Forced to use my phone during a windows update which breaks my computer. My phone is shitty and slow. Google is full of unhelpful results. Youtube is showing nothing but political ads about ms-13 killing white people.

Truly 2024 is great.

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[–] Thordros@hexbear.net 54 points 3 months ago (9 children)

I own a smart phone, yet I am stupid as hell. Curious! very-intelligent

[–] LocalOaf@hexbear.net 15 points 3 months ago (8 children)

Debating seeing if I could get one of those twenty year old spring loaded phones they made for the Matrix sequels and getting it compatible with a service now as a bit

thonk spaghetti-code

[–] Thordros@hexbear.net 17 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

Actually impossible. The device was carrier-locked to Sprint PCS, who ran a CDMA network. It was decommissioned by T-Mobile (who bought them out) in 2020.

It is unlikely that there are any networks in the world that would still support tech that ancient.

[–] Orcocracy@hexbear.net 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

There was a GSM version of that Nokia phone from the original Matrix film sold around the world. Are GSM radio bands from the late ‘90s/early 2000s still in use? If so it would presumably still work for calls and texts in some countries.

The spring activated thing in The Matrix was only in the movie though. On the real phone you had to actually pull that plate down yourself, which made the phone seem like a complete disappointment back in the day when I once met someone who actually had one. This person could sort of fiddle it with their hand to kinda push it out one smooth motion, but it just wasn’t quite right.

[–] Thordros@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago

Are GSM radio bands from the late ‘90s/early 2000s still in use?

I'm not aware of any. North American 3G shut down recently as well.

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