Do you usually your give your sims house phones?

I liked the way they looked. I'd always put a little table near the door with pens and paper and a phone. I wish they hadn't taken them out in 4, and just upgraded them in a similar way to most people's house phones now, a substantial amount of people use them, and they'd be nice to put in older Sims' homes. Nonetheless, I'm glad they're in 3 and I still get to use them :)