[whoibrar]

Did you never get a smartphone (in a way most people do) or have you gone back to good ol days ?

If former, what other ways you've adapted for essential stuff that need a smart device.

If later, do you ever plan on getting a smartphone again ?

[throwaway74737]

I have tried them, iPhones are elegant, but I still don't need a golden ball and chain. In most cases, I can use the applications I need on the web, like my bank. I figure out destinations beforehand, writing things down, print directions out, or buy a paper map for a holiday. Lyft has a site called https://ride.lyft.com/ which lets you call a car on a normal browser. Open to using a car service or public transit. I would prefer not to have the burden of carrying a smartphone around with me. Once I took a month-long road trip with a friend. My camera broke, so all I have are journal entries written on hotel notepads. Best time of my life.

[GoblinSlayer]

My sister has a typical android smartphone and says the screen is too small for youtube and web browsing and prefers a notebook for those tasks.

[tester34]

I've never bought smartphone because felt no need

but the only things that make me really, really strongly consider getting smartphone is some form of Maps - let it be Google or something

and ability to send&receive pictures (MMS suck)

It's definitely possible to live with dumb phone, but stuff like maps, sending pictures and maybe access to email are sometimes incredibly handy

[jamix]

KaiOS devices have all those features, they are just slow and not as convenient as on a smartphone.