Kusukela emlandweni kuye phambili. Uyaqonda ukuthi intuthuko iyashesha, hhayi okungenani lapho uqala ukulandela ukwenziwa kocingo oluphathekayo kusuka ngawo-1950 kuze kube namuhla eVirserum's Telemuseum.
Kwakukhona isikhathi, hhayi kudala, lapho umakhalekhukhwini kwakuwuphawu lwesimo oluphakeme. Igama elithi yuppienalle laqanjwa. Ngaleso sikhathi, ifoni yayinkulu futhi isindayo, inobuvila kunokuphatheka futhi ibiza imali eshisiwe.
Kuzoba nokuhlangana okuningi okuthandekayo ohambweni. Uhambo lwesifiso emhlabeni womakhalekhukhwini. I-NMT, i-GSM, i-3G nanoma yini ebizwa ngayo, izigaba ezahlukahlukene esizidlulile uma kukhulunywa ngezingcingo eziphathwayo. Lapha emnyuziyamu, singalandela nokuthi i-landline ibukeka kanjani kwasekuqaleni. Kusukela ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-1900 kuqhubeke.
Ibhukwana elidala lishintsha lapho umuntu oshayele khona ngekhanda futhi kwadingeka ukuthi acele inombolo yocingo. Lapho-ke bekuwukuthemba nje ukuthi opharetha owazi konke mayelana nawo wonke umuntu emzaneni, ufake ipulagi elungile. Lapho-ke amagiya aqala ukuzenzakalela, sathola amakhodi endawo futhi ubuchwepheshe bathuthuka kakhulu.
Umnyuziyamu usivumela ukuthi silandele ukuthuthuka kusuka kokumnyama okudala kwe-LM Ericsson okunomhlobiso wegolide, kuya esilo se-bakelite esine-petmoj, i-Cobra yakudala eyakhiwe kanye nesilo sombuso sanamuhla esingadingi ngisho nentambo ukuze sisebenze. Kukuthuthuka okubizwa nge-duga okungenani, awukholwa neze ukuthi kuliqiniso. Kepha ungahlala ushayela futhi ubuze…