life without telephone?

Today I needed to contact my friends to go play soccer. He leaves 40 minutes away in car. I could get a hold of hime because they no longer make telephones to talk to people. Telephone was an important method of communicating with people. The only way to get a reach of him is by going to his house, but he might not even be there. I wish we could have telephones again, it would make life more easier.