Keith Whyte @keith@tic-ac.org

@bhaugen @bob @humanetech@mastodon.social
Wow. Republic Wireless seems quite pricey, by my standards anyway.

I imagine it works well, but if you hardly ever use the cell towers, that's a lot to pay for a SIP phone!

@bhaugen @bob @humanetech@mastodon.social
Good luck! I have an Asus ZenFone that I've replaced the screen on twice, recently the touch panel died and then the power button disintegrated. The battery is, at this stage, also next to useless. I'm still considering reviving it as it's a good board. I'm just a bit torn having already having junked two screens.

@bhaugen @bob @humanetech@mastodon.social
Actually, if the back is coming unstuck, then that's good news for replacing the battery!

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Motorola+Moto+X+Pure+Edition+Battery+Replacement/61746

@bhaugen @bob @humanetech@mastodon.social
Ugh, Phones with design like the Moto X are a curse. There is a lot of adhesive to warm and small parts to fiddle with. That said, while you might not feel up to taking it on yourself, there are probably people who have the tools and practice to do it without too much effort. It may be an option if the device otherwise works for you? This way you only junk the old battery, not the entire device, and you avoid creating the junk that your new phone will eventually become

@bhaugen @zabbeer @bob @humanetech@mastodon.social @Fairphone
When you say wifi calls, do you mean your (phone number) provider's native service (VoWi-Fi) or some other VoIP usage?

@bhaugen @bob @humanetech@mastodon.social

A phone that makes phone calls? hmmm.

But seriously, Whenever I think, or read "I need a new phone" I want to ask why, and you mention calls, albeit specifically wifi calls. What else?

@Ged
Hi. Sorry for not getting back to you on this. I don't like to leave questions without a response, but I'm a bit lost about which argument this is.

Free as in not having to run servers?

"connected" is also a concept I have trouble with - knowing what is meant when it is used is difficult.

If there existed some "centre for abuse of adjectives", I'd have to file a report. 😃

@Ged @jz @yarmo

Hey!.. Forgive me to point it out, but it's obvious your mistake. If you had've done PEERTube videos it all would have worked out great!
😜

@Ged @yarmo
This is a REALLY good description of why running servers is not fun - anymore.

Further to what @jz points out, it's worth stopping for a moment (or longer), (re)thinking about the WHY of any of it.
From the point of view of my work in a fragmented oft-disconnected world off of the beaten track of the data-highways, there may be no other choice but to run servers! The good thing is that a not-connected space is also a less hostile place; a good space to learn to have FUN again.