XPost: sci.electronics.design   
   From: legg@nospam.magma.ca   
      
   On Thu, 16 May 2019 07:56:21 -0700, John Larkin   
    wrote:   
      
   >On Wed, 15 May 2019 17:12:37 -0500, Unlisted    
   >wrote:   
   >   
   >>Is there a flip-phone made with full keyboard?   
   >>   
   >>I'm elderly.   
   >>I do NOT want a smartphone. In fact I tried one and hated it. I went   
   >>back to my easy to use flip phone. My only complaint is that I send a   
   >>lot of texts, and typing on the flip-phone is a pain. Literally, my   
   >>wrist gets sore from hitting keys 4 times just to get the letter "S".   
   >>   
   >>There must be something made thats halfway between a smartphone and a   
   >>flipphone.   
   >>   
   >>If I had my way, it would have a full keyboard, large screen, big   
   >>letters, but be without all the unnecessary crap on the smartphones.   
   >>   
   >>Smartphones are for kids, not old people.   
   >   
   >I have a flip phone. It makes calls and gets calls, average about one   
   >per day.   
   >   
   >Simple solution is don't text. It's a nasty habit.   
      
   It's dirt cheap, potentially unambiguous, less intrusive and   
   encourages brevity.   
      
   RL   
      
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