On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 9:22 AM, Bjartur Thorlacius <svartma...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 6/6/11, John Matthewman <jmatthew...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On 6/6/11, ilf <i...@zeromail.org> wrote: >>> I actually only want a Browser and a usable Terminal with an SSH-Client. >> >> Well there's your problem. Save your money and get a dumbphone -- >> like, maybe one of the cheapest models of Nokia candy-bar-shaped >> phones -- and then use a computer for the browser and terminal. >> Netbooks come pretty cheap. >> > The cheapest Nokia dumbphones are able to run a browser and a terminal > with a SSH client. They're handheld Java computers. > >
I honestly don't have a problem with smartphone bloat. I'm OK with the tradeoff of having my email, calendar, browser, camera, etc all on one device. All I own technology-wise is a high-powered desktop, a low-powered notebook (free from cr-48 pilot program), and my HTC Aria. For me the smartphone fills in all the gaps since I don't own a PDA/Organizer, camera, etc. Plus it was a free as an upgrade - didn't cost me a cent. The bloat is fightable if you set up a quick task-killer shortcut on your homescreen (only thing that keeps running all the time is opera mobile and my email). A physical keyboard would be nice for the rare occasions that I need to use SSH and don't have access to my desktop or notebook, but it does the job in a pinch and at the low low price of $0 I'm not going to complain too much.
