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Re: Are geeks becoming more respected?

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Mike Spencer wrote:

> Basically, I want a cell phone for:
>   + A wifi access point

Going to have to be a smartphone then (or not a phone at all, but a MiFi).

>   + If I'm going to have a cell phone at all, it might as well do
>     voice.

Err, yes they do that

> able to ensure that there are *not* any resident apps doing stuff I
> don't approve or know about would be good.

Nexus or Pixel are good for that, cheaper devices tend to come with more 
bloatware doing stuff they think users won't notice.

> I don't care about [...] managing cloud storage of photos,

Things like that /may/ sneak up on you as being handy.

> If texting is enabled, a physical keyboard would be good

built-in keyboards are mainly out of favour these days.

> Pixel?  Is that the Google phone intended for app developers

It's for normal users, probably quite popular with developers too as it 
will get new android versions a long time before other phones do.

> Ideally, give somebody a couple of hunnert bucks cash, then do
> net access and occasional voice calls for a year before going back
> with more cash.  Any contractual arrangement with a telecom megacorp
> would be a negative point.

You're probably looking at least twice that for a reasonable phone, then 
a tenner a month (over here, no idea about canadia) for more minutes of 
calls and text messages than you'll know what to do with, and a 1 or 2GB 
lump of data.

> You're doing it too: "BB Z10"?  Big Brother?  Big Bother?

BlackBerry

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  Re: Are geeks becoming more respected? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2017-03-22 08:25 +0200
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