But any corporation or organization that allows those phones to connect with its systems long ago installed mobile device management software from other companies, including Good Technology and SAP.
The buildings also have access to fiber-optic cables because they often are near the rail lines where the cables were long ago installed.
At least one family has experienced so many debris flows coming through their back yard that they long ago installed overhead doors in the rear end of their built-in garage.
David, 79, a former chemical engineer, and his wife, Joan, 76, a retired primary-school teacher, had already made significant changes to the energy efficiency of their home, including fitting a solar hot-water panel nine years ago, installing a wood-burning stove and even using rain water for their downstairs loo.
He became chairman three and a half years ago, installing new managers to turn round a company that hadn't posted an annual profit since 1998.
In fact, one entrepreneurial Alpine property owner years ago installed lift towers leading up to the backside of Squaw's fabled KT-22 in anticipation of a future connection.
Julio Grondona, the 77-year-old president of Argentina's soccer federation, who gave Maradona the job of inspiring the team 10 months ago, also installed Bilardo as mentor.
But like many of the things environmentally conscious consumers talked about doing a few years ago — installing solar-panels, buying hybrid cars, building LEED-certified houses — it may be a dream that has to be deferred.
A couple of years ago installing Linux was an exercise in nonstop profanity.
No-dig technology, which includes microtunneling (for boring holes up to 36 inches in diameter) and horizontal directional drilling (for holes around 15 inches or less), was developed 20 years ago to install utility lines under densely populated cities.
Of course, the Fishmans' pals have ample time to stay on the phone and express their bewilderment; they're waiting for the plumber to show up and fix the condo's leaky toilet, for the cable guy who was due two hours ago to install broadband, for the repairman to replace the torn screen on the door leading to the deck.
