3G Could End This Year. For People Who Rely on Basic Phones, That’s a Big Problem.
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Some rural residents, religious communities, and people who just like simple phones are still reliant on the vanishing network Over the years, Mia Lipsit has innovated a number of tech workarounds to avoid buying a smartphone : She’s hacked her Kindle Fire to download Google Play (so she can use the Whole Foods app), listens to podcasts on an old iPod, and stays in touch with friends using a flip phone. But in October, the fiftysomething New York City resident realized her days of (...)
