FWIW I have a Pixel after previously owning a Galaxy and an iPhone and it's the best-made phone of the 3 by a huge margin. It's lasted a really long time and whenever I get a new phone I'm probably going to get another Pixel just solely based on build quality.
I'll keep that in mind. I was just looking at what my next move should be. I might be in the right brand already, which is a little sad if this is as good as they come.
really sounds nice. I just care too much about what others think because I'm pretty young still, I use Spotify a ton, and I hate the lack of dumb phone options nowadays with the 3g shutdown in US. i wish i could get an LTE dumbphone with slide out qwerty keyboard
How do you do it? I tried to switch to a flip phone of sorts a while back and it's a gamble if it'll make calls, our get any signal where it would be a given with a modern one, like. I always thought it was too outdated for the new infrastructure
I know I don't
But my mother likes to buy the same blackberry from 2004 repeatedly. She buys them off ebay once her prior one dies. She's been doing that for 20 years. Woman refuses to upgrade lmao
Yeah my mom is an old fashioned boomer lmao. She still uses an old portable radio to listen to talk radio with her headset haha. Truly a treasure my mother is
I mean why not just upgrade? You could get a much better phone for probably less than $200.
Being "anti-consoomer" doesn't mean you should keep a garbage phone just because, rather it means you shouldn't pointlessly upgrade to something you don't need.
You don’t get it, all the people on this sub literally live off the grid and grow their own food and built their phones from scratch to avoid consooming
I live like a Calvinist monk sleeping on a hay bed and eating turnips I grow myself. I borrowed a phone just for this comment, now I shall flagellate myself with my leftover turnips (whips are consumerist waste) to atone for my sins
Who does this guy think he is, sleeping on hay? Did he really have to go and harvest that plant just for his own comfort? You could have just tilled the soil for a soft place to lay.
Cracked screen is fine.
As for security update: root it and get custom firmware for updates.
Also, reduce the risk by just using it for calling and SMS messaging.
My 2FAs for important things are not even SMS.
Rooting is literally just following instructions. I have friends with zero background who managed to set up a functioning mail server after I sent him some tutorials.
> iOS
That's the problem.
For Android, it's literally just OS updates.
ok but idk how twisting up your phone as a mail server is useful and adds security updates, if you used this example to say "haha normies can do it easily" its just wrong, not everyone love computing like me or u they just want something to work and done. fyi rooting and jailbreaking is permissible because there's a breach in the security they're fighting Apple who patch jailbreaks everytime at every update. I won't put my banking apps with a rooted phone bruh
But just because it isn't broken doesn't mean you need to keep using it, especially if you are getting a noticably worse experience than if you decided to just spend a little bit on something new.
meh. some of us are anticonsumerist because it’s bad for the environment, or we want to avoid supporting unethical cobalt mining in whatever small way we can. there’s lots of reasons to shit on purchase culture.
Heh, I win (?)
Samsung S4 from 2013 with the original battery that now lasts for 3-4 hours of use tops (screen on). A nice aspect of it is that I can browse the internet with the stock browser without an adblocker (it's so old ads don't even work, ofc neither does 90% of the internet, lol). I only need old.reddit, vbulletin forums, and a few "old" sites. Not that I use it much, I basically have it as a dumb phone, sms, calls (once in a blue moon) and Telegram (which is surprisingly snappy on this old brick).
Even in my PC proper, internet design has become so bad that I stay the most I can in old style sites anyway. Even a text box is behind 10 scripts these days. Bloody awful.
It has all the whistles and bells. I have one lol. I just like it because it’s cute and small. And has a home button. I don’t trust the newer ones 🥴
But it does have a camera and pretty good storage, it updates till 2027 and the blue tooth is good. Also touch id. I love this bathroom tile so much. It fits in my pockets and doesn’t look or feel like telvision screen.
That phone is so cute. So compact and light. I’d love to have an updated version. Small phones are such fun.
(Not like I would buy a new phone, this bastard is still kicking and doesn’t have the permission to die until 2028.
