“better” is definitely subjective. I use an iPod touch that I leave plugged in my car that I have 17k songs on. It’s so nice to just have something that always resumes where I left off and just works. No subscriptions, no data. I can go on long road trips and not worry about spotty coverage. And best of all, I actually own all the media that’s on it. And my phone texts don’t keep interrupting my music all the tiime
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elucubra@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
I was thinking about doing this, getting a storage constrained, apple constrained, obsolete piece of hardware, to do what the phone I already carry does better.
Oh, wait!
Briguy@lemmy.world 3 days ago
elucubra@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
I installed in my(old but very good) car a surprisingly nice sounding stereo unit, very inexpensive, like 30€.
The unit has no cassette or CD. It does have a micro Sd slot, two USB, one is charge only, for phones, and the other for storage. It has a remote. Physical buttons and a multi modal knob.
My phone has 512Gb of storage, and I almost never use streaming services.
I imagine your phone notifies you of texts, anyway, no?
FriendFatale@leminal.space 3 days ago
my ipod will never stop playing music to give me a grindr notification
also, these devices can be jailbroken
elucubra@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
My phone is jailbroken (rooted, Android).
Unless I discover a deeply hidden part of me, it’s highly unlikely that I’d get a grinder notification.
Anyway, you won’t get that notification I the ipod, but you will in your phone.
I’m actually restoring a Motorola Startac phone for my son, but there is no pretense of usability there, (except battery life), it’s simply for the cool factor.
Squizzy@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Some people aren’t you and might enjoy different things.
elucubra@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
True. That’s why I started the comment with “I”.
Squizzy@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Its probably where your comment should have ended too. Your use of “I” doesnt take away from the tone and sarcasm of your comment.
Some people dont wnt a phone.