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Phones in ''[[The Sims]]'' are very simplistic compared to phones in later games or expansions. The original phone could make outgoing calls, but doing so would only result in the option to invite a Sim over - Sims could not have a conversation with another Sim over the phone. Phones could be used to hire [[Service|service workers]] likesuch as [[maid]]s or [[gardener]]s, or to call the [[Police]] or [[Fire Department]] in case of an emergency. Friends would often call the house as a warning to the player that a friendship was about to end (the relationship score was dropping too low); these calls always took place at 4:00 pm. Random calls would often take place throughout the day (and night) and sometimes could result in cash rewards. Later expansions changed the phone menu multiple times, and added various features. Until ''[[Unleashed]]'', a Sim's phonebook used the standard pie menu, and players would often have to press the Tab key to page through the menu in order to find the family they wanted the Sim to call. Starting with ''Unleashed'', the phonebook became a dialog box which listed families on the left, and known members of the selected family on the right.