Re: old phones, x86S Specification

On 2024-10-25 5:26 a.m., yeti wrote:

John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> wrote:
 

I generally get a new phone because the battery gets tired, and it's
been a while since anyone made phones you would want to use that have
removable batteries.

 Starting my 1st one in 1997 I always could get one with removable
battery.
 

I am into year four for the current phone. Previously the phone I had was really inexpensive, I was not sure how much I would use the phone, and I had it for seven or eight years; I had to upgrade because of service changes I think. Replaced the battery in it myself once. When I got a new phone the SIM card in the old phone was so out-of-date it was incompatible. Before that was a flip-phone that I rarely used; also became outdated.
I do much more on the phone today than I did years ago and I am not a very phone-oriented person. I prefer the desktop and email.
I do not understand people who pay a lot monthly for a phone.