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I have my smartphone and am not the OP, but I spent several years on Windows Mobile which supported almost no apps, so it was kinda like a dumbphone. I think p

I have my smartphone and am not the OP, but I spent several years on Windows Mobile which supported almost no apps, so it was kinda like a dumbphone. I think people often overestimate their need. People act like they can't live without Google Maps, but 90% of them take the same route to work every day. I would argue if you aren't traveling outside your local area, you have zero need for a mapping app. It's true you may not be notified of a slightly faster route because of some unforeseen event, but the difference is probably a couple minutes at most, and you should know your local streets well enough to get along anyways. There was the rare event where I couldn't participate in some restaurant's rewards program because they only did it via iOS/Android app, and that was annoying, but it also led me to just use that business less.

manaskarekar 6y ago
This was also my experience with the Lumia 920 (greatest phone + OS combo ever IMHO). The maps ("Here") on Windows Mobile were actually not bad at all. Using this phone taught me not to be obsessed with instant mail notifications among other things.
- Spearchucker 6y ago
  I still use my 950. People get annoyed with me because I don't use messenger or WhatsApp. It does email and phone calls just fine. Anything other than that or surfing the intertoobs can wait until I get to a PC.
  - jkepler 6y ago
    When I was in Europe in 2018/2019 (where they still had decent 3G network coverage unlike my provider here in the USA) I used my Nokia N900 as my daily driver, not as a smartphone but primarily a feature phone with a full keyboard and a Linux terminal for bash scripting on the go. In fact, I used a bash script to track my cash expenses rather than a dedicated app.
  - ocdtrekkie 6y ago
    I just left my Elite x3 behind this year. Best phone I've ever owned. But I consider security updates a must-have, so I dropped it when Microsoft finally stopped pushing updates.
alanbernstein 6y ago
You're right, I don't often need mobile maps. It's just that when I do, it's unexpected.

manaskarekar 6y ago

This was also my experience with the Lumia 920 (greatest phone + OS combo ever IMHO). The maps ("Here") on Windows Mobile were actually not bad at all. Using this phone taught me not to be obsessed with instant mail notifications among other things.

Spearchucker 6y ago
I still use my 950. People get annoyed with me because I don't use messenger or WhatsApp. It does email and phone calls just fine. Anything other than that or surfing the intertoobs can wait until I get to a PC.
- jkepler 6y ago
  When I was in Europe in 2018/2019 (where they still had decent 3G network coverage unlike my provider here in the USA) I used my Nokia N900 as my daily driver, not as a smartphone but primarily a feature phone with a full keyboard and a Linux terminal for bash scripting on the go. In fact, I used a bash script to track my cash expenses rather than a dedicated app.
- ocdtrekkie 6y ago
  I just left my Elite x3 behind this year. Best phone I've ever owned. But I consider security updates a must-have, so I dropped it when Microsoft finally stopped pushing updates.

alanbernstein 6y ago

You're right, I don't often need mobile maps. It's just that when I do, it's unexpected.