So, I have a YouTube channel, and post reviews of whatever tech I fancy.  I own a bunch of tablets, including expensive ones, an iPad, cheap ones, really OLD ones, etc etc etc...

I rarely ever use them because they're hard to hold and fragile, so they never leave the house.  I mean, if I'm at home and want to do something online, I typically sit at my PC.  If I'm out and about, I just use my phone.  The use-case-scenario for tablets has never really panned out for me in my personal usage.

So, I received this cheapish R10 Pro from HotWav and literally used it as a phone for about two weeks.  Yes... a phone.  It works in the USA on Boost.  It probably also works on T Mobile, Mint, US Cellular and the Walmart plans.  It'd probably work on ATT and Verizon if they weren't whitelist carriers.  

Here's the interesting thing... and I may do a video on this at some point...  it makes a GREAT phone.

One caveat...  I ALWAYS have a headset/earbuds/headphones around, and I am ALWAYS wearing a smartwatch.

Now, there are obvious downsides.  It's difficult to carry a phone into the store when shopping, and you'll never put it in your pocket.  So, I used this LESS than I would an actual phone.  Far less.  And that's actually a good thing.

The good that I wasn't expecting...  
  
I rarely ever used it for social media unless I was sitting down somewhere and had time on my hands.    
If I wanted to share anything with anyone, it's a million times easier on a 10" screen than a 6.7" screen.    
Multi-tasking is brilliant.  
If I ever wanted to use it as a mirror to check my hair or whatever, it works a million times better than a phone.  
When I did scroll social media, it was more of an event/experience because everything is so much bigger and easier to see and read.  Instagram is particularly improved.

I could go on...

While obviously NOT for everyone, I do believe I'll be using a tablet as a phone for a LONG time.

Has anyone else used a tablet as a phone?  
What are your thoughts?

Oh, and the link is to my LONG and silly review if you're interested.

Cheap & Rugged R10 Pro from HotWav... and de-phone addicting myself.