carphones

Vehicular communication devices

Carphones are telephones installed in automobiles, a technology that preceded mobile phones.

The term was common from the 1980s through the mid-1990s, when cellular phones were bulky units mounted in vehicles: He called from his carphone while stuck in traffic.

As handheld mobile phones became standard, the distinction faded and the word fell out of use.

vintage

headset

Wearable audio device

retractable · coiled cord · dashboard · cigarette lighter · Nokia · Motorola · 1990s · portable · cellphone · analog

hands-free

Bluetooth

Short-range wireless protocol

safety · legal · driving laws · distraction · calling · conversation · microphone · speaker · pairing · connectivity

retail

retailer

One who sells goods

smartphones · SIM cards · accessories · plans · carrier · network · store · high street · sales · tariffs

Opposites
portability

carphonesmobile phones

Portable wireless communication devices

cell phones · smartphones · landlines · home phones · handsets

technological era

carphonessmartphones

Handheld touchscreen computers

iPhones · mobile devices · feature phones · flip phones · cellular phones

Family

carphone

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G