$400... That took me by surprise. Why would anyone buy this? I wanted a basic 'phone' phone for my business number a few years back and got a really good one with a nice thin design and similarly modern looking screen for less than $30 new.
Exactly. If u want to hate ur phone, just go out in the woods and get some bark and u wouldnt he prone to use it very often at all. Saving u tons of money.
I imagine there's probably an Android based OS that you could flash into modern hardware that similarly limits your functionality and probably gives you much more than 2 days operation time. I mean if I left my screen off all day the battery probably wouldn't dip more than 5%. I get 2 days out of my phone already with about 8 hours screen on time.
@@alaunaenpunto3690 Mine just does texts and phone calls. No apps. It does have Bluetooth though, which is handy for wireless pairing to headsets/cars. Oh, and it also has 2x SIM slots, which was particularly nice for my use case. Doesn't seem to be available to buy any more though, it was the AEG M1220. Cost me £18 from Amazon about 4 years ago.
It to me looks like a swiss company and as I know because I‘m swiss… swiss products that are produced domestically in low volumes are reaally expensive
It’s “bad” by design… the point of it is to enable digital detoxing… so you’re not constantly on your phone while still staying connected… in my opinion it’s too expensive for what it does, but the idea behind it is good.
If you want a digital detox, either train yourself to stop using your smartphone so often by uninstalling social medias and addictive games, or get a Nokia phone or an old basic phone before 2012.
@@evilcraftknife5705 I don't think most of them would work to be honest. I don't think they support older protocols. Tech likes to move forward at faster and faster paces. Standards get updated and outdated pretty quickly.
I have no phone and it is wonderful with exceptions. Some restaurants only have smart phone menus and refuse to serve you. Some museums refuse to allow you in unless you pay via a smart phone. I heard that concerts and shows might end up this way also? Does it have an easily replaceable battery? Why does it have an Android backend? That is kind of weird and creepy. For $400 should get his money back and get a $9. lol
I got my Nokia flip phone from Walmart for $20 and I feel like that’s the perfect price for something like this. I couldn’t imagine what a $400 version of basically the same thing would do for me
Hey Chris, Yeah, I’ve heard the same thing from others. They end up back on a smart phone to some extent at least. It will be interesting to see how long it is before you start carrying a smart phone again. 😉
With him being such an avid PC user and living where he doesn't need it for tethering I can see him never needing it for sure. I could see myself not needing it and all honesty I could probably have a tether box & a separate phone but that would cost me just a little bit more each year although I'm pretty sure it'd be worth it.
@@Bawkr Agreed though, in Chris’s case, he simply won’t be able to resist the technology. I retired from trucking over the road two years ago. The smart phone was a boon to me on the road. It was a portable device that could fill many roles. These days, I have a less expensive phone and I am reducing the number of apps on it. Going completely to a dumb phone wouldn’t work for me at this time.
Came across your channel about a month and a half ago to look up tips as a new Linux user, and I've gotta say that I'm utterly inspired by how you not only talk the talk, but are always making the effort to walk the walk! The amount of relief alone in your voice talking about getting away from a smartphone is sounding so incredibly tempting these days.
You know what I really miss? The feature phone. It was a little more capable than a dumb phone, but not a smart phone. Like feature phones often were able to do stuff like play music, so I could use it as an MP3 player as well as a phone, that was handy without having the constant distractions of modern smartphones.
I really would like to get a feature phone so I'm not as distracted, but still have access to useful things like Google Assistant, Maps, UA-cam, and a flashlight and camera. They still seem to be popular in Europe, but they appear to be dead in the US. Which is really disappointing.
@@MaxDad7 look into a phone that runs KaiOS, that might be able to give you what you want. They usually have Google assistant on them but they’re not full on Android smartphones.
@@XoaGray yep. I’ve been looking into those for the last year. They just don’t have much of a market in the US and I’m afraid I’ll have carrier issues.
My smartphone broke in college and I was forced to use a 20 euro non-smart phone for around 6 months. It ended up being pure bliss not to have my eyes glued to a screen 24/7
That is understandable and i felt the same. I am Indian and i have lived a good amount in Europe back in the day and i can definitely say Basic phones are used very well to this day in Europe and Asia for very good reasons. I Personally use both smart phones and keypad basic phones and use them for their strengths. While using the keypad phone, you have more control and balance in your life. You even limit your usage of your smartphone and only use it when it is necessary.
@@PaperBagMan884 i see, thats true , that is how you will have to compensate for that and its fine. I use my smartphone when its needed but when it comes to major calls and communication, i mostly use my basic phone. i do use my computer the most though.
