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MacFromOK

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I wanted a cell phone for two reasons.

To talk on (it is a phone, after all), and faster internet access for my desktop PC (dialup was getting pitifully slow on sites designed for faster speeds).

A bonus is that it's $40-50 per month cheaper. Our AT&T land line had gotten ridiculously expensive ($80-90 per month, including minimal long distance), plus about $16 per month for two dialup services (because either one was sometimes down).

My only complaint is tower access, which worked great for a couple of weeks. Now I have intermittent lag times that I'm guessin' is due to an influx of cheap phones for kids' Christmas presents. And that's with a cell phone booster (I'm still fiddling with its best direction). :/

It's always sumthin'...
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iTunes effed me years ago, so I went Android and never looked back.

iTunes is the worst app Apple ever made. Nowadays it’s not needed for anything. Apple Music and the cloud make it so much better.


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I understand that Snowden refused to have a phone of any kind. If he were commenting, I imagine he might repurpose Jefferson's quote: "May your chains rest lightly upon you"
Disclosure: I use an old iPhone.
I understand a linux phone is coming and anyone who wants to resist big brother should look into it
 

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I wanted a cell phone for two reasons.

To talk on (it is a phone, after all), and faster internet access for my desktop PC (dialup was getting pitifully slow on sites designed for faster speeds).

A bonus is that it's $40-50 per month cheaper. Our AT&T land line had gotten ridiculously expensive ($80-90 per month, including minimal long distance), plus about $16 per month for two dialup services (because either one was sometimes down).

My only complaint is tower access, which worked great for a couple of weeks. Now I have intermittent lag times that I'm guessin' is due to an influx of cheap phones for kids' Christmas presents. And that's with a cell phone booster (I'm still fiddling with its best direction). :/

It's always sumthin'...
:drunk2:

Starlink is up and running. 100meg anywhere in the country. Have to buy your own modem though, and it's a sticker shock.
 

MacFromOK

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Starlink is up and running. 100meg anywhere in the country. Have to buy your own modem though, and it's a sticker shock.
"According to an email shared Tuesday by CNBC, Starlink will initially cost $99 per month. Users will also have to pay $499 for a Starlink Kit that enables the connection, featuring a ground terminal, a tripod, and a wifi router."
https://www.inverse.com/innovation/spacex-starlink-price-heres-how-much-it-may-cost

Yikes! And I'd still need a phone...?

Lol, no thanks. :drunk2:
 

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So which one of you old farts can recommend a good dumb phone for basic texting and talking?


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"According to an email shared Tuesday by CNBC, Starlink will initially cost $99 per month. Users will also have to pay $499 for a Starlink Kit that enables the connection, featuring a ground terminal, a tripod, and a wifi router."
https://www.inverse.com/innovation/spacex-starlink-price-heres-how-much-it-may-cost

Yikes! And I'd still need a phone...?

Lol, no thanks. :drunk2:

Like I said, sticker shock... But when I finally finish my cabin, I'm in. It'll be the only way to have fast web.
 

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