They did! And the not so nice part of that was being stuck with the phones they supply. Now, as simple phones, I liked them. Audio quality was great, the dev

They did! And the not so nice part of that was being stuck with the phones they supply. Now, as simple phones, I liked them. Audio quality was great, the device did not break easily and all that. No worries. But, if you wanted to do anything connected to that phone, or the line, that was off limits! The nice part was it being their phone, they took care of it. Service was a call away and the service tech could do what it takes and have few worries. Begin sidebar: Our wall mounted phone was surrounded by phone numbers and other bits of information. I started it one day writing the name of a burger joint we used to call all the time by the phone. Mom was pissed, but Dad liked it! Next time we went to call the number was right there! And so it began... When I left home for the last time, I looked at that phone and wall for a long time. Many years of our lives were there. Friends, family, businesses, other things like EMS, poison control, various hotlines were all there organized fairly well given the organic way it started. I wish I had taken a picture! Seeing that happen and being a part of it all is probably one of the more potent reminders, to me of course, of what the pre-digital times were like. End sidebar