When cell phones first came out they were basically used just for emergencies. This was partly because they were so expensive to use and they were not easy to use either. My mother got her first cell phone with the purchase of a new car. The thing came in a brief case. It was portable so you could switch cars but you had to pull out the antenna and stick it on the window outside. It had to be plugged into the cigarette lighter for power. On top of the hassle that went along with connecting it the reception was awful.

As time has evolved the phones have gotten cheaper, much easier to use, and the reception is of the quality on land-line phones, at least in my case. Cell phones are no longer just for emergencies, they are now being used more and more often as people