Been in spots with bad cell phone reception. Just try finding a pay phone.
One that doesn't charge for a toll free call.

I believe you may just be on to something.
Old school or not.

She could connect me to the world better than Siri.

I even gave the overnight marine weather.

Europe in WW1 to serve very close to the front lines.
They called them the Hello Girls.
I've always loved their story.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_Girls

Hello Girls was the colloquial name for American bilingual female switchboard operators in World War I, formally known as the Signal Corps Female Telephone Operators Unit. During World War I, these switchboard operators were sworn into the U.S. Army Signal Corps.[1]

This corps were formed in 1917 from a call by General John J. Pershing to improve communications on the Western front. Applicants had to be bilingual in English and French. Over 7,000 women applied, but only 450 were accepted. Many were former switchboard operators or employees at telecommunications companies.[1] They completed their Signal Corps training at Fort Franklin (present day Fort George G. Meade) in Maryland.

I worry.