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.