▲ -38 ▼ Gen Z is ditching iPhones for $100 'feature phones,' and the numbers don't lie (www.zdnet.com) submitted 3 years ago by fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 111 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] kirklennon@kbin.social 4 points 3 years ago (4 children) Can you not use Wi-Fi Calling? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] guyrocket@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago (3 children) Yes, I could. But that allows the phone company to be lazy about coverage and building their network. The primary reason I pay a monthly cell phone bill is for a good network. It also gets into security issues that are different from cellular network use. And what if my internet is down and I have an emergency? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] agressivelyPassive@feddit.de 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) How often do you have an emergency that combines lost wifi and inability to leave the basement? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] guyrocket@kbin.social 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) The older I get the more possible that becomes. I am not 20 and bulletproof any more. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Wisely@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago Too true. Sad what life does to us. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago (3 children) Yes, I could. But that allows the phone company to be lazy about coverage and building their network. The primary reason I pay a monthly cell phone bill is for a good network. It also gets into security issues that are different from cellular network use. And what if my internet is down and I have an emergency? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] agressivelyPassive@feddit.de 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) How often do you have an emergency that combines lost wifi and inability to leave the basement? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] guyrocket@kbin.social 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) The older I get the more possible that becomes. I am not 20 and bulletproof any more. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Wisely@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago Too true. Sad what life does to us. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agressivelyPassive@feddit.de 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) How often do you have an emergency that combines lost wifi and inability to leave the basement? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] guyrocket@kbin.social 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) The older I get the more possible that becomes. I am not 20 and bulletproof any more. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Wisely@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago Too true. Sad what life does to us. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) The older I get the more possible that becomes. I am not 20 and bulletproof any more. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Wisely@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago Too true. Sad what life does to us. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Wisely@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago Too true. Sad what life does to us. permalink fedilink source parent