Austin Rover - Cellular Telephone Service - Total Mobile Communications - 1985

Austin Rover - Cellular Telephone Service - Total Mobile Communications - 1985
Copied directly from a dealership VHS video
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Overview of Mobile Telephony available from unipart to Austin Rover owners
Featuring Paul Tomlinson
Channel 5 productions (not that one!)
1985

[@Paul8342]

Little did they know in 1985 that we would actually be able to watch this piece on a mobile phone in 2018! Is that a Lamborghini Countach at 9.28? - he's moved on a little from the SD1!

[@michaelbamber4887]

With the charges I remember he must own the phone company! Only need to make 3 calls an a months line rental for a Lamborghini, he's got a roller on order for the next 6 calls in!

[@davidhunt6463]

I had one of these fitted to a 1972 Series 1 Daimler that I owned. I thought it would be useful and quite flashy. Just the bloody line rental was £180 a month, so dear in fact that I couldn't afford to make any calls.

[@apemoon1731]

What a gorgeous SD1 at the start. I had a white V8 Vanden Plas back in the late 80's

[@odenviking]

we had the NMT450 mobile phone system in sweden. Both Ericsson and Nokia made 450 mobile phones. the car versions was the size of a small suitcase. the batterie was the size of a small suitcase but when you connected it in the car you just simply connected the reciver to a connector under the dash. Thanks for uploading this intresting video. 👍👍🇸🇪👍👍

[@mcmcolm]

7:38 It’s exclusively designed and engineering approved to the high standards Austin Rover owners naturally expect. Oh dear.

[@apl175]

"The weather's DIABOLICAL!"

[@neildempster2827]

Although that pinhead can't act for toffee, at least he had his head screwed on- he's rollin round in a 7 series, not a piece of BL shite.

[@apemoon1731]

Presented by Mr Peter Tomlinson. I remember him from TISWAS.

[@Chris-ln6so]

Don’t rub it in!

[@saxongreen78]

'Twenny million quid down the swannie!'

[@danmccarthy4700]

How did someone who can't figure out how a coin slot works make it so far in business?

[@garthqueen]

He didnt...he lost £20 million...

[@MonkeyHunch1]

That gave me a laugh :)

[@Tmuk2]

I imagine the stench of piss distracted him

[@jeroenjansen2709]

Ok I get it: when the car breaks down (hypothetically) you can still phone your clients

[@MonkeyHunch1]

I bet the cost of this service was astronomical in 85!

[@paulanderson79]

It was.

[@markpunt9638]

I paid more for my mobile monthly payment than that I do now. I was with Securicor £25/month

[@nkt1]

So Austin Rover recommended UniqueAir, eh? Hardly impartial, since both were owned by BL.

[@grahamjohnson4002]

Brain, Freddie, Roger Deacon! Someone's a Queen fan

[@duncankelman]

Lost £20m worth of business? Wow!

[@Paul8342]

Duncan Kelman Do you think he lost the company BMW over that mistake? 😉

[@stephenwynn5459]

Lol that start bit was filmed near me in coven heath just off m54

[@futureheaded]

Ah the irony that a BMW is used in this video. Also, I believe this acting is on par with most porn films!

[@mondo8946]

futureheaded I also spot a mk3 escort in this video too!

[@JJVernig]

That beamer has held out until 2010 while the SD1 was out in 1993...

[@billybellend1155]

I thought blimey the leather interior looks good in that Austin Rover, then he pulled over and it was a BMW 🙄

[@sarjim4381]

Back in the day when companies thought the only mobile ever would be firmly screwed into you car. Rover must have lost a bundle on this one.

[@straightpipediesel]

Carmakers sold built-in phones until the early 2000's. The higher transmitter power and large external antenna were desired when cell coverage wasn't as good. A lot of people, particularly men who didn't have handbags, didn't want to carry large, bulky phones. It wasn't until the consumer models of the Motorola StarTAC, around 1997-98 did people really carry phones daily. Today, most cars have built-in LTE Wi-Fi hotspots, which is basically the same thing.

[@RoadCone411]

I would love that 3500 at the beginning of the video

[@apemoon1731]

I had a white V8 Vanden Plas in the late 80's. I wish I still had it :-/

[@Spookieham]

@@apemoon1731 terrible quality but they still look the dogs bollocks

[@luceya1985]

I’m sold!

[@charitycharity3316]

Remind me which on of these companies still trades

[@paulanderson79]

BMW bought Rover for the Land Rover and Mini brands. The rest wasn't worth saving. Unsurprisingly.

[@pianocrisante90]

This was a precursor to the so called Bluetooth connection of today.

[@budsmoker60]

Where do I buy such a vehicle?

[@moochincrawdad]

And the William Shatner ham acting award goes to.... 🤣🤣🤣

[@robfuller7841]

If the phone was as good as the quality of Austin Rover cars then it would be out of order most of the time

[@KarlHamilton]

40 MILLION DEUTSCHMARKS BOB

[@hf4838]

Daddy would you like some sausage?

[@88gdb]

Where's your LeBron Freddie...

[@pit_stop77]

No talking on your mobile and driving there. How safe were they back then...

[@apemoon1731]

There were so few around that it wasn't seen as a problem back then.

[@rachidhremech2519]

Bon soir

[@timpriddy349]

Geez.....just leave earlier

[@NYChemicalRomance]

I’ll stick with my iPhone thanks.

[@jeroenjansen2709]

🤣