Though there is something to say about tradition and the old ways, this doesn't necessarily mean that everything that is old is also good.
After all, while they "don't make em like they used to" you can also say that the internet has sped up our abilities to search and find information by an exponential amount.
And the services available are always growing.
That being said, why would someone ever resort to using only a print telephone book when there are extensive searchable directories online that offer many more options and much more up-to-date information? Yes, printed phone books have served their purpose when there was no other option, by providing a place where a forward lookup could be performed for landline numbers.
However, online services let you perform backward searches as well, which mean that you can take a telephone number that you cannot identify or that has information you'd like to verify, then you can find it all out at a rapid click.
This kind of an investigation would be absolutely impossible using an old fashioned telephone directory.
Not to mention the fact that you can perform all of the online searches at your convenience when you're already sitting comfortably at your computer.
A telephone book needs to be lugged out of wherever you store it (if you can even remember) and then you need to get your hands all dirty with the news print so that you can look up information that may or may not be up to date, depending on how old your phone book is and how long ago it was actually printed.
So while it's always nice to keep old songs, family traditions, decorations, and recipes for the food you love, when it comes to searching for information, sometimes you simply cannot beat what an online reverse lookup directory can provide with a few clicks of your mouse.
While grandma might be upset if you change the way a holiday is celebrated with the family, there isn't anybody who will be upset if you get faster and easier results by using digital telephone number inquiries instead of ones performed the old fashioned way.
After all, while they "don't make em like they used to" you can also say that the internet has sped up our abilities to search and find information by an exponential amount.
And the services available are always growing.
That being said, why would someone ever resort to using only a print telephone book when there are extensive searchable directories online that offer many more options and much more up-to-date information? Yes, printed phone books have served their purpose when there was no other option, by providing a place where a forward lookup could be performed for landline numbers.
However, online services let you perform backward searches as well, which mean that you can take a telephone number that you cannot identify or that has information you'd like to verify, then you can find it all out at a rapid click.
This kind of an investigation would be absolutely impossible using an old fashioned telephone directory.
Not to mention the fact that you can perform all of the online searches at your convenience when you're already sitting comfortably at your computer.
A telephone book needs to be lugged out of wherever you store it (if you can even remember) and then you need to get your hands all dirty with the news print so that you can look up information that may or may not be up to date, depending on how old your phone book is and how long ago it was actually printed.
So while it's always nice to keep old songs, family traditions, decorations, and recipes for the food you love, when it comes to searching for information, sometimes you simply cannot beat what an online reverse lookup directory can provide with a few clicks of your mouse.
While grandma might be upset if you change the way a holiday is celebrated with the family, there isn't anybody who will be upset if you get faster and easier results by using digital telephone number inquiries instead of ones performed the old fashioned way.
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