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I am over a year in to using a Light Phone II as my daily driver. There are many inconveniences, but the change in my life has been worth it.

thisischarbs 3y ago
What's THE biggest inconvenience would you say? And do you find yourself using more of your laptop/computer to stay on top of things?
- Triphibian 3y ago
  The biggest inconvenience are businesses that insist on an app. I bought tickets to a hockey game and couldn't attend because the venue doesn't honor printed tickets. When I have to Zelle my mechanic I do it from my laptop at home before I leave the house -- good thing I trust him. I "keep up" on news via my laptop -- which I keep open on my desk. I check my papers and Hackernews, etc throughout the day. I have a print subscription to the New Yorker.
  - VyseofArcadia 3y ago
    > The biggest inconvenience are businesses that insist on an app. I bought tickets to a hockey game and couldn't attend because the venue doesn't honor printed tickets. That kind of thing is my biggest concern with going smartphoneless. It seems like more and more businesses assume a smartphone as a prerequisite. I would really love for there to be a "you have to allow customers without a smart phone" law. I don't want to be excluded from society because the $1,000 chunk of incredibly advanced electronics I bought a few years ago stopped getting updates. I hope you at least got a refund on the tickets. > When I have to Zelle my mechanic I do it from my laptop at home before I leave the house -- good thing I trust him. Cash?
    - Triphibian 3y ago
      The incident really made me double down on my commitment to using a dumb phone. And yeah, cash is always an option, but he did an engine replacement for me. That was a lot of dough to be walking around with. Another places that punishes me for not having a phone is Whole Foods, I never get my discount for having Prime. They say I can use my phone number but it never works. I refuse to put more effort into it.
VyseofArcadia 3y ago
I really wanted the Light Phone II, but I need my phone to play music and podcasts. How did you get over the absolutely boneheaded way audio files are handled?
- Triphibian 3y ago
  I listen to CDs in the car. I have been considering getting a cheap mp3 player.
izzydata 3y ago
Do you regular carry some other single purpose electronics to compensate the lack of function? I want to get a simple phone such as the Light Phone, but I wonder if I'd also want to bring around some kind of small camera or mp3 player.
- Triphibian 3y ago
  I carry no other electronics. I just deal with it.

thisischarbs 3y ago

What's THE biggest inconvenience would you say? And do you find yourself using more of your laptop/computer to stay on top of things?

Triphibian 3y ago
The biggest inconvenience are businesses that insist on an app. I bought tickets to a hockey game and couldn't attend because the venue doesn't honor printed tickets. When I have to Zelle my mechanic I do it from my laptop at home before I leave the house -- good thing I trust him. I "keep up" on news via my laptop -- which I keep open on my desk. I check my papers and Hackernews, etc throughout the day. I have a print subscription to the New Yorker.
- VyseofArcadia 3y ago
  > The biggest inconvenience are businesses that insist on an app. I bought tickets to a hockey game and couldn't attend because the venue doesn't honor printed tickets. That kind of thing is my biggest concern with going smartphoneless. It seems like more and more businesses assume a smartphone as a prerequisite. I would really love for there to be a "you have to allow customers without a smart phone" law. I don't want to be excluded from society because the $1,000 chunk of incredibly advanced electronics I bought a few years ago stopped getting updates. I hope you at least got a refund on the tickets. > When I have to Zelle my mechanic I do it from my laptop at home before I leave the house -- good thing I trust him. Cash?
  - Triphibian 3y ago
    The incident really made me double down on my commitment to using a dumb phone. And yeah, cash is always an option, but he did an engine replacement for me. That was a lot of dough to be walking around with. Another places that punishes me for not having a phone is Whole Foods, I never get my discount for having Prime. They say I can use my phone number but it never works. I refuse to put more effort into it.

VyseofArcadia 3y ago

I really wanted the Light Phone II, but I need my phone to play music and podcasts. How did you get over the absolutely boneheaded way audio files are handled?

Triphibian 3y ago
I listen to CDs in the car. I have been considering getting a cheap mp3 player.

izzydata 3y ago

Do you regular carry some other single purpose electronics to compensate the lack of function? I want to get a simple phone such as the Light Phone, but I wonder if I'd also want to bring around some kind of small camera or mp3 player.

Triphibian 3y ago
I carry no other electronics. I just deal with it.