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Re: Commodore Releases Flip Phone

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Post by __rito__ »

I use a QR code based app locking mechanism that blocks browsers and some apps. I never turn it back on. That's all. I use a regular smartphone.

I heard this quote in many American movies: "The first way to get rid of addiction is admitting to yourself that you have no power over the substance." or something in the same vain.

I admit I am powerless over doomscrolling. I just create a barrier to entry that never expires. Solves my problems. No alpha male self control BS. Just brain chemistry-aware tricks.

If I were involuntarily injected with serious drugs, my brain would crave it. Social media is the same. No point arguing otherwise.

Re: Commodore Releases Flip Phone

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Post by robertlutece »

pimterry wrote: post #17

Some scepticism here I see, but personally I think this is spot-on. I've been keen on a dumber phone for a while, but losing whatsapp & maps makes it a non-starter for any real use. This is an excellent middle ground. The aesthetic is cool, and building this on Sailfish but with Android compatibility is awesome. Big fan of the concept.

I'm perhaps misinterpreting your comment, but from the FAQ:

> Callback includes SMS, WhatsApp, [..]

> Callback includes Pure Maps, a popular Sailfish navigation app, and is compatible with several Android map, navigation, and transport apps, including Uber and Lyft.

Re: Commodore Releases Flip Phone

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Post by bebna »

ryukafalz wrote: post #64

I really want to like this, but as someone who's daily driven Sailfish before (albeit not in a while), one of the things you'll likely miss if you're in the US is group MMS support. Maybe Commodore is paying Jolla enough that they'll be able to add group MMS support by the time this launches? But if not... it's something you might not even think could be missing, and not having it can be a problem if people expect to…

I’m more concerned about nfc payment and public transport apps not working.

Re: Commodore Releases Flip Phone

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Post by BoredPositron »

cosmic_cheese wrote: post #49

This is interesting to me for a few different reasons, but one of the bigger ones is that it appears to be a Sailfish device that’s readily available in the US, which to date has been oddly rare. As a dev, Sailfish has caught my eye a few times over the years but no US availability has meant I’ve never had the chance to play with it.

They had different supported Xperia devices over the last decade...

Re: Commodore Releases Flip Phone

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Post by ubermonkey »

card_zero wrote: post #100
ubermonkey wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Try to understand that the person you're replying to clearly has different needs than you do.

That person might have a narrow, blinkered view, in which maps on a phone are essential, unable to understand that other people don't care.

The more obvious lack of understanding is yours w/r/t the scope of what they wrote.

Re: Commodore Releases Flip Phone

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Post by NoGravitas »

bilekas wrote: post #14
st_goliath wrote: post #7

This is really confusing brand/product combination. Who is it trying to appeal to? I'm pretty sure the people who have fond memories of growing up with a C64 or watching ToS are of an entirely different generation than those with fond memories of flip phones and cyber/color-puke ads for transparent plastic gadgets. > BASIC Beige Edition There's a missed opportunity for a better ToS joke here: "Beige... the final fron…

> A flip phone with the apps you need: WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram. Music, podcasts, maps Honestly, that sounds appealing to me at least. Those are the only communication channels I have, so it suits. Maps if I get lost somewhere. And some spotify. I pretty much have that now, but just with constant privacy breaches and issues I need to stay on top of. > There's a missed opportunity for a better ToS joke here: "Beige.…

If I were to get one, I would certainly get beige... just bought a nice beige mechanical keyboard. I don't think I would pay $500 for it. $150 to $200 maybe.

I got my youngest child an AOSP flip phone. I'm semi happy with it. You can't install apps on it (so no Signal, but also no Subway Surfers). But on the other hand, it has a web browser, which is a big hole; the web browser is good enough to show postage-stamp-sized YouTube.

The Commodore flip phone would be kind of usable for me as long as it could run Duo Mobile; having Signal is a big plus. Not sure it's a $500 plus. Lacking RCS is a non-trivial minus but not a deal-breaker.

Re: Commodore Releases Flip Phone

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Post by NoGravitas »

garciasn wrote: post #39
moron4hire wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What is the deal with WhatsApp? My family roped me into using it, "because it's better than text messages", we've been using it regularly for over a year, and it's... literally the same thing? I don't get it.

1. If you're not based in a country where SMS was included free, it was/is advantageous to use something delivered over the Internet, rather than carrier. 2. It allowed for sharing multimedia better. 3. It closed the divide between Android and iOS, giving a singular experience across the two systems. 4. Prior to RCS, it allowed for typing notifications, high resolution media, read receipts, etc whereas SMS did not of…

This phone not having RCS is not great. In the US it's the closest thing to a real messaging app that you can just use with random people without pre-arranging to install Signal or something.

Re: Commodore Releases Flip Phone

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Post by SirFatty »

ubermonkey wrote: post #50
SirFatty wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

maps exist, you must have missed that... as for whatsapp, I have never used it once, and yet my phone provides "real use" (whatever that means).

Try to understand that the person you're replying to clearly has different needs than you do.

re-read my comment.. you're confused about what my response means apparently.
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