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People want 'dumbphones'. Will companies make them? (www.bbc.com)
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[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I don't think major manufacturers ever will make them. We'll continue to get one-off kickstarter-esque fringe phones that'll keep the most devout Luddite happy and the rest of us will buy what we are offered whether we want a dumb phone or not.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

There is Fairphone,Volla and Pine64.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

I know and consider those to be squarely on the fringe.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Prepaid flip phones still exist.