Public Address | OurTube | Telecom 1987 https://publicaddress.net/system/ourtube/ en-us Copyright (c) 2026 Public Address Tomorrowpeople https://publicaddress.net/system/ourtube/telecom-1987/?p=3080#post3080 https://publicaddress.net/system/ourtube/telecom-1987/?p=3080#post3080 Yeah – the music is cool.

Sounds like Chrome Safari – lol

]]> Tue, 28 Nov 2006 11:15:00 +1300 Trakman https://publicaddress.net/system/ourtube/telecom-1987/?p=2895#post2895 https://publicaddress.net/system/ourtube/telecom-1987/?p=2895#post2895 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:51:21 +1300 Graeme Edgeler https://publicaddress.net/system/ourtube/telecom-1987/?p=2892#post2892 https://publicaddress.net/system/ourtube/telecom-1987/?p=2892#post2892 Sun, 26 Nov 2006 22:35:27 +1300 Keith Ng https://publicaddress.net/system/ourtube/telecom-1987/?p=2611#post2611 https://publicaddress.net/system/ourtube/telecom-1987/?p=2611#post2611 Fri, 24 Nov 2006 13:13:10 +1300 Matt Jeffs https://publicaddress.net/system/ourtube/telecom-1987/?p=2413#post2413 https://publicaddress.net/system/ourtube/telecom-1987/?p=2413#post2413 Thu, 23 Nov 2006 11:28:09 +1300 Gary Hutchings https://publicaddress.net/system/ourtube/telecom-1987/?p=731#post731 https://publicaddress.net/system/ourtube/telecom-1987/?p=731#post731 The bag phone they show, until T/com announced they would pull the plug on 025, was still a very sought after item in rural areas as it had a 3w transmitter in it, most of the tiny phones today are only a couple of hundred mW,

Those original bad boys…

]]> Tue, 07 Nov 2006 16:44:29 +1300 jon_knox https://publicaddress.net/system/ourtube/telecom-1987/?p=685#post685 https://publicaddress.net/system/ourtube/telecom-1987/?p=685#post685 Time magazine from 1978 which contains much information about (suitcased sized) "home video recorders". As ever the issue is full of American politics, ponders the role of women in the military, features the new pope. It all seems remarkably familiar. ]]> Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:23:49 +1300 Andre Alessi https://publicaddress.net/system/ourtube/telecom-1987/?p=463#post463 https://publicaddress.net/system/ourtube/telecom-1987/?p=463#post463 A friend of mine is a trainer at Telecom, and he's been playing this in every single training session.

Every. Single. One.

It's enough to make a grown man sob for mercy.

]]> Sat, 04 Nov 2006 12:48:50 +1300 Robyn Gallagher https://publicaddress.net/system/ourtube/telecom-1987/?p=323#post323 https://publicaddress.net/system/ourtube/telecom-1987/?p=323#post323 Hey, I've seen this video before!

In the '80s my dad was a manager at Telecom. I was involved with some sort of speech and drama performance evening, and Telecom Hamilton had kindly come to the party with some sponsorship for the hall rental. In exchange for that, this video…

]]> Fri, 03 Nov 2006 15:51:36 +1300 red01 https://publicaddress.net/system/ourtube/telecom-1987/?p=256#post256 https://publicaddress.net/system/ourtube/telecom-1987/?p=256#post256 I love the briefcase version....


But look at how rapidly the technology has advanced, changed and been accepted in the last 10 years.

]]> Fri, 03 Nov 2006 13:17:29 +1300 Tristan https://publicaddress.net/system/ourtube/telecom-1987/?p=234#post234 https://publicaddress.net/system/ourtube/telecom-1987/?p=234#post234 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93D9qc9GbRI

Here is a fantastic clip from when Telecom launched the mobile phone in 1987.

It has a Naff factor of 10!

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