Everything I learned about my cell phone, I learned by watching Gilmore Girls
While we were in the process of buying a condo in 2000, we got a cell phone so our realtor only had to remember one phone number for us instead of three. Once we closed on the place, our cell gathered dust in my bag, only seeing the light of day when we would thoughtfully call our destination ahead of our arrival to see if we should pick up any soda or beer. Pretty convenient if the party on the other end was parched, but probably not worth the $25 a month we were paying for the privilege of making that phone call. After our two-year service commitment expired, we didn't bother renewing.
Last August, we decided since we were having a kid and would want to make the all-important string of "We had a boy!" calls five minutes after Henry came into the world, we signed up for another cell plan. Dave wanted a competitive plan with good roaming rates since we travel a lot. I wanted a phone that flipped open and shut. What I didn't realize until a few months after getting the phone was that the simple act of flipping open the phone is all it takes to answer a call. Also, to end a call, you just flip it shut. Ain't technology a wonder? What clued me in to those two features was an episode of Gilmore Girls that featured Rory and Lorelai feverishly fielding cell calls with a great flurry of phone flips.
Fast forward to today. I missed a call from my mom so I called her back on her cell while waiting outside a store for Dave.
Ring...ring...ring...(my dad's voice) "-right here!" *click*
I redial her number and two seconds later my mom answers. "Your dad hung up on you." We giggled a bit over his general technophobia, get down to the important matter of discussing pumpkin cookie recipes, then hang up. When Dave got back to the car I told him what happened and said my dad must not have known that you answer a call just by flipping open the phone. There was much silence. Apparently Dave didn't either. I think they need to watch more Gilmore Girls.