> The only thing cell phones have on copper land lines is portability. In all other ways they suck Isn't that a little like saying "The only thing boats have o

> The only thing cell phones have on copper land lines is portability. In all other ways they suck Isn't that a little like saying "The only thing boats have over cars is that they can go on water. In all other ways they suck"? Portability is the entire point. Even in the "good old days" most people would have accepted nearly any tradeoff for the ability to carry even the simplest global communications device with them.