Sonny Crockett
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Completely agree 100% that it's not strange whatsoever that SP didn't have a cell phone in 2001 - by all accounts, that is. Circa 2001 I knew a lot of people in the U.S. who also didn't have cell phones - myself included.
To those who were around during that era, cell phones were not only expensive, but were perceived by many as a "hassle" to have to deal with. And, IIRC half the time they didn't work anyway due to not being able to get a signal, etc. Also wanted to echo that you couldn't bring them into many businesses/areas. And, as was said in most & maybe all offices/workspaces ATT it was even forbidden to have them with you - almost certainly because they were deemed a "distraction", etc. So, it's no surprise at all that many people chose not to have them ATT.
IIRC, cell phones didn't become common-place until the mid-200X's...and some people didn't have them even then.
Side-note: I'm an admitted late adopter to new technology anyway, and didn't get one until much later in the decade.
To those who were around during that era, cell phones were not only expensive, but were perceived by many as a "hassle" to have to deal with. And, IIRC half the time they didn't work anyway due to not being able to get a signal, etc. Also wanted to echo that you couldn't bring them into many businesses/areas. And, as was said in most & maybe all offices/workspaces ATT it was even forbidden to have them with you - almost certainly because they were deemed a "distraction", etc. So, it's no surprise at all that many people chose not to have them ATT.
IIRC, cell phones didn't become common-place until the mid-200X's...and some people didn't have them even then.
Side-note: I'm an admitted late adopter to new technology anyway, and didn't get one until much later in the decade.
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