote control' mobile phone and boot mount transceiver designed for use with System 4, made by Philips, unknown place, 1982-1987

Object Number:
2014-94/4
type:
manual - instructional material
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem