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[–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Go check a place like AliExpress: plenty of those there.

It's not even as if dumbphones are amazingly complicated and highly dependent on complex software to work - the actual complex mobile network stuff comes inside modules that do most of the work.

If dumbphones aren't reaching people's hands in some countries the problem is in distribution or maybe lack or awareness: we do live in a Marketing-heavy society and people are almost conditioned to go for expensive branded stuff.

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[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Only if they can hardwire all the data collection in. That is too big of a money maker for them to give up.

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[–] ATDA@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I've been getting my family into lora. It's nice just having Ubuntu that texts. I still use my phone for mobile connectivity as a hot spot but apps are largely going un updated, and their silly ads unviewed.

Obviously not the solution for everyone but damn its freeing if you can.

[–] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

I want a dumb phone for day to day use, but I'll wait until my s23u is out of contract then just keep it like a tablet.

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