I only succumbed to a smartphone in January 2018, when my lack of one began to inconvenience everyone around me. I'm surprised at how much it's improved my life (books on trolleys! Duolingo! Google transit in strange cities!) even as I fret at my use.https://onezero.medium.com/are-my-days-as-a-smartphone-holdout-coming-to-an-end-e851c59e94cd …
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It's kind of silly to have two, but it allows me to use the benefits of the smart phones without too much risk of the distractions from it. I keep the travel phone purposefully hobbled. I'm holding out until some of the "smart but not distracting" options become more viable.
I bought the refurbished phone (~$200) when we went to Mexico City, because everything I read said that Uber was basically the safest way for tourists to get around. Ended up finding it useful, and got a cheap bare-bones cell plane (US Mobile = $9/mo).
