What did you do before reliable sell phones and universal coverage?
If I remember right, pagers worked well, and that's 40 year old technology.
Straw man.
” pagers worked well”
Pager went off, then you had to find a phone to find out what was happening. Vastly inferior. With the cell, I get instant information, and can give an immediate response. As the head operator of a water company, I am charged with the health and safety of over 1,000 people. Hardly a “straw man” issue!