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good luck trying to find a simple device - it is not possible anymore. and with the proliferation of eSIMs it is now hard to go buy a dumb-phone on eBay and get
by bdangubic 2y ago
good luck trying to find a simple device - it is not possible anymore. and with the proliferation of eSIMs it is now hard to go buy a dumb-phone on eBay and get it “connected” to some carrier. I tried to resurrect my old RAZR and had a helluva time trying to get it working. your best bet is a smartphone with everything removed from it except messages and phone apps and the shutting everything off except cellular
- nunez 2y agoI know. It bums me out. Small phones are all but extinct (unless you count the iPhone 13 mini that Apple discontinued, which I had and I absolutely LOVED). Again, market forces leave us simple folk behind. I'm broken for NOT wanting a 6.3" slate that can hit 2000 lumens on a bright day that requires a case because the titanium is too slippery. What I would LOVE is a small Kaleido eInk phone that runs Android on a mid-tier SoC. Rooted and debloated; no assistants or AI (like you described). I would use eLauncher to make a really simple launcher with the names of the apps I use (like I do on my BOOX) and Tasker to automate common tasks. (I want a simple interface so I can move around quickly and move on with my lifem, but have no problem with complexity so long as it's within my control. I'm a heavy user of Shortcuts, as terrible as that software is.) Since I already carry a fanny pack around everyday, I would just use a small mirror less SLR for point and shoot stuff like the Canon EOS M300.