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housemate and I are sick of smartphone AI and spyware!! looking for cheap, refurbished cellphones from the 00s

  • the problem: all models we have found run on 2G, which is rapidly being phased out by all US carriers
  • desired features: basic call and text functionality, durability, physical buttons, fits in pocket
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[โ€“] solrize@lemmy.ml 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

There are some 4g dumb phones but idk of any that don't suck. It might be possible to put a minimal launcher on a cheap android phone.

BIFL doesn't exist for phones. A physically indestructible titanium phone from 2015 would be useless today because it would be 3g and those networks are gone. Phones are consumables.

[โ€“] fae@slrpnk.net 4 points 15 hours ago

Buy It For Longest Possible Duration, then