Living Like It's 99, No Social Media, No Smartphone

Re:Living Like It's 99, No Social Media, No Smartphone by kweks on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @02:59PM (#26558879)

Try the Cat B26 phone. Nokia 3210 size, 4G + Wifi. KaiOS. T9 interface. Cutdown WhatsApp, cutdown Google Maps. Dual SIM. Can act as a 4G hotspot. Certified water and dust proof. Weeks long battery. 65€.

Very solid devices for cutting back internet dépendance or for traveling without but still having the basics.

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Re:Living Like It's 99, No Social Media, No Smartphone by boring_twenties on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @04:31PM (#26560029)

This one[1]? It says it's only 2G GSM?

1- https://smile.amazon.com/CAT-Rugged-Phone-Factory-Unlocked/d...

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Re:Living Like It's 99, No Social Media, No Smartphone by tertius on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @02:40PM (#26571304)

Probably U.S. speeds. But it may be a European phone.

Try looking up other KaiOS phones. There aren't many.

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Re:Living Like It's 99, No Social Media, No Smartphone by kristopolous on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @03:27PM (#26559254)

oh it's by that Cat; Caterpillar, the one that does construction machinery. Out of curiosity, what's the battery tech? LiFePO? LTO?

I'd imagine heat tolerance and impact resilience would be more important than slimness and lightweight for these devices if they're intended to be used like say, at a foundry.

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