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Originally Posted by sunlover5  Interesting post, kat.
Converting some of those figures (using the Consumer Price Index) to see what the cost would be in today's dollars...
A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars. ($237.93 today)
The average wage in the US was 22 cents per hour. ($4.76 per hour today)
The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year. ($4,325.93 - $8,651.85 per year today) |
That's cool, but keeping in mind that most everyone didn't have a phone, much less make enough PER YEAR to call anywhere or know anyone to call there, it kind of makes sense.
Also the wages were for the field workers, of which there were lots. But listening to people who lived it, it wasn't so bad, or most of them really have great storys to tell you about it, and if you've never had a phone, you won't miss it. Same with lots of things back then..........
Kat
