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In Nordhorn, We Asked: "Do You Still Use a Landline Telephone?"

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By Moritz Mohring. Hardly any invention has shaped communication as much as the telephone. In 2026, it will be exactly 150 years since Alexander Graham Bell patented his device. The technology has since evolved repeatedly: from the heavy base with a rotary dial to the wall phone with a keypad, and finally to the battery-powered phone with a bluish-glowing LCD screen. For decades, these devices were indispensable in German households – but the tu…
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By Moritz Mohring. Hardly any invention has shaped communication as much as the telephone. In 2026, it will be exactly 150 years since Alexander Graham Bell patented his device. The technology has since evolved repeatedly: from the heavy base with a rotary dial to the wall phone with a keypad, and finally to the battery-powered phone with a bluish-glowing LCD screen. For decades, these devices were indispensable in German households – but the tu…

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GN-Online broke the news on Thursday, April 23, 2026.
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