optionally: what was the main browser you used on you’re phone’s

  • @kalkulat
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    1 year ago

    I got a mobile phone because somebody gave me one. I can understand the price I paid for it after discovering all of the annoyances. OH the LUXURY!

    WHY anyone puts up with the terrible hardware compromises, the terribly designed UIs, the shit software, the crappy audio, the constant charging, the security threats, the unregulated demands on our time, etc. etc. is beyond me.

    I use one roughly once a week, ONLY because I found a really cheap plan. But then, I never needed to talk to someone while I was walking down the street - and if I just had to (never), there were public phones everywhere. A dime for unlimited local calls. No fear of dropping a phone booth. Or accidentally leaving the phone booth at the bar. And they had doors - so you could hear yourself think. Or change into your costume.

    I suppose that back when beaverskin hats and buckboards were trendy, everyone just knew they had to have one. But oh, the price we’re paying.

    • Ada
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      11 year ago

      I use mine for internet in my pocket, not for calling people

      • @kalkulat
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        1 year ago

        That makes the most sense … as a source of info, like a map, or nearby business locations, or quick advice.

        If you don’t mind leaking your current position. (I wonder if cows’ eartags do that these days.)

        • Ada
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          11 year ago

          I’m in a big capital city in Australia