01-13-2020, 02:08 PM
What can I say.. I have been using a Nokia 3310 ever since I was 8 years old. I replaced the battery once, but it's still working.
I never liked Android and Apple smartphones due to the lack of source code and general modem isolation, nor did I like the way smartphones have influenced - especially young - people.
I have always used devices that are 100% FOSS down to the firmware level. So my computers are all Lenovo X200's, T400's and T500's with coreboot and no Intel ME firmware. My routers all run OpenWrt on ath79 SoC's, so nothing requires blobs.
Due to my dislike for the whole "apps" and "social media" paradigm, I'm not locked into any ecosystem. And I don't intend to change that either. My current Nokia 3310 does calls and SMS, so everything more is already an upgrade. I would be happy with very basic features:
- Calls
- SMS
- E-mail
- Telegram / Matrix
- Basic web browsing
- Taking pictures
- Checking my CalDAV calendar
I think the PinePhone will serve me fine. I now use a GL.iNet MiFi LTE hotspot with OpenWrt for mobile internet on the road, and I'll probably hook up the PinePhone on its WiFi. My employer gives me unlimited data anyway. Maybe I'll get a small data subscription for my personal SIM in the PinePhone, like 1-2GB per month, for when I'm on the road without my hotspot. (I already have unlimited calls and SMS.)
Performance is not really something I care about at all. I mean, my Nokia 3310 has a 13MHz CPU with 1kB of RAM...
I never liked Android and Apple smartphones due to the lack of source code and general modem isolation, nor did I like the way smartphones have influenced - especially young - people.
I have always used devices that are 100% FOSS down to the firmware level. So my computers are all Lenovo X200's, T400's and T500's with coreboot and no Intel ME firmware. My routers all run OpenWrt on ath79 SoC's, so nothing requires blobs.
Due to my dislike for the whole "apps" and "social media" paradigm, I'm not locked into any ecosystem. And I don't intend to change that either. My current Nokia 3310 does calls and SMS, so everything more is already an upgrade. I would be happy with very basic features:
- Calls
- SMS
- Telegram / Matrix
- Basic web browsing
- Taking pictures
- Checking my CalDAV calendar
I think the PinePhone will serve me fine. I now use a GL.iNet MiFi LTE hotspot with OpenWrt for mobile internet on the road, and I'll probably hook up the PinePhone on its WiFi. My employer gives me unlimited data anyway. Maybe I'll get a small data subscription for my personal SIM in the PinePhone, like 1-2GB per month, for when I'm on the road without my hotspot. (I already have unlimited calls and SMS.)
Performance is not really something I care about at all. I mean, my Nokia 3310 has a 13MHz CPU with 1kB of RAM...