Post AxRyBR8LdWoYPkOuRM by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
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 (DIR) Post #AxPbhnbExQL261SQsK by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
       2025-08-22T01:06:56Z
       
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       I find it kind of disturbing that it's so hard now to buy a phone that's just a phone. What I'd really like is a small clamshell phone that does 3 main things;* handle phone calls* handle text messages* provide a hotspot to other devices using mobile data, for when I need internet on the goPlus the usual dumbphone features like calculator, alarm, reminders, etc. Bonus points if the calendar can sync over the net with an online one, using something like NextCloud.#dumbphone
       
 (DIR) Post #AxPf6aDM9zbXgVnOa0 by bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz
       2025-08-22T01:45:00Z
       
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       @strypey Something like this? https://one.nz/mobiwire/nikiti-2 (not clamshell, but does the rest)
       
 (DIR) Post #AxPiu3f7lJHp4G4DD6 by willie1foot@theblower.au
       2025-08-22T02:27:31Z
       
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       @strypey That’s not ‘just a phone’ though. You can get dumb clamshell phones here… my in-laws have one. Not sure about in NZ.
       
 (DIR) Post #AxPoKzEUq2SWv4Guxs by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
       2025-08-22T03:28:29Z
       
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       @willie1foot > That’s not ‘just a phone’ thoughNot sure what you mean by this.> You can get dumb clamshell phones here…Here too. That's what I'll probably get as a stopgap. Even though they only seem to be available on contract, and not from the carrier I'm with.
       
 (DIR) Post #AxPp2a0RzWIbQFUMqG by willie1foot@theblower.au
       2025-08-22T03:36:18Z
       
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       @strypey I mean that some of the features you list are beyond what I would deem 'just a phone'. Check out your local pharmacy/post office... some sell very basic handsets with a cheap pre-paid SIM.
       
 (DIR) Post #AxRyBR8LdWoYPkOuRM by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
       2025-08-23T04:28:14Z
       
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       @willie1foot > Check out your local pharmacy/post officePharmacies don't sell electronics here. As for post offices, are you a time traveller from the noughties? 😆
       
 (DIR) Post #AxS1DEfvEAjmDUecj2 by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
       2025-08-23T05:02:10Z
       
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       @bigblen> not clamshell, but does the restIt's got to be a clamshell. I already bought one of those, and it got destroyed within a couple of months : P
       
 (DIR) Post #AxS7Ikltv8xIw1Stc0 by willie1foot@theblower.au
       2025-08-23T06:10:19Z
       
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       @strypey 😂They still exist here and they sell all kinds of crap, but point taken
       
 (DIR) Post #AxS9d2rCaYkij4kRtI by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
       2025-08-23T06:36:28Z
       
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       @willie1foot Coming back to ...> just a phone... I take your point that mobile devices moved on from that when they started handling text messages.I guess what I was trying to express there is a sense of disappointment and frustration. That we've denormalised the availability of simple, cheap, robust devices purely for day-to-day wireless communication. Ones that don't need the same level of admin and security chops as a laptop. All for the benefit of DataFarmers.
       
 (DIR) Post #AxSDFG6m4LwKgrwfbc by carey@mastodon.nz
       2025-08-23T07:16:57Z
       
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       @strypey @bigblen There’s https://www.noelleeming.co.nz/233932 available from a few different NZ stores.There are a lot of different options available from places like Ali Express, though. It looks like China still values a wide variety of feature phones, from cute to functional.