[simonblack]

While I haven't ditched my smartphone, I rarely use it as a smartphone. I generally use it as a plain old phone (audio only) and a camera. You could probably remove everything else from my phone and I wouldn't notice it.

For everything else I use a desktop computer. That has a resolution of 1920x1080 on a 27" screen, which will be upgraded in a week or so to 2840x2160 on a 43" screen.

I dislike intensely using those tiny little phone screens for anything serious. I liken those as being the same as restricting yourself to performing "keyhole surgery". Sure you can do it, but why would you put yourself through the hassle?

[occam54]

I wish what you say were true - a voice only phone, and nothing else. Over the years I have been gently kettled ('coerced') into using it more and more. If you do any online banking you will know that the mobile phone has become and indispensable part of online proof of ID. Yes, I do the banking on my desktop, but the only way I can login now is via an SMS message sent to my smartphone. No verification code, no login.

[simonblack]

I have several electronic banking security tokens. These produce a random number that has to match a random number generated at the bank for your account at the same time. I have used used these very successfully when travelling overseas. They obviate the need for an SMS code to be sent to the phone.

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