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Discussion Thread 🧭 Monday 16 March 2026 (aussie.zone)

submitted 4 days ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Don't do what I did: get a job, upgrade phone to a pixel, lose job, be stuck with $100 monthly bills for 3 years.

I have a few months left on my contract, and am honestly highly considering doing what my partner did and just getting a "dumb" phone. My only gripe is Nokia isn't making dumb phones anymore, and my partner's Telstra one is a shitty piece of plastic.

I'm sorry I don't have any actual advice to give you lol

[–] duncan_bayne@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

I'm currently running a Pixel 4 with LineageOS; I'm hoping it lasts long enough to buy a Motorola with GrapheneOS.

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-motorola-grapheneos-partnership-2027/