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mic sucks

earpice sucks

camera doesn't work

ooo, a tiny laptop!

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[–] diaphragmwp@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's intended, yes. Cell infrastructure sucks and very little people want it. Those who want enough to write software for it will experience how much it sucks slightly behind the surface and will probably not want it anymore.

[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

cell infrastructure is nice in the states where everyone uses it and it is unlimited, unlike data usage, and reliable, also unlike data.

[–] diaphragmwp@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Define what you mean by "data usage"

[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

it depends on the carrier, but generally anything that uses the internet other than voLTE to their own servers or MMS

[–] diaphragmwp@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't get the point of that reply.

cell infra is nice in the us where it is unlimited, unlike also cell infra

[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

the calling and texting is unlimited, but not "mobile data"

[–] diaphragmwp@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 week ago

mf that's also cell infrastructure