Why I love my cheap phone: not sponsored, just truth. (15:29) ~ Louis Rossmann

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[–]JasonCarswell[S] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (18 children)

I was an early adopter of cell phone then smart phones and early addict then I managed without a mobile phone for a decade or more.

I was thinking of getting a VOIP line to replace my old VPN & phone. I was even going to make a post asking about it.

This Moto G seems like a much better option, though at first glance not quite as cheap as he claims. Perhaps there are used or better markets than his Amazon links.

[–]Node 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (15 children)

Moto E6

Got this for about $200, and it works fine. It's the monthly where they get you.

Same here, got a Motorola 1500 back in '88, and have had one since. Monthly bills were around $1200, back then, and no one had any idea wtf you were doing talking into a handset while out.

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (14 children)

I was thinking of getting pay as you go. I get maybe a call a week on average - usually someone selling home security, duct cleaning, or telling me that my non-existent credit cards have been charged. I don't need a phone except for rare critical calls.

Ya, back then having a conversation by yourself was odd.

[–]Node 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (13 children)

Just paid another ridiculous bill last night. 95% of my calls are spam, and mainly use it to browse when I'm away from my computer, or using the computer for gaming.

I would switch today to a cheap alternative with pay as you go where I could mainly use wifi.

[–]Comatoast 4 insightful - 4 fun4 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 4 fun -  (10 children)

Here. https://www.t-mobile.com/news/un-carrier/magenta-unlimited-55-netflix

[–]Node 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (5 children)

Also, did I ever tell you how much I like your clever username? 😍

[–]Comatoast 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

Glad you found the link helpful. Thank you re: the username (I think you're serious? I can't tell). I thought I was putting together some cute wordplay on a state of exhaustion, and a week after making it I looked up to see if the term was used anywhere. Lo, drugs. Drugs and cancerous twitter twats. I still feel sort of stupid about it, but persistence, etc.

Also, why did Frasier and Niles have a thick accent while their father was extremely American (the link)?

[–]Node 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

Serious about the name. :)

Frasier and Niles

A tv show? I actually only watched half of that video, as it started getting old. haha

[–]Comatoast 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

It had a clip from Cheers, which shot me down Memory Lane right after the partial soul death from seeing a clip from The Little Mermaid sequel.

And yeah, it was very... eh. I only got about 2 minutes in, but I was going to keep that to myself until you mentioned something.

[–]Node 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Now I'm wondering what else to mention.

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I am a very stylish girl, or is he? I love lounge core. I've got quite a collection of "How do I look?" samples.

I love sample and have been collecting a bunch of themes over the years. I even wanted to start a database for them but it's such a huge fucking task.

[–]Node 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Thanks. That $27 plan looks like plenty.

[–]SubliminalCriminal 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

my preference is the BOOST MOBILE SERIAL KILLER PLAN.. only available to serial killers that kill at least five people per year.. its just the thing that a serial killer needs..

http://boostmobile.com/serialkillersplan

[–]Node 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Thanks.

[–]SubliminalCriminal 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

anytime that i can help out a fellow serial killer, it is the least that i can do..

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

"Would" but...?

[–]Node 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Which one, what are the catches, and will I have good service here?

[–]PeakingPeachEater 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Moto G isn't bad, I used to own one and a couple of Motorola phones (moto X4, moto G4, moto G4 play). Switched to Pixel 4a---but that's based on how I used my phone.

I want to flash either Calyxos or GrapheneOS, haven't decided yet.

I hate google, yet I can't lie that it has a lot of convenient features...for the cost of privacy. :-/

Have you decided what voip to use yet?

I saw your other post--- I heard that voip.ms and mysudo were good but I personally never used either, just heard word of mouth.

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Which Moto version did you like best?

This is also food for thought: /s/technology/comments/7sfv/how_to_degoogle_solutionswatch_3127_corbett/

I have only have a few uses for it:

  1. portable music player
  2. audio/video recording + photos
  3. occasional WIFI in the back yard
  4. rare phone + rare SMS text
  5. rare video player (on trips)
  6. rare storage/backup
  7. rare maybe other things (ie. 3D VR)

No games. No books. No social media addiction.

[–]BigPoppaMoses 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Thanks for posting this, OP. I just found a new vid channel to subscribe to!

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Show notes:

People often ask why I use a cheap POS rather than some fancy Samsung flagship. Here is why.

Moto G

Samsung S9+

[–]PeakingPeachEater 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I've heard from a tech YouTuber to wait a few years before buying a flagship phone. It'll cost the same as a mid-range phone, but have really good/better specs since it used to be the flagship of the company--so they focus most of their time and resources on it.

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Makes sense.

Much like buying a car. Don't get first year new models, but by the second or third year they'll have more kinks worked out - then get wait more to get them second hand and dramatically cheaper.

[–]SubliminalCriminal 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

louis is getting put out of business, and i knew long ago that they would put him to rest.. louis repairs apple products, and for the longest apple just poked him in the ribs, jabbing at him gently,, and louis just kept up with his bullshit, repairing apple products like he is allowed to stand up against apple company.. louis is gonna get assraped by apple.

i watched a video of louis recently, there are agencies showing up and fining him $15k for pure bullshit.. well, louis, let the funeral music play, your days of repairing apple products are soon to be over and done with.

rest in peace louis.