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by ddoolin 4723 days ago
I honestly don't like articles like these anymore. It's pretty much the same things regurgitated over and over, and typically comes off as holier-than-thou, at least a big portion of the time. Especially once you meet someone like this in person. By "someone like this", I don't mean your grandparents (or parents?) or relatives living out in the woods...

Being poor is about the only good reason, and another $10 - $30 a month wouldn't really break the bank for most people...

If you can't keep a smartphone for ideological reasons, that has nearly nothing to do with the phone, and almost everything to do with you and your personality.

Someone mentioned "owning" their dumb phone as a pro. Pretty sure I own my smartphones. All of them that I've ever had have been mine. I can do whatever I want with it, no questions asked. I don't even have to pay for it if I don't feel like it, with no repercussions other than having my service turned off and a credit ding, just like any other phone. Technologically, I own it even more, as I can do much more with a smartphone in regards to customization than I can with a dumb phone.

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I hope you don't "own" an iPhone (after Jan 2013) because aren't they supposed to be illegal to unlock unless with carrier permission?