New Yorkers were the first to be able to stream music from their phone

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In 1906, people wanting to listen to music merely had to dial into the Telharmonium, Subscribers to the service merely had to pick up their phone and ask the operator to connect them to the Telharmonium, which was located in a building off of Broadway. The floor that the Telharmoium was located was called "Telharmonium Hall" and comprised of 200 tons of machinery that made the music possible. Despite all the machinery, real musicians were still required to play the music that would flow through the machinery and into the homes, restaurants and businesses of New Yorkers. Would you have subscribed to this service? You can read more here : Subscribers would affix a paper funnel to their receiver as to amplify the music.