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[–] 9 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

Hard agree!

I downgraded to a pseudo dumb phone a few months ago, and it's been life changing in all the best ways.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    i don't even do sms on my 'dumb' phone.

    when the phone makes a noise, it's either low on battery (or, if it was plugged-in, fully charged), an alarm or timer i set, or a very high probability of being a legit call (the carrier has reasonably-effective blockers for spam, bots and spoofed origin calls).

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Totally respect that.

    I tried a month of dumbphone but realized there was a minimum of "smart" I needed in a daily driving device. My compromise was a low-end smartphone in a flip phone form factor which is just smart enough for what I need.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Personally I keep my installed apps to a minimum, heavily use Firefox on mobile with uBlock Origin, and heavily curate what's allowed to send notifications and when, so my phone is quiet and not distracting but there when I want it/need it

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