aniki
I’ve been lightly pressured in multiple circles to get an iPhone.
Your first paragraph is not relevant to the phone but the service. That's the whole point I'm trying to make. It's called wi-fi calling and is a service feature not a phone feature. Apple makes it easier but I can still message anyone without a phone just fine.
What does that have to do with the phone they own? I still don't get it.
That's a carrier feature. I can message anyone anywhere with anything I want. Has nothing to do with iPhone. I just group texted all my iphone friends from Firefox on my PC.
you raise a crazy good point - the amount of data youtube generates is staggering and that includes a high barrier to entry. if sora allows anyone to just cut shit and upload it, we're going to outpace the rate at which data-free hardware is manufactured.
What does a contact list have to do with a phone? Does the iPhone lock you out of even proper contact management?
My jaw is on the floor. It makes typing very difficult.
But imessenger works over the internet. It's not an SMS service so the carrier has nothing to do with it. im in tons of groupchats with imessenger recipients. never had a problem except with apple purposefully downgrading all media. my phone has wifi calling so I can receive my sms messages anywhere I can get service.
What you said has nothing to do with an iphone.
I will confess I used Google podcasts for years not realizing that the FOSS alternatives were MASSIVE improvements.