I worked for a wireless carrier and they rounded up that last minute. As a kid our phone was on the kitchen wall too…and TV was on the air with 5 channels to choose from… channels 2, 4, 5, “7 &11” <- had the same programming and the antenna rotated to get better reception..
We lost our little one “Spanky” about a year ago, 12 years of joy! … still hurts