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Article: Cordless phones - portable, convenient, and now ... reliable?
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- Popular Science
- Article date:
- April 1, 1984
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One month ago, Steve York could hardly wait to bring his newly purchased cordless phone home, plug it into his telephone line, and call around the world. Now, he can't wait to return it, get his money back, and forget the whole nightmare. "After trying three different models and wasting a lot of time," York confesses, "I have come to the conclusion that cordless phones aren't what they're hyped to be."
Does this mean you should forget the idea of owning a cordless phone? Not at all. It means that depending on where you live, you need to carefully consider the features included in the model you choose--features that are becoming more common, including digital ...