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> Honestly, I'm about ready to just move to a flip phone. The only feature I really need is a WiFi hotspot.

Then you could also try a GNU/Linux phone.

I'm not completely opposed, but the ones that seem to be worth the effort are still very expensive. The advantage of the flip phone is that it is cheap and durable.

If I need something more robust, I have a laptop. If the flip phone can get me decent internet, I'm good. And if I need something like map directions while I'm driving, well, I can keep my iPhone and just connect it to WiFi.

Pinephone costs $150.

Can those actually place/receive phone calls (actual phone calls, not WhatsApp or whatever) and send/receive SMS messages these days? Last I checked, which admittedly was 5+ years ago, the answer ranged from "no" to "sometimes, when the stars align on a Thursday". Merely being phone-shaped does not a phone make.

Yes, I use Lbrem 5 as a daily driver. See also:

https://forums.puri.sm/t/nine-months-librem-5-as-my-only-pho...

https://forums.puri.sm/t/a-l5-review-1-week-to-my-ready-to-s...

Cool, thanks! Looks like they still have a ways to go before some major pain points are ironed out, but at least the phones are actually phones now! I'll have to consider them next time I switch phones as I'd much rather the Linux ecosystem "support everything forever" attitude than the Android tradition of "vendor drops support 1.5 years after purchase".

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