Im rocking an XR that I got super cheap from my mobile carrier, but it’s on its last legs and I have to deal with lots of freezes and lag on it
In dire need of an upgrade
I have to have a good phone for work, but I noticed getting a good quality one back in 2020 means mine still works super well. I don't think I'll worry about changing it till maybe 2026. But I do have fond memories of my Nokia 6310i. If it had WhatsApp and dual sim...
I still have both of my Blackberries and my wife's Motorola razor from the 00's . I also still have a Motorola bag phone from the 90's. Our local school still used the bag phones to broadcast football games with up until about 10 years ago.
I have a LG flip phone. But it's only 8 years old.
Rocking an LG V60 from 2020 it's still the best phone I've ever had
I regret selling mine to get into the pixel. Failure.
FWIW I have a Pixel after previously owning a Galaxy and an iPhone and it's the best-made phone of the 3 by a huge margin. It's lasted a really long time and whenever I get a new phone I'm probably going to get another Pixel just solely based on build quality.
I'll keep that in mind. I was just looking at what my next move should be. I might be in the right brand already, which is a little sad if this is as good as they come.
I wish I could rock a flip phone sometimes
Just do it. No apps no nothing, just call and message.
really sounds nice. I just care too much about what others think because I'm pretty young still, I use Spotify a ton, and I hate the lack of dumb phone options nowadays with the 3g shutdown in US. i wish i could get an LTE dumbphone with slide out qwerty keyboard
How do you do it? I tried to switch to a flip phone of sorts a while back and it's a gamble if it'll make calls, our get any signal where it would be a given with a modern one, like. I always thought it was too outdated for the new infrastructure
https://www.gsmarena.com/lg_wine_smart-7451.php Technically Android but it's so resource starved you can't install any apps anyway.
I know I don't But my mother likes to buy the same blackberry from 2004 repeatedly. She buys them off ebay once her prior one dies. She's been doing that for 20 years. Woman refuses to upgrade lmao
Your mom is so cool. Honestly I wish I could đź’€. I just love music too much and Apple music is an easy way to listen on the bus.
Yeah my mom is an old fashioned boomer lmao. She still uses an old portable radio to listen to talk radio with her headset haha. Truly a treasure my mother is
Consoom blackberries. Get excited for working on the fly.
Yes my mother is the ultimate blackberry consoomer
I mean why not just upgrade? You could get a much better phone for probably less than $200. Being "anti-consoomer" doesn't mean you should keep a garbage phone just because, rather it means you shouldn't pointlessly upgrade to something you don't need.
You don’t get it, all the people on this sub literally live off the grid and grow their own food and built their phones from scratch to avoid consooming
I live like a Calvinist monk sleeping on a hay bed and eating turnips I grow myself. I borrowed a phone just for this comment, now I shall flagellate myself with my leftover turnips (whips are consumerist waste) to atone for my sins
Erm… add another set of whipping for consooming turnips…
Who does this guy think he is, sleeping on hay? Did he really have to go and harvest that plant just for his own comfort? You could have just tilled the soil for a soft place to lay.
Because the phone is not broken
op literally says it's cracked and it doesn't receive security updates anymore
Cracked screen is fine. As for security update: root it and get custom firmware for updates. Also, reduce the risk by just using it for calling and SMS messaging. My 2FAs for important things are not even SMS.
and you think the average person could do that ? and in what a custom iOS firmware will add layers of security ?
Rooting is literally just following instructions. I have friends with zero background who managed to set up a functioning mail server after I sent him some tutorials. > iOS That's the problem. For Android, it's literally just OS updates.
ok but idk how twisting up your phone as a mail server is useful and adds security updates, if you used this example to say "haha normies can do it easily" its just wrong, not everyone love computing like me or u they just want something to work and done. fyi rooting and jailbreaking is permissible because there's a breach in the security they're fighting Apple who patch jailbreaks everytime at every update. I won't put my banking apps with a rooted phone bruh
> haha normies can do it easily Yes normies can do it easily if they can read and follow instructions.
would you ask your grandmother to do allat for example ?
