I went a year without a phone service, and this is what I learned

While I’ve never spoken about this publicly before now, 2022 was a tough year for me. After my Pixel 7 broke, I found myself without a phone, and with plenty of rising family expenses, I didn’t feel like I could just run out and buy one either. What I did have was a collection of older work devices from OnePlus and a few other brands that worked well as Wi-Fi devices, but no longer supported the necessary bands to work correctly on any US network.

During this time, I saved up for a new device and relied on a combination of my home network, public Wi-Fi networks, and hotspotting off my wife’s phone as a way to manage the situation.

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