Dumbphone Sales Are Soaring As People Revolt Against "Overwhelming" Smartphones
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I used a dumb phone for eight years but carriers have been dropping 3G support making that Samsung phone nonfunctional. I had to get a smart phone. Hate it. Am looking for a 4G dumb phone and good carrier now. Not interested in 5G radiation at my ear.
There are LTE flip phones. Not entirely dumb but definitely not smart. I think at&t has one for $70 but I can't speak for other carriers. My grandma had one before she passed.
Same happened here, we had a great heavy duty 3g we got on ebay for $30. You could drop it all day without breaking it and could still do photos and text. But 3g is going away and the 4g once are expensive and they seem to suck too. Not happy...
Wireless home routers use 5G, no?
Completely unrelated. WiFi uses frequencies around the 5Ghz range. 5G refers to the fifth generation of cellular signals, which use a variety of frequency ranges.
Thanks. But wifi router signals still enable bad actors to physically see you inside your home. Like batman
Yes, they do. Which is why I don't have one but instead use cables. My current smart phone lives in a desert of data because I do not use its data abilities which would add up on the comm network without access to WiFi.
Yes, the 5G system uses a variety of bands for its operation, not just one frequency, but it does put more energy into its higher frequencies than earlier standards.
I use H2O pre-paid wireless. Unlimited calls and text for $18/month, and you can use any ATT phone. I have a $30 "smart" phone that works fine. It's a touch screen and whatnot but it doesn't have all the fanciness / overkill of expensive phones.