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Originally Posted by issybird

There was an article in the NY Times a few months ago about a group of New York teens who have eschewed smart phones. [Gift link; no paywall]

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/15/s...smid=url-share

Modern dumb phones typically have hotspot functionality built in too. Even some older ones did but you needed a cable to be able to connect it to a PC which often wasn't included. Heck in Japan you could even use your mobile phone's internet connection with your Game Boy Color and copy of Pokemon Crystal back in 2000.