cm0002@toast.ooo to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 9 days agoWhy?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up1459arrow-down18
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minus-squareTheSlad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up23arrow-down1·9 days agoBecause then you would only buy one of them
minus-squarepiccolo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13·9 days agoBack in the day, the phone was property of the phone company, so it was in their best interest not having someone come replace the cable.
minus-squareJustPlainDave@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·9 days agoYeah, but even after then the phone cord was still a buy it for life item and it came for free with the phone. They haven’t belonged to the phone company since the 70s at the latest.
Because then you would only buy one of them
Back in the day, the phone was property of the phone company, so it was in their best interest not having someone come replace the cable.
Yeah, but even after then the phone cord was still a buy it for life item and it came for free with the phone. They haven’t belonged to the phone company since the 70s at the latest.