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   -=> August Abolins wrote to Daniel <=-   
      
    AA> Hello Daniel!   
      
    AA> ** On Monday 18.05.20 - 23:32, Daniel wrote to Doug Cooper:   
      
    DC>> really enjoyed the Marco Polo Ap for smart phones ...   
    DC>> ... It's replaced any other form of communication other then the   
    DC>> telephone I choose to reply to.  If I get a messanger or text, I tell   
    DC>> them to marco polo me, and don't answer their questions.   
      
    D> Yeah smartphones. I transitioned from a cell to satellite phone over two   
    D> years ago. I sms/mms with a mobile PDA called 'Gemini.'   
      
    AA> I did not realize that the Gemini is so recent!  That one is a nice   
    AA> combination smartphone+keyboard. I like it.   
      
   That was the selling point. I hate virtual keyboard and this clamshell   
   guarantees no breakage of screen. It can be a phone too and is built to be one   
   as well.   
      
    AA> But I can't think of such spending right now.   
      
   I bought mine last year and is the same model as the one linked. They have a   
   phone and another one being kickstarted at the moment that is more slider.   
      
    AA> Which model do you have?  Did you order yours from the UK, or did you   
    AA> find a domestic seller in your USA?   
      
   I have the gemini PDA   
      
   https://www.www3.planetcom.co.uk/gemini-pda   
      
   I ordered it out of the UK during a black friday sale. It was 25% off + free   
   shipping. Couldn't pass that up. I retired my trusty Palm Pilot Tungsten T5 for   
   good when it came in. I just now wiped off a layer of dust as it sits on one   
   of my network switches.   
      
    AA> Their top model with the extensive network features looks to be   
    AA> designed for the frequent glob-trotter.  Probably overkill for a   
    AA> domestic like me.   
      
   I use it for SMS and to ssh into my home network. Occasionally I'll fire up my   
   irc client. I have keepass and my two factor auth. Then, naturally email.   
      
   I don't use google services on it.   
      
    D> If someone wants to reach me by voice they have my landline.   
      
    AA> Same here.  My Blackberry is activated as a phone primarily because I   
    AA> only use it to access internet via the data services, but no one knows   
    AA> the phone number.   
      
   My last smartphone was the blackberry Key One before my obese manager sat on it   
   and bent the frame. Out went the battery with the onion-skin thin battery cable   
   as it scampered on the floor. I reactivated my old smartphone in the meantime   
   and filed an insurance claim about a month later due to a travel schedule and   
   insurance wouldn't cover it since the damage was too old. I vowed never pay for   
   phone insurance again. But I miss that sexy ass blackberry. What a great   
   keyboard.   
      
   If I were to ever get a smartphone again it would be a blackberry. Have you   
   seen the blackberry phone made by Punkt? That would be it for me. Second link   
   below.   
      
   I'm a real fan of minimalism and that takes the cake.   
      
    AA> I only "open" my landline to calls from 7p-9p only. Ringer is off the   
    AA> rest of the time. I just grew tired of picking up the phone for the   
    AA> bogus spam calls and surveys.   
      
   I used to have that problem. My phone's a POTS only within the house.   
   Otherwise, it's a digital line. I setup my call rules to block all calls but   
   those whitelisted. So anyone who knows me can call. And my bank plus few other   
   debtors can call me if needed. So when my phone rings, it's only those who I   
   intend to call me. Any other business needing to reach me can do so via email,   
   which they prefer to do anyway.   
      
   For five years now I've been paying my bills via mailed envelopes and checks.   
   Doing so cut credit card fraud alerts by 100%. Seeing my mail-lady is a   
   highlight of my day too.   
      
   Ref: https://blackberrymobile.com/us/product/blackberry-keyone/   
   Ref: https://www.punkt.ch/en/products/mp02-4g-mobile-phone/   
      
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