From 1e88e099c7a8adfba3995ab4495f9eb8c668ce57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Neale Pickett Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 12:20:59 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] feature phone update --- .../07-30-featurephone:-still-going/index.md | 47 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/blog/2024/07-30-featurephone:-still-going/index.md diff --git a/content/blog/2024/07-30-featurephone:-still-going/index.md b/content/blog/2024/07-30-featurephone:-still-going/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4f422b4 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/2024/07-30-featurephone:-still-going/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +title: Featurephone: still going +date: 2024-07-30 +tags: + - featurephone +--- + +I'm still using the Light Phone 2. + +They got rid of the percent button on the calculator, +which was bonkers and didn't work like any other calculator's percent button. +I know how to multiply by 1.20, so I wasn't using it anyway. + +My wife has one coming in a few days. +She got us both these Lemur leather cases, +which hold a few cards. +I put my driver license, +a printout of my medical insurance card, +the Tesla key (which is an RFID card), +and a credit card in mine; +I no longer carry a wallet. + +It crashes sometimes: I reboot it. +One time the voicemail icon was stuck on +until I had someone else leave me a voicemail: +once I deleted that, the indicator went away. + +Mostly it's just a low-drama thing I carry around to get phone calls +and calendar alerts. +I also use it to listen to podcasts on my bluetooth earbuds +when I'm walking the dog home from dropping +my wife off at work. +But mainly, I don't think about it at all, +which is nice. + +--- + +Jr has given up on the Nokia, I think. +It would get stuck trying to receive text messages once in a while, +and need the SIM card put into an Android phone to get everything moving again. + +The fact that no Nokia 2780 reviews mention this makes me think the reviewers use the phone for a couple days, +write the review, +and then stop using it. +That's a shame. + +