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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish21•5 months agoI’ll probably get my kids a dumb phone for school when they get old enough. I want them to have cell service for emergencies of any kind.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-25 months agoI’d love a small box with a button that literally just calls my phone, has a mic and speaker and nothing else, no screen, no software, no proprietary lock-in. just a button.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•5 months agoi think an apple watch eould be great for that use case.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish10•5 months agoFirst, it is Apple so all sorts of lock-ins. Second - not everyone is rich like you.
I’ll probably get my kids a dumb phone for school when they get old enough. I want them to have cell service for emergencies of any kind.
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I’d love a small box with a button that literally just calls my phone, has a mic and speaker and nothing else, no screen, no software, no proprietary lock-in. just a button.
i think an apple watch eould be great for that use case.
First, it is Apple so all sorts of lock-ins. Second - not everyone is rich like you.