This was 5 years ago at a usd200mil multinational…

The email system was pop3. There were no document backups. There was no collaboration tools. There was no IT security. You could basically copy company data out and no one would ever find out. The MS Office license was bought singly. Ahem!

You can use Red Reader too.

A Surface RT … Slow, barely any software support. Totally lost whatever trust I had for Microsoft.

I’d definitely play an updated Freespace game.

FreeSpace 1 and 2!

I liked both Interstellar and Inception. I hated Tenet - on how the story was told and the inaudible sound (eye roll).

Check out Chris Titus’s one tool for Windows privacy debloat. It saved my sanity.

Check out Simplewall. Simple enough and not complicated.

https://simplewall.en.lo4d.com/windows

The Redmi Note 10 Pro has all you are asking for and is supported by custom roms.

I’m using crdroid on it.

https://youtu.be/ABDYPZAmP04 https://youtu.be/HNwWQ9zGT-8

Check out Techlore. They had a video on this.

I highly recommend Chris Titus’ tool to debloat and switch off/remove unnecessary components.

You can also switch off Windows Updates and only allow security updates.

It is multiple tools in one place. Super useful and reliable.

https://christitus.com/one-tool-for-everything/

Most providers/teocos have a Fair Usage Policy in their Terms and Conditions. It will spell out the max amount you can use under their “unlimited” plan.

If you exceed that amount, usually they will throttle your speed to a crawl which is also stated in the T&C.

Nothing Technology Limited (stylised as NOTHING) is a British consumer electronics manufacturer based in London. It was founded by Carl Pei, the co-founder of the Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus. Investors in the company include iPod inventor Tony Fadell, Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, and YouTuber Casey Neistat.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_(company)

Check out the Xiaomi mi fit or Amazfit watches.

I just got myself the Alldocube iplay 50 mini pro. Great little tablet.

I was skeptical initially. Reviews across the board praised it. Bit the bullet and got it … Not perfect but pretty darn good.

Check out thorium.rocks It is a fork of Chromium with performance and security improvement. Chris Titus recommends it.

You can use an alternate number. But then… If they are upgraded to friend status, would you give them your personal number?

You can use Rethink firewall and dns on Fdroid to block the oneplus analytics and whatever you aren’t comfortable with.