Not all the time, no. But I can make calls over wifi and forward texts to myself. And nobody’s tracking me. Why would I always need the phone with me?

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tavavex 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

So people can give you a call even if you're not home? I mean, this has been the main selling point of mobile phones for over 30 years, and especially before smartphones became a thing. If you don't take your phone with you, you might as well wire in a landline and just use that.

	▲	iamnothere 9 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		You making a lot of calls in 2026? Messaging services seem to be more popular with people I know. I have a phone so I have options if I need to be reachable or reach someone immediately while out (rare), or for travel. And because some services, mostly banks, refuse to accept VOIP numbers but require a verified phone number.
	▲	thaumasiotes 9 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		> So people can give you a call even if you're not home? I mean, this has been the main selling point of mobile phones for over 30 years, and especially before smartphones became a thing. It was the selling point of mobile phones before smartphones became a thing. It obviously hasn't been the main selling point of mobile phones since then.

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testing22321 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I do the same… and I don’t own a phone!