Don’t want iOS or Android anymore?
Well, another option would be a Linux Tablet, and any phone. Only use the phone for messages and calling. Don’t send any sensitive messages on it, or anything political. Same with calls. You might want to use a phone with a hotspot, in case you need it for the tablet. I’d just keep my iPhone.
Back the phone up, then reset it, then set it up new, disable Find My at some point in the process, and make sure location crap is disabled when setting it up new.
Or you could get a hotspot, and use something like JMP.chat. Or plug a USB modem into the tablet if you can. Or a tablet with cellular connection.
But I wouldn’t want a cellular connection on my tablet.
ARM will have better battery life, but it looks like in the US at least, you’d have to buy an old used one. Intel might have as shitty or worse then my Steam Deck’s battery life. So I wouldn’t want Intel or AMD.
There’s a cheap Chinese tablet on eBay for $210, with Intel, but I doubt the battery lasts long. 3-4 years ago, people have some complaints on Reddit about that brand. I won’t bother looking at my phone to see the brand name, they don’t deserve a mention by name. Two complaints were related to Windows, I’d put Linux on it, so I don’t care. But the shipping wasn’t very good. And one person said that their tablet after I forget how long, it failed to boot, even to the bios.
So it’s way cheaper then a tablet with Linux on it for a reason, well an Intel one.
There’s a PDA thing, that I’d buy, if it didn’t come from the UK. Was it ARM? Probably, but I forgot. Can’t remember much nowadays. There’s probably tariffs, and I refuse to give Trump and the other assholes money.
So if you’re in the US, you may not find anything you actually want.
I might buy the Teracube 2s. Nice, they are in the US. Does it ship from the US too? That’ll be the last thing I buy online most likely. Even though I will eventually need another filter for my water filter thing. Walmart has it, but I don’t like Walmart, rather not use their app, or go in their store.
That isn’t the best option, but it doesn’t cost $1,000 either. /e/OS is based on Android. I’ll only use open source apps on it. I will flash it myself, so I save some money.
I won’t buy a Pixel phone, not used or refurbished either. So no GrapheneOS for me.
The Teracube doesn’t have 5G, but I don’t care. Will have to wait for a SIM card though, it doesn’t do eSIM like my iPhone. Maybe switch back to Tello. I’d buy the JMP eSIM adapter, but there will be tariffs, so I won’t. The 9esim adapter might work, but on Amazon, it’s hard to tell if it comes with the USB reader, you might need. And I trust JMP more anyways. Think I heard about their chat service a long time ago, may have gotten better.
Removable battery is nice, another benefit to Teracube. The better option would be Fairphone, but not in the US. I won’t buy from a shady eBay seller. I looked at their other phones, and saw one, that said PIN locked. So they sell stolen phones? No thanks. That means all their shit, might be stolen from overseas.
I’d only buy a used or refurbished phone, if it has a new battery. A new screen might be nice too, depending on how old it is.
You can also leave the country, but other countries might fall too. And the shit that he’s doing doing, is affecting the world. Don’t forget, World War 3 is likely going to happen. France is getting ready to fight Russia.
Other countries are trying to pass age verification laws as well. I know of the UK and Europe, don’t know who else. They claim it’s to protect children, read and understand the bill, or read a reliable source of news. I don’t want any spyware on my phone, and I don’t want to give my ID to some or all sites. Hackers will love you though, if you give your ID to some site.
Well, good luck, the government is corrupt as fuck.