I live in Taiwan. Mobile phone companies require a monthly payment to offer 3G/4G services. Prepaid doesn't provide Internet access. There is a lot of free WiFi

I live in Taiwan. Mobile phone companies require a monthly payment to offer 3G/4G services. Prepaid doesn't provide Internet access. There is a lot of free WiFi, so I use that + SMS when I need to communicate. On a hike to a waterfall, my friend Lenard asked if someone can play music on a Bluetooth speaker. There was no phone signal so he couldn't get Apple Music. More seriously, he couldn't even get a map to find his way home. This wasn't a problem for me. There are many popular posts on HN complaining about Facebook these days. I don't have a problem, because I only check FB when I'm online. It can interrupt my work in the office, but not dates. I can enjoy mealtimes without disruption. I have offline Wikipedia (10GB of text on a 64GB phone) if I need to check any facts. Internet access is only needed for real-time communication, and the telephone can do that.