I used one of Steve's blue-boxe(n)!
Guy showed up at a friend's place, likely early ' 70--I 'dialed' a UK/London number: which played some pop song du jour; horrible 3 KHz? audio, then.
But then, the song was un-memorable anyway.

But it worked/free and it was tiny (and blue!)
Who'd a thunk that, just a few decades later? I'd be relying on ... a subsequent Steve + Steve Spectacular.

OTOH,

Grook time:
If the Universe didn't exist
It wouldn't be missed.

TRUTH!