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@MarkAsser Yet another reason why I don't think my replacement phone will be from Samsung.
Swear swear swear...

@simonwilliamson @MarkAsser I am particularly fond of the nutso conspiracy theory that pigeons are actually fake birds sent to spy on us, or some such.
Little robot camera eyes etc etc.
I'm sure your local bus raver can fill you in.

@SeaFury @AnnonBudgie oooh but we need to see that!

@AnnonBudgie Ahhh.

@AnnonBudgie Unfortunately I’m between a rock and a hard place - I can’t afford to be without a phone at all (family and medical reasons) so even if they offered to fix it, I’d still have to shell out for a new one. I don’t think I’m getting this brand again.

@stufromoz @timrichards @joannaholman Thank you, good to know!

@sortius Well, I’m a very basic kinda person….

@timrichards @joannaholman Hmmmm. Might look into this, thanks.

@AvonVilla If I had the time, I’d be playing with a used Pixel and doing the same. Arrgh!

Sadly, one of use in this house needs to have a smart phone. I limit how much time I spend on mine, and what I use it for, but there are Things (grrrrrr) such as travel, which force me to have one.

Thanks, though, the middle way looks intriguing indeed!

@joannaholman Thank you! Second vote for this, and it would integrate with my ipad (although that’s not a huge consideration.) Photos aren’t a huge priority.

@ewen Another vote for Motorola! Thanks, looking really positive.

@dwillanski Great idea, thank you!

@HardBeingGreen Good old Nokia! Ok, another for consideration, thank you!

@Kels_316 Thank you! No preference, just need something.

Okay Aussie peeps, my stupid (swear swear swear) phone is about to kick the bucket, less than 3 years old, most inconvenient. Right before my holiday. Sigh.

Recommendations please for: not too expensive outright purchase phone, doesn't need to be flash.

My main jobs for it are using it as a phone (how quaint): text; podcasts, audiobooks, and my social media stuff. Photos are less important, I"m assuming pretty much anything is going to have a fairly decent
camera?

And are all brands are equally evil?
Thanks.

@luciedigitalni @cheryanne
The Saturday Paper Quiz No. 587
I got 9/10!
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/quiz/2026/02/14?rival=1101111111

@AnnonBudgie @psychopoesie Exactly that. How very dare anyone else tell you what's right or wrong about that!

@psychopoesie Gentle hugs, Poesie. 🫂️