“Hello” by phone

“Hello” by phone

On August 15, 1877, while discussing the prospects for the telephone use in correspondence with the president of the Pittsburgh Telegraph Company, Thomas Edison suggested using "Hello" as a telephone greeting. Initially Alexander Bell used Ahoy as used on ships.

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