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Need recommendations for a reliable mobile phone (UK) (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by emma@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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This might not be the best place to ask this as you'll all be asking far more of your phones than I ever will, but I need to buy a mobile phone so friends can get a hold of me when we meet up in a different city next month. The battery on the mobile I bought when I moved two years ago won't take a charge now.

I'm mostly housebound because of chronic illness and my life is very lonely, so even when I am out it's not like anyone is trying to reach me. Home internet with a laptop and tablet serves 99.999% of my needs.

So I suppose the big criteria is that the bloody thing won't die when I don't manage to keep it charged.

EDIT: I bought a replacement battery for £17. It should be here end of the week. What I need is a grandkid who can just tell me those sorts of things. Anyone want to adopt me? 🙃

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[–] SarcastiSnark@lemmyverse.org 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also I'll tell you what. You adopt me. Move me to the UK.:) I'll help you all day long with your phone troubles. 😂 Get me outta this u s of a place.

[–] emma@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Back when I had a two bed flat I used to joke about hosting political escapees from the US. Best I can offer now is space in the back garden for a tent. The council insists on calling these cottages "amenities housing", but that only works if you consider a walk in shower because there isn't enough room for a tub an amenity [lolsob]

If you can manage a visa though, I'll be your nana. Can you cook? I gave up on account of the number of pots I was ruining.

[–] SarcastiSnark@lemmyverse.org 3 points 1 year ago

Lol. I can cook my ass off.

Anyways. /Salute.