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GoCubsGo

(35,000 posts)
Wed Sep 13, 2017, 12:47 PM Sep 2017

The same here.

I can't justify the expense of a smart phone that will only get used as a mini computer most of the time. I have a laptop for Internet things, and an Amazon Fire tablet on which I side-loaded the Android software to access Google Play. A few other tweaks have allowed me to use it as an Android device, only without the telephone. If I want good photographs, I use my old digital camera. It works for me. An, I don't have to worry about losing all capability, if the device goes down. If my cell phone craps out, I still have everything else. My phone is Net10, and I can get a replacement from Kroger, and have it up and running within a half an hour, any time of day or night. I don't have to wait for the Apple/cell phone store to open to get a new one.

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»The same here.