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I despise the modern phones and internet
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pardo-bsso:
I miss my Ericsson R300.
I still have it but somehow the carrier locked it.
Good AM and FM radio.
artag:

--- Quote from: tom66 on December 14, 2022, 01:02:43 pm ---Very incendiary -- smartphones generally don't hurt anyone.  Even if you throw them at people.

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Didn't some fashion model go to court over doing exactly that ?
madires:
What I strongly dislike about smartphones is platform tethering and data collection, i.e. you're required to have an account to use your phone, and Android's lack of long term security fixes (expensive phones get about 4 years while many don't see any at all). iPhones aren't any better, just different problems. Regarding internet, it's up to you how to use it. You can stay away from Twitter, WhatsApp and so on if you're not interested in wasting your time that way.
themadhippy:
One of the best days of my life was the day i dumped the mobile,call me a ludite if you like,however after nearly 30 years of owning one i call it freedom
Karel:

--- Quote from: tom66 on December 14, 2022, 10:47:27 am ---Here's the fun thing eti: you don't have to use one of these phones.  You don't have to spend £1,200 on a phone.
 Nobody is compelling you to do so.  If you want the bare minimum phone, a £20 or so phone can be acquired from most good online websites, which will ONLY do phone calls and texts.

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It's becoming more and more difficult to use online banking and access some governmental services (taxes, etc.) without the use of an app for authentication.
Even some public transport companies push me to use an "app" to buy a ticket on the bus...
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