On Mon, Jan 04, 2021 at 09:08:06PM -0600, Billy Crook wrote: > Then again how many people would benefit from adding this to online > streaming, but don't already have cellphones that have emergency alert > popups that get their attention. The kind of people who don't have > smartphones are going to be the ones still watching bunny ears television > anyway.
I've worked in science and technology for a long time, and I've chosen not to have a smartphone. Not that I have to justify this decision to you, but: (1) I spend a fair amount of my time in environments with poor/no connectivity (2) I participate in activities that are likely to result in the destruction or loss of the phone and (3) I use my phone...for phone calls and the occasional text. So spending $40 rather than $800, avoiding the morass of privacy/security issues involved in a smartphone, and maximizing available battery life seems like the best move. I know others who've made the same decision for similar reasons. ---rsk
