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How can you possibly not escape the use of a smartphone?

by throwawayay02 5y ago

bart_spoon 5y ago
Plenty of jobs these days essentially require one, be it for communication, authentication, or what have you.
- hyperstar 5y ago
  Preferably, don't take those jobs. Or, if you must, tape the cameras and remove the microphone. Use a wired headset for talking and unplug it when not in use. When not on the job, turn it off and wrap it in aluminium foil.
heavyset_go 5y ago
I recently had to file an insurance claim with my car insurer. The entire process happened through their app. They require you to send them pictures that you took using their app. One of my banks has been closing branches left and right, and if I want to use my accounts for anything other than debit purchases, I need to use the app. Some banks even charge you when you go to a branch location in person and use a teller to access your accounts. Some jobs require you to install and use apps on your phone. Last time I was a big box retailer, the floor staff had the company's app installed on their phones so they could do instant price look ups and confirm discounts on their store's inventory. Even just applying for a job requires an internet browser, and many people's only access to the internet is through their phone.
- rangerdan 5y ago
  > They require you to send them pictures that you took using their app. Nonsense, just tell them you can't do that and will email them. Have a back bone. > I want to use my accounts for anything other than debit purchases, I need to use the app. No, you don't. Use a bank that has a normal web site. > Some jobs require you to install and use apps on your phone. Yikes ... never install work apps on a personal phone. Just don't. > Even just applying for a job requires an internet browser, and many people's only access to the internet is through their phone. So people need phones because people use phones? What nonsense.
- asdff 5y ago
  Pretty much all those things you can do over old channels still. The app is optional. I can do everything my mobile banking website can do over the phone. The last time I filed a claim with my insurer, everything happened via back and forth emailing.

How can you possibly not escape the use of a smartphone?

bart_spoon 5y ago

Plenty of jobs these days essentially require one, be it for communication, authentication, or what have you.

hyperstar 5y ago
Preferably, don't take those jobs. Or, if you must, tape the cameras and remove the microphone. Use a wired headset for talking and unplug it when not in use. When not on the job, turn it off and wrap it in aluminium foil.

heavyset_go 5y ago

I recently had to file an insurance claim with my car insurer. The entire process happened through their app. They require you to send them pictures that you took using their app. One of my banks has been closing branches left and right, and if I want to use my accounts for anything other than debit purchases, I need to use the app. Some banks even charge you when you go to a branch location in person and use a teller to access your accounts. Some jobs require you to install and use apps on your phone. Last time I was a big box retailer, the floor staff had the company's app installed on their phones so they could do instant price look ups and confirm discounts on their store's inventory. Even just applying for a job requires an internet browser, and many people's only access to the internet is through their phone.

rangerdan 5y ago
> They require you to send them pictures that you took using their app. Nonsense, just tell them you can't do that and will email them. Have a back bone. > I want to use my accounts for anything other than debit purchases, I need to use the app. No, you don't. Use a bank that has a normal web site. > Some jobs require you to install and use apps on your phone. Yikes ... never install work apps on a personal phone. Just don't. > Even just applying for a job requires an internet browser, and many people's only access to the internet is through their phone. So people need phones because people use phones? What nonsense.
asdff 5y ago
Pretty much all those things you can do over old channels still. The app is optional. I can do everything my mobile banking website can do over the phone. The last time I filed a claim with my insurer, everything happened via back and forth emailing.