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It's a sad state of the mobile industry that we cannot have a modern mobile experience without utilizing Google and Apple services. You can run a de-Googled Android phone and use all FOSS applications, but the fact of the matter is this mobile experience will never be as seamless or as smooth as fully playing inside these centralized ecosystems. If you want a less than optimal experience and don't want to feel like you're using a modern mobile OS, then you absolutely can abandon them. There will be trade-offs though. It's up to you to decide if they're worth it or not.
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AK 👸🏻 2y ago

I’m fortunate to have been born pre smart mobile, also known as the dumb phone era. I still own a Nokia dumb phone for when I want a break.

It’s a well thought out choice one has to make.

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Derek Ross 2y ago

i still have my very first mobile phone from 1998. it's a nokia 918+. it no longer works, because analogy cellular networks are no longer in use.

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AK 👸🏻 2y ago

That’s a shame. At minimum it’s 4G SIMs now I believe for use on dumb phones.

I used to have a Punkt. They’re still available here in 🇨🇭. I believe 🇺🇸 has its own similar version called the Light Phone.

🇨🇭 https://www.punkt.ch/en/products/mp02-4g-mobile-phone/

🇺🇸 https://www.thelightphone.com/