Larry <noone@home.com> wrote
> CellGuy <cellguy@seemessagebody.com> wrote

>> I worked as an engineer with Bell Labs (the R&D arm of AT&T) right
>> out of college and can support this statement. All equiment we
>> designed and built was to meet an operating life of 20 years
>> minimum. The Bell telephones used at home and in phone booths also
>> met this standard. They were built like a brick. Service was
>> great, and call clarity was excellant.

>> Then our government broke up AT&T, and the downhill slide began.
>> Cheap imported phones were allowed on your home lines, introducing
>> service quality degradation. Competition spurned cost cutting on
>> both the hardware and customer support side. We all know the state
>> of the landline telephone service today. No wonder most young
>> people don't even get a landline phone, what with the costs of
>> owning one. Nuiscence charges, stupid taxes, and charges for options
>> like voicemail that cellular carriers offer for free.

> How'd you get an engineering degree without learning how to spell?

Plenty of engineers cant spell for nuts. Me included.

> What university was that, anyways?

> Didn't anyone at Bell Labs notice??

Anyone with a clue has always noticed that with engineers.