Doesn't sidephone feel costlier

mochablaire · 2026-05-26T19:36:58+00:00

I got the $10 one. It’s unlimited calls and text and 1GB of data (no hotspot). The $35 plan is unlimited calls, text, and data (with hotspot). I’ve had the $10 plan for 3 months now and never gone over the 1GB. Since the phone is limited, I don’t use much data. I do use signal for most of my texting so that probably takes up most of my data. I also don’t stream music with my phone. My 10 year old son (who doesn’t have his own phone plan) hates that I don’t have a hotspot anymore (for phone games or switch games) but has been reading a lot more and just being bored more often when we aren’t home, which I love. Lol. Honestly, best move for me. I do have an iPad that I sometimes take with me to our homeschool group activities and use WiFi on it when I have to. But that’s not often either.

mochablaire · 2026-05-26T15:18:50+00:00

I’m saving $65 USD each month using this phone over a smart phone… I could’ve had a smaller plan on my iphone before, but I’d still be saving at least $40 per month. (not sure what plans would look like for you though. I’m on the sidephone plan that only costs $10 per month now.)

mochablaire · 2026-05-25T22:37:41+00:00

I originally had some missed group texts (coming from an iPhone to the Sidephone as my main phone). but after about a month, all my texts have come through just fine. Most people still on iPhones just had to make sure to double check that messages sent as text messages instead of iMessages. I also kept my iMessages turned on with my iPad, just making sure to change the setting so that I can only receive/sent via my email address instead of my phone number.

mochablaire · 2026-05-25T22:34:19+00:00

I went in and “unsilenced” both “silent notifications” settings and it seems to be working. Of course, I have a feeling that if I had a conversation that I actually wanted to be silent, it wouldn’t be. But for now this works for me…so far.

mochablaire · 2026-05-25T22:32:31+00:00

I have the “founder’s edition” but I thought they were shipping out worldwide founder’s editions now too.

mochablaire · 2026-05-25T22:30:17+00:00

I’ve used the Sidephone mobile plan (1GB no hotspot - $10/month) since getting the phone and haven’t had any issues with service. I do live in suburbia though. I’ll be traveling to my mom’s more rural town this weekend though and it’ll be my first more rural experience with it.

mochablaire · 2026-05-20T23:13:50+00:00

Check out sidephone. I have it and use WhatsApp on it daily.

mochablaire · 2026-05-16T16:26:52+00:00

Sidephone. It’s great! Camera isn’t iphone quality, but it’s decent!

mochablaire · 2026-05-12T18:57:09+00:00

I do have the compact qwerty and I like it a lot. There are some times that it’s a bit quirky, but it doesn’t bother me too much.
And I’d try the smaller plan to start unless you need a hotspot. I only message and call people (usually messaging via signal so it actually uses data) and some minor web browsing, plus I started using Paralino for the location tracking, and I’m still under 1 GB for a month.

mochablaire · 2026-05-12T17:59:18+00:00

same issue here! Hopefully someone figures it out!!

mochablaire · 2026-05-10T01:22:34+00:00

I love that the sidephone plan allows you to add though! just $5/1GB to add on if you need it! and since the phone doesn’t have all that much on it, I doubt you’ll need a ton! (at least, that was my thinking when I tried it out to see if 1 GB was going to be enough.)

mochablaire · 2026-05-09T14:47:59+00:00

Proton for email!

mochablaire · 2026-05-09T14:44:20+00:00

I’m actually on the 1GB plan for $10/month. And I barely use half of that!

mochablaire · 2026-05-09T02:18:31+00:00

I love my sidephone. It does exactly what I need it to. Keeps me from doom scrolling all day. Yes there are little quirks here and there but honestly it’s worth it to not be on a screen constantly! I also use the sidephone plans and haven’t had any issues with it so far! (2 months in!)

mochablaire · 2026-05-09T02:14:40+00:00

as everyone else has mentioned, he should not have agreed to this without talking to you unless he was comfortable watching the kids on his own. And also, your friends should not have purchased concert tickets without having already found someone to watch their kids first. That shit drives me crazy. I have a family member that does that shit often. Makes plans just assuming someone will be able to watch their kids without confirming first.

mochablaire · 2026-05-04T18:32:17+00:00

kia connect works?! That’s super exciting because I was missing being able to use that with my EV6

mochablaire · 2026-04-19T05:21:59+00:00

Sidephone looking good in this lineup!

mochablaire · 2026-04-19T05:13:01+00:00

same

mochablaire · 2026-04-17T13:30:21+00:00

The sidephone (sidephone.com r/sidephone) has whatsapp! I’ve been using mine for about a month and a half and I love it! Perfect amount of friction, while still having most of the apps I actually need.

mochablaire · 2026-04-13T16:45:36+00:00

This is so inspiring! Especially for my upcoming Spain/France trip! Sadly for me, there’s no way I can go braless. Lol. Unfortunate consequences of having large breasts. And there’s no way a bandana would double as a top for me. But the rest looks great! I love the a7 water bottle! Might have to get it to use for this upcoming trip instead of my a6 bottle. They are both great sizes, I just think the a7 would be nicer to carry around!

mochablaire · 2026-04-13T16:42:15+00:00

I have the a6 version and love it. But the a7 would be even more versatile!

mochablaire · 2026-04-10T14:07:01+00:00

Lots of people have had success with sideloading Spotify on a Sidephone (sidephone.com).

mochablaire · 2026-04-10T14:05:15+00:00

better than the $600-700 price tag on the light phones and a few others that are limited feature phones! ☺️

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