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This is what Australia's first mobile phone looked like

Telstra is today celebrating 25 years since it launched Australia's first hand-held mobile phone, the Walkabout TM.

By Ross Catanzariti

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The phone was limited to about 20 minutes of talk time and 4-5 hours of stand-by battery life. Yes, 20 minutes.

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