The story of this device
Built by Panasonic for Vodafone, the VM1 linked a car-mounted transceiver to a wired handset and carried the network’s first UK call on New Year’s Day 1985.
Vodafone
VM1
Vodafone · Phones · Released in 1984 · VM1
TACS, analogue cellular, monochrome LCD
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- Brand
- Vodafone
- Model
- VM1
- Release year
- 1984
- Category
- Phones
Specifications
- Connectivity
- TACS
- Input
- Numeric keypad
- Notable
- Panasonic-built car phone, 10W transmit power