The pay phone industry encouraged the success of the cell phones, ie by making them so expensive when you needed them most. Example: Some years ago I was at Lambert (St. Louis) and wanted to call home. The pay phones required apx $3 or more.On way home, stopped at a mall in Wentzville (Suberb) and made same call for 50c. Frequent travelers who had no choice, rapidly saw a bargain in cell phones when they became available!
The pay phone industry encouraged the success of the cell phones, ie by making them so expensive when you needed them most. Example: Some years ago I was at Lambert (St. Louis) and wanted to call home. The pay phones required apx $3 or more.On way home, stopped at a mall in Wentzville (Suberb) and made same call for 50c. Frequent travelers who had no choice, rapidly saw a bargain in cell phones when they became available!