But I would still love a feature phone that just does all the basic protocols + phone stuff.
So contacts(ldap/cardav), calendar (caldav) , email (imap/stmp), jabber/irc, web browsing, music/ video playing, rss .. etc. and be able to send messages and receive the odd phone call.
There are literally too many apps for me to keep up with and i always come down to be using the same set of 7 that are just for odd stuff (public transport, shell, maps ...)
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Thursday September 18 2014, @09:04AM
Our definitions of 'the basics' differ considerably'.
I have an old Nokia phone - over 15 years old now. It makes phone calls. It would also send texts but I have never used it to do so. I have a pay-as-you-go simcard. It is used for emergency phone calls when traveling. Nothing else, Nada, Zip. And because it is only used to make emergency calls, I do not need a provider. By law, all providers in Europe must accept emergency calls free of charge from any phone that is in range. Cost per year - about 10 euros, just to ensure that the simcard is topped-up.
How do I manage? The same way that we managed before smartphones came along.
heh heh, my Dad still runs his nokia rugged, I gave him an LG prada to try out to get into the style of smart phone use but he didn't like it at all :)
(Score: 1) by silverly on Wednesday September 17 2014, @11:15PM
I use android/ cyanogenmod and im fairly happy.
But I would still love a feature phone that just does all the basic protocols + phone stuff.
So contacts(ldap/cardav), calendar (caldav) , email (imap/stmp), jabber/irc, web browsing, music/ video playing, rss .. etc.
and be able to send messages and receive the odd phone call.
There are literally too many apps for me to keep up with and i always come down to be using the same set of 7 that are just for odd stuff (public transport, shell, maps ...)
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Thursday September 18 2014, @09:04AM
Our definitions of 'the basics' differ considerably'.
I have an old Nokia phone - over 15 years old now. It makes phone calls. It would also send texts but I have never used it to do so. I have a pay-as-you-go simcard. It is used for emergency phone calls when traveling. Nothing else, Nada, Zip. And because it is only used to make emergency calls, I do not need a provider. By law, all providers in Europe must accept emergency calls free of charge from any phone that is in range. Cost per year - about 10 euros, just to ensure that the simcard is topped-up.
How do I manage? The same way that we managed before smartphones came along.
(Score: 2) by EvilJim on Friday September 19 2014, @05:50AM
heh heh, my Dad still runs his nokia rugged, I gave him an LG prada to try out to get into the style of smart phone use but he didn't like it at all :)