I love land line

Set the clock back 10 years . I miss the good old days of only wireline telephones. No caller IDs and no phone books. No guessing who is calling or why. Just pick up the phone and answer. I bit my tongue many times after answering but the point is I answered. Life then was divided as calling hours and non calling hours. But now......

The other day a guy told his friend " I have his mobile number and we can call him anytime. " Anytime......... ??? He sounded like its his birth right. How many understand basic phone etiquettes. In all of 2005 I don't recollect anybody asking me " Can I talk to you now ? " before starting a conversation. I had people complaining I didnot answer the phone after 10 pm.

Phones ringing at all the wrong places is common. Worse still Charlie takes off in such a loud voice he can be heard at the other end of the city even without any network. Yapping on the phone while driving, crossing the road and in all public places. Marketers hawking all and sundry. The list is endless.

Did you notice. Call rates have crashed across all categories. But our total telecom costs have increased.