New phone can make calls and send texts, but it cannot access social media

My Nokia 6030 does this and is still going strong with a week between charges. I'm going to be sad when the 2G/3G base stations shut down in the next few years though.

It'd be nice if there were more 4G/5G dumb phones with mechanical buttons, a minimal screen and physical size, no firmware or software update need or capability, and voice+text support.

Re: New phone can make calls and send texts, but it cannot access social media

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Post by throwawayboise » Sat, Aug 21, 2021, 9:10 PM UTC

I'd buy one if it could do WiFi calling (I have very poor mobile signal at my house) and hotspot capability so I could use a cheap tablet for maps in the car.

Re: New phone can make calls and send texts, but it cannot access social media

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Post by ajay-b » Sat, Aug 21, 2021, 9:10 PM UTC

Wasn’t there a comic The Joy of Tech where Johnny Ive’s is showing a new iPhone to Steve, that just made calls?

Re: New phone can make calls and send texts, but it cannot access social media

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Post by throwawayboise » Sat, Aug 21, 2021, 9:11 PM UTC

josephcsible wrote: post #3

All the functionality of a feature phone for the price of a smartphone! Wait a minute...

There's a veblen value component to these....

Re: New phone can make calls and send texts, but it cannot access social media

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Post by spansoa » Sat, Aug 21, 2021, 9:12 PM UTC

I enjoy mindlessly scrolling social media when waiting for the bus. It takes my mind off the banality of doing that. It also makes time go by quicker, which is what you want when waiting for anything.

I don't agree with this current wave of demonisation of smartphones. If you want you can flash a Pixel with LineageOS and install a bunch of FOSS apps from F-Droid if you're concerned about privacy.