Most of Us Don’t Download Any Smartphone Apps at All

Re:Most of Us Don’t Download Any Smartphone Apps at All by rhizome31 on Thursday March 26, 2015 @05:03PM (#9273112)

I used to do the same until I broke my smartphone and found that I wasn't missing it at all. Now I use a clamshell phone someone gave me. It's very lightweight, compact, robust and it can last about ten days without being recharged. Sometimes, having an internet-connected device with me would be nice, but I don't find this occasional need worth the hassle of maintaining a smartphone.

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Re:Most of Us Don’t Download Any Smartphone Apps at All by marssaxman on Thursday March 26, 2015 @05:39PM (#9273321)

I still have fond feelings for my Motorola V195, which I accidentally left plugged in to charge at the San Francisco airport a decade or so back.

I'm occasionally tempted to try building my own device, with a QWERTY keyboard, 320x240 monochrome LCD, and hardcoded apps for SMS and email. It would be big and clunky but it would be kind of nice to have a gadget that did exactly what I wanted.

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Re:Most of Us Don’t Download Any Smartphone Apps at All by nitrogen on Friday March 27, 2015 @12:30AM (#9274769)

I still have fond feelings for my Motorola V195, which I accidentally left plugged in to charge at the San Francisco airport a decade or so back.

I've learned that it helps to keep charging devices in one's carry-on bag.

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