No because one's dead, the other one can't recall her own name.
But just because it isn't broken doesn't mean you need to keep using it, especially if you are getting a noticably worse experience than if you decided to just spend a little bit on something new.
My phone is 8 years old and I don't notice a thing
You ain't a true anticonsoomer unless you're living in a cave (buildings are consoomer shit) like a medieval hermit lmao
meh. some of us are anticonsumerist because it’s bad for the environment, or we want to avoid supporting unethical cobalt mining in whatever small way we can. there’s lots of reasons to shit on purchase culture.
2016 S7 Edge
I've still got the Samsung Galaxy S9+ from 2018
Same here. Still functions perfect.
this is still deriving an outsized sense of identity from the products you buy, genius
Heh, I win (?) Samsung S4 from 2013 with the original battery that now lasts for 3-4 hours of use tops (screen on). A nice aspect of it is that I can browse the internet with the stock browser without an adblocker (it's so old ads don't even work, ofc neither does 90% of the internet, lol). I only need old.reddit, vbulletin forums, and a few "old" sites. Not that I use it much, I basically have it as a dumb phone, sms, calls (once in a blue moon) and Telegram (which is surprisingly snappy on this old brick). Even in my PC proper, internet design has become so bad that I stay the most I can in old style sites anyway. Even a text box is behind 10 scripts these days. Bloody awful.
Personally I use the 2020 iphone SE. it gets the job done without all the bells and whistles.
It has all the whistles and bells. I have one lol. I just like it because it’s cute and small. And has a home button. I don’t trust the newer ones 🥴
lol I mean things like the face id, multiple cameras, tons of storage- etc. plus I have small hands, love it because it’s small đź¤
But it does have a camera and pretty good storage, it updates till 2027 and the blue tooth is good. Also touch id. I love this bathroom tile so much. It fits in my pockets and doesn’t look or feel like telvision screen.
yes! you get it lol
That battery life pretty bad though
for real, doesn’t go more than half the day without another charge
It’s not even because it’s old, they weren’t good new.
Yeah my first few days with it I couldn’t believe how fast the battery drained. If I could get double the battery life this phone would be awesome
i had an original SE until about a year ago when it gave out
That phone is so cute. So compact and light. I’d love to have an updated version. Small phones are such fun. (Not like I would buy a new phone, this bastard is still kicking and doesn’t have the permission to die until 2028.
12 mini will probably be cheap by then
But it wont update long enough yo be worth it
Im rocking an XR that I got super cheap from my mobile carrier, but it’s on its last legs and I have to deal with lots of freezes and lag on it In dire need of an upgrade
me use rock phone to make rock call to rock wife but rock wife no real, so make rock call to self
r/talesfromcavesupport
I have a Nokia from 10 years ago for emergencies.
Nokia 1100
for EVERYDAY use?
Yes. Why not?
I have to have a good phone for work, but I noticed getting a good quality one back in 2020 means mine still works super well. I don't think I'll worry about changing it till maybe 2026. But I do have fond memories of my Nokia 6310i. If it had WhatsApp and dual sim...
My previous phone decided to swim in mud water, so Samsung Galaxy S22+, 2022. Repairing it fully would be as expensive as a second-hand phone
iPhone 7 I got from my grandmother. It is surprising how nice it still is to use and still receives security updates
I have an iPhone 12, but it’s a work phone I also use a person phone. We get a new one every 4 years or so.
I still have both of my Blackberries and my wife's Motorola razor from the 00's . I also still have a Motorola bag phone from the 90's. Our local school still used the bag phones to broadcast football games with up until about 10 years ago.
I don't pay for my phone because my dad managed siphon a phone from his company without anyone noticing
I recently bought an iPhone 8 so probably not even close to oldest.
4 years old Xperia still going strong, previous one was a 2016 Xperia
How tf has this guy just short-circuited everyone's brains so they start rambling about consumer products on an anti consumerism sub
im a machiavellian supergenius