Don't say than, until you've had Lebannese baklava. Both the Turkish and Greek varieties are oversweet. Lebanese baklava on the other hand is finer, more refined and does not drip syrop.
It’s not like you have the choice anyway. It’s impossible to remove it. Well it’s technically possible but it’s not easy and since Windows ignores your default browser settings, it continues to try starting edge and gives you an error when you want to open a webpage from anything windows (start menu, help …)
I wish what you say were true - a voice only phone, and nothing else.
Over the years I have been gently kettled ('coerced') into using it more and more.
If you do any online banking you will know that the mobile phone has become and indispensable part of online proof of ID. Yes, I do the banking on my desktop, but the only way I can login now is via an SMS message sent to my smartphone. No verification code, no login.
I have several electronic banking security tokens. These produce a random number that has to match a random number generated at the bank for your account at the same time. I have used used these very successfully when travelling overseas. They obviate the need for an SMS code to be sent to the phone.