Re: At this point I wonder exactly which provider makes sense
Been using Nokias for the last couple of years, the first 6.1 had an issue just shy of the 2 year mark where the touch screen stopped working, so I couldnt enter the PIN to login after a restart,
got around that with an external USB keyboard and mouse (mouse on its own wasnt able to hold and enter PIN). Not practical for normal use but sufficient for content recovery.
Getting it fixed would have cost more than a replacement.
I do expect a 2 year lifespan from an A$ 400 phone, or a bit over 50 cents a day.
The replacement Nokia 6.2 is alright, but shit at phonecalls. Somehow it cannot provide the callers voice at a reasonable volume despite having no problem with music (possibly my main use). External speakers/headphones are ok. Connection also drops inexplicably, to the point my partner prefers calling me on my 5-year-old cheapy samsung work phone instead.
As in many other cases, Nokia-now is not the same as Nokia-then
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