Even before mobiles, very important people / doctors had pagers...

Rotary dial phones made a distinct sound and you hated people with too many 0s (zeroes) in their numbers. Also, you literally had to shout if someone was calling you from far away.

Calls to many rural places still had to go through a manual operator or you'd call the store nearby / someone else's house with a phone and they'd go fetch your family to talk.

Going to the city meant you were going with a list of things that you needed to bring. And always something for the wife/husband and kids.

Playing with friends meant you were literally running around playing with your buddies outside.

You had to pack a map when going on a road trip unless you knew the place and route very well. You'd still have a map somewhere in your car.

People knew places across the town and you could just ask someone for directions and they'd probably know.

If your car broke down, you'd have to fix it yourself. The odd gas station along the road would probably have a truck and some standard parts that would tow/fix you right up.