Or maybe he was in court, which is where he was yesterday, no BlackBerry, no cell phone, testifying in his own defense against federal obstruction of justice charges.
Ubiquitous green computer screens with decks of cards in office buildings and commuters thumbing Nokia phones testify to the addictive power of games.
He explained in court how he wanted her to know what had happened to her, but he deleted it from his phone, he testified, after showing it to several people.
Alain Kalala, who works selling phone credit, testified, "It's real.
But when Mills left to make a phone call, she testified, Thomas cursed her and said, "Just remember, I'm the president".
Robert Seldon Lady, the C.I.A. station chief in Milan at the time, who is a defendant, used at least one phone, Mr. Megale testified.
Several phone company representatives testified that the proposed rules would hinder their ability to provide service, and would slow technological advances and make it hard for some people to call 911 in an emergency.
"I called Peter at around 10am _ and we started discussing the events of the morning and how crazy it was and he suddenly said 'Oh my God, get Martha on the phone'," Mr Faneuil testified.
Other witnesses testified that phone hacking was rife at The Mirror, but Mr. Morgan repeatedly testified that it was not and that he knew nothing about it.
Now, half of the customers who say they will testify in person and half of those who agree to testify by phone do so.
