Newby smartphone question: Scanning QR codes

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11. Yes, those may be a problem

Or may be the reason the upgrades are slowing down, if a lot of embedded systems rely on the older technology, companies may have forced the delay.

I know I loved my original Nokia cell phone (that I nicknamed The Brick) but when the original cell systems (1G?) were outmoded, Tracphone sent me a new one for free. Externally it was identical, but it lasted a few years until they sent me another free phone for the same reason, with the same look.

Eventually I gave in and bought a refurbished semi-smart phone. It couldn't do much but it got me started on the dreaded upward path. Last fall I bought a Samsung 10e and it has been a huge jump. One reason for resisting a smart phone was that our farm is mostly over a ridge that blocks cell signals. Add to that we have a ICF (insulated concrete form) house with rebar and concrete walls with a metal roof. No cell signal at all but the newer phone can use WiFi to send a cell signal (or something like that, I don't know the details of the technology).