Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

July, 1984

Breaking up is Hard to dobut now that ma bell has been tolled off, you're in for some ring-a-ding surprisesOne big difference about owning your telephone, whether it be a simple cheapie or a $400 multiple-memory, digital-readout showpiece, is that you are responsible for its maintenance. In the old days of leasing phones, if one broke, you took it to the phone company, which replaced it at no charge. When you buy a phone, however, once the warranty runs out (typically, after 90 days; sometimes a...