I still have an old Nokia 3560 that I got 16 years ago.  It still powers on, but the TDMA network it connected to is long gone.

Fortunately they have not switched off the 2G network that these use. I don't think they can easily, there are too many "phone home" remote monitoring devices that use it.

I use an iPhone 11, it’s perfectly fine for me and I don’t really think I’ll need to upgrade for a long time.

We just don't trust anything "smart" - you don't know what they're doing or reporting in the background. We just want phones that make phone calls.

We just don't trust anything "smart" - you don't know what they're doing or reporting in the background. We just want phones that make phone calls.

I know what you mean, sometimes it’s unsettling to hear about how much data these companies collect from people without them knowing.
Apple at least gives me the option to turn off their ability to collect usage data and diagnostics, and I don’t use their cloud storage, so I think most of my data is safe anyway.

The worst for data mining is Amazon, I saw a BBC documentary last year that made me close my account on the spot 

I use my smartphone regularly, but once I get my PC setup I’ll start using that more often.

Data mining? Does a Amazon employee with a hard hat walk into a data center with a pickaxe or something?

Data mining? Does a Amazon employee with a hard hat walk into a data center with a pickaxe or something?

Let's just say that if you thought Google or Microsoft know a lot about you, they don't hold a candle to Amazon.

Current cellphone is a Samsung, previous one was a Htc(still have but its pretty much useless now .lol. )
Also still have a land-line too.

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Let's just say that if you thought Google or Microsoft know a lot about you, they don't hold a candle to Amazon.

I block anything Micro$oft that I know of at the network level. I have zero interest in any of their online services, and deff no interest/want in anything beyond Windows 8.
To me Micro$oft is probably the worst one out there, with Google a close second.

Google I have to put up with some since my phone is Android, and I use YouTube (both for posting & watching vid's)...that said, I do block some of their spy/ad servers.
I'll never infect any of my computers with that vile-spyware-laden Chrome browser.
I also delete or disable all un-necessary apps on my tablets & phones (no do I install anything unless i really want it - like a certain weather app)

And Mac-In-Trash (also known as Apple)... don't believe that crap ain't spying on you!

I don't do Amazon. Most stuff I buy online is eBay. (And for general stuff that's available locally, I prefer to just go to the store...)

I also don't do Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/TicToc(the very worst of the lot)/etc/whatever else 'social media' is out there.

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Oh and I'm fine with 'smart' devices (I have a smart-TV for example)...as long as they will function normally without being connected to the internet.