41. Because it is designed to work with a digital network, the phone will be available only in Europe. 42. Because the line remained dead on each attempt, it seemed the phones were not the problem. 43. Because the phone was unlisted, there was no address. 44. Basic phones will increasingly be the province of the Chinese companies, many of which are based near Guangzhou, in the Pearl River delta. 45. Both phones should be on the shelves now at mass merchandise stores. 46. A half-dozen years ago, satellite phones were suitcase-size contraptions with huge antennas, and they required a large amount of electrical power. 47. A phone is on a small table next to the bathtub for them to call. 48. A visitor sitting in his spacious office remarked that his phone must be broken, for its many lights had stopped their frantic flashing. 49. A workplace populated with cubicle dwellers means speaker phones are less practical. 50. A Web phone is a handy thing to have. |