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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I just want a small flip phone that acts as a smartwatch paired to my main phone. Nobody makes that either.

I'm sorry but this sounds even more fucking stupid than smartwatches*

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, it's a specific use case thing that wouldn't make sense for most people.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I could see it being good for construction or something, keep your main phone in a bag or whatever while you have a paired flip phone on ya. If it gets destroyed due to whatever reason itd be easier to replace.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yes, that is the kind of use case I'm talking about. Rather than beefing up a thousand dollar phone with a case and a holster, I'd rather keep the good phone somewhere safe while I take a far cheaper handset in my pocket.

Right now, the way I could have that is to have 2 lines with different phone numbers and different phone plans, so the monthly cost doesn't work out.