There are devices like that. For example the iPod touch.
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Brkdncr@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Who even makes phone calls today? Not me. I need a device that does everything but phone calls more than I need a device that only does voice.
coolmojo@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Brkdncr@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I still need internet service and the iPod touch was discontinued years ago.
atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Sony still makes an Android equivalent.
Brkdncr@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I know someone that has been trying out all of the mp3 players and has yet to find something that works as well as an iPod classic.
But then why would I need one? It’s all on my phone.
rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Construction workers, for sure. I miss PTT from NEXTEL (Motorola radio built into the phone) that shit was awesome.
dustyData@lemmy.world 1 month ago
There are both open source and commercial apps that do PTT over internet. It turns phones into radio, it even has the capability to have central radio operation rooms for companies and such. It’s all automated.
rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
I can’t get these people to use Signal instead of SMS.
But nothing internet dependent will turn a phone into a radio. We are in places where even 4G doesn’t reach sometimes and if there was a Motorola repeater onsite it’d be great. I’ve got our company trying it out and the SL300 has been a game changer for our communication on site.
rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 1 month ago
My parents and all their friends used to use PTT with their Nextel phones. It was a super handy feature. I wonder why it fell out of style. Seemed more convenient and less tedious than a phone call for short communications.
rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Money, I think. Motorola radio communication isn’t very cheap.