it was perfect when we had those old "bag phones" and an analog system. More range, fewer towers, better reception and the phone was used for talking of at most, receiving a fax remotely.
I will never understand why people want to watch videos and play games on those tiny screens anyway, nor understand why they have such a massive FOMO complex when their cell service goes down.
Why do people think it is "all ok" for your boss to always be able to call you?