Room Phones Are Unnecessary

<-NARRATOR:-> Now listen to two students discussing the letter.
<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> Hey, Jimmy, did you read this?
<-MALE STUDENT:-> I did, yeah, what do you think about it?
<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> I don't know, I don't think it'd be a very good idea.
<-MALE STUDENT:-> Oh yeah? But it's true that a lot of us have our own phones...
<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> Yeah, but it's good to have both.
The service we get with our own phones isn't always reliable.
Maybe it's 'cause there are a lot of hills around here, but
my service doesn't work that well in this area. A lot of times calls get cut off or the reception isn't good-
I can't hear the person on the other line.
<-MALE STUDENT:-> Yeah, I've had some friends say that too actually.
<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> So it's good to have a backup option, something we can use if our own phones aren't working.
<-MALE STUDENT:-> I see what you mean. But when you think of the money...
<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> Well, I don't buy his argument there either.
Because I don't know if you've noticed this on the housing bill we get from the university, but
right now we only pay per call.
<-MALE STUDENT:-> Oh, really?
<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> Yeah... so if you don't make many calls, you don't pay much...
I mean if you use it a lot, of course, you'll pay more...
but students can avoid that if they just avoid using it as much as possible.
<-MALE STUDENT:-> Oh I see... OK.
<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> So I think they should just keep it the way it is now.