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Missing something we no longer have

Homebird

I have recently had to get a new phone. I was looking at a post and it changed the colour of the background then asked me about changing colours. It keeps telling me about new things and do I want to install an app.  I keep having to ask how to get out of loops.

Also I can no longer just turn it off, but have to swipe quickly up the screen twice (to avoid doing anything in the process like turning on the torch), to find a small square to start off the powering off. Apparently they are all like that now.

Then I can't swipe to the next page but have to use an arrow and to get rid of a page I have to minimize it first.  Rant over.

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  • Our broadband went off for a couple of days recently and that meant:

    ...no phone at home (because our landline is now digital via the broadband router and our mobile reception is too poor without WiFi calling)

    ...no catch-up TV (luckily we still get live traditional TV via the aerial, for now)

    ...no Hive central heating controls

    ...no ability to move money around or pay bills unless we went out

    ...no NAS community connectivity at home

    Everyday life is becoming more fragile (and disruptible by cyberwarfare) because the system redundancy isn't there. I loved that, for example, our old landlines were separately powered through the copper cable. If the mains power went off, you still had a phone line.

    It's progress, Jim, but not as we know it!

  • in reply to leveller61

    That was I was concerned when we had to change to a digital phone. We invested in power packs so we can top up a mobile, but it also means I keep plugging in my mobile to ensure it has enough power. I think all communities need a copper wire call box as a backup for emergencies.

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