I love how Americans always have this convenient reductive image of "Europe", like all countries in Europe share exactly the same culture, language and food lol
110 or 1100? There's one model with no Camera memory card nothing, the kind used on Military Bases. Is that the model you're talking about, which they usually sell in pairs, one white one black. I can't recall the model number correctly, but I'm guessing it's close to what you stated. I loved the 1108 which was nothing but the 1100 with a white backlight screen instead of green. Brilliant battery life and worked like a champ! Also miss my Sony Ericsson W810i K750i. Those Earphones of J Beat or Bass series was really good, but flimsy AF peeling wires! I went through a Long Line of Handmedowns bought phones etc back in the day, Nokia Alcatel Moto Ericsson Sony Ericsson even les bricks, can't get the batteries or I actually can revive some of them still in some box somewhere to work because I treated them well. There's even a HTC Evo 3D on the Backburner awaiting revival! But they've made sure I don't get Any Spares as they're most of My Evidence Phones Bundle! So tough luck so far with 24x7 365 surveillance and espionage on my a5$! ⚖️😇🙏🏼
@@PhilipMarcYT Thanks for the Reply. So 110 is a separate model. Yep the camera is redundant no doubt. The model I was talking about is Nokia HMD Model No. TA-1034! it's dual sim no Memory Card No Camera. US bases in the Gulf Region Damn Strict! In fact, they were so paranoid, they wanted even this crap phone locked up in safe, when the phone has literally no features on it other than call and SMS! If anyone looking for REAL dumbed down phone with dual sim then this could be considered an option. Take Care and God Bless!🙏🏼 Michael😇
I really want to buy a minimalist/dumb phone, but they all seem to just come with the 9 key typing experience. I'd love a minimalist phone that comes with an old blackberry style keyboard....
It isn't a piece of crap. It does what a phone is suppose to do, which is call telephone numbers where you actually speak to the other person. The modern phone is not a phone so much as a computer that you sometimes, rarely talk on. Imagine having to interact with those around you instead of being the zombie lurching about never looking up from TicTok. That would certainly be terrible, huh? Or actually remembering phone numbers? Or actually talking to someone instead of texting! WOW! Terrible. And this is sarcasm by the way since many of the audience is unable to parse sarcasm because of all the above aforementioned reasons. You never talk to anyone any more... I like the videos you make sir and want to say thanks for the time it takes to conceptualize, create, edit and UL them for us to view...
An interesting take. Thank you. From where I'm standing, Pinephone is ''dumb'' enough, I mean it has basic functionality and it is not stormed by ''necessary'' apps. Browser, calendar, messaging app, mail client and a file manager - sounds like a reasonable compromise but still has a certain scalability.
Nokia 3330 8310 or 1108 would be good for only calls sms long battery life. Heard Nokia was making a comeback of something close to the 8310/8250 but model number advertised somewhere was 8350 IiRC! Just hope it has the same features as 8310 radio without handsfree, very compact factor, and the basics working fine! Let's see what the future holds! Punkt if Android backend not so secure option for the Whistle Blower Activist Leader Kinds India World! There are basic models in Nokia and even Moto I think even with 4G in addition to 3G so that's that!😇⚖️🙏🏼
This interests me. I actually replaced my Nokia phone with an Alcatel because I needed 4G for phone calls. I object to the concept of a "smart phone". It's an ultra portable PC, so I think continuing to call it a "phone" doesn't make any sense to me. The Nokia phone I used to use worked great and the Samsung flip phones/clamshells I used before my Nokia worked well too. My Alcatel phone works, but it's bluetooth support isn't very good. I use bluetooth for making/receiving hands-free calls while driving. Thanks for the info about Nokia!
@@TheCocoaDaddy You're welcome! Yes, I do agree the old phones were great in their own respect for the basics, The Alcatel I had was IIRC The One Touch Easy DB with an Orange Backlit screen. There were other interesting models like the Samsung push out to reveal keypad more egg shaped compact ones and the one the size of a Cigarette Lighter, and Too Costly For Those Days Made Famous By James Bond Movies Nokia with the Slide Down I think that was the 8850 or 8250 around the time of 8310! Also newer additions like the Panasonic with a jog dial and light weight which resembled the Sony Audio Set's Remote Control! Far from the Bricks of Nokia Communicator Motorola Ericsson etc way back when, but if you wanted a mini weapon if needed those heavy bricks could do the job in cracking someone's skull or teeth! Lol In Regards to Mobile Communications Safety, it would not be a good idea to use Bluetooth in general. They have single ear handsfree Wired with mic and answer cut call button, some with even Volume controls as well, that is since you mentioned about calls on driving and it's always better to have one ear on the road when you do get on the phone while driving, so you can continue to speak in privacy without anyone listening in on LEBT hacks AirHacks or Chainlink Track&Trace in Realtime, etc, and you don't miss out on what you generally do but hopefully doing it the right and safe way! It's called phones sticking to the patenting scheme of things as long as it uses a Sim or Carrier Aggregated Technologies like CDMA WCDMA GSM even Specific Carrier hard coded/locked Devices, basically anything with calling and SMS retained the Phone title and Computers/Laptops etc meant anything with a separate set of devices for computational tasks Motherboard SMPS CPU Cabinet Monitor Keyboard! The bigger screen phones got the classification as "Phablet" as in it's a Phone cum Tablet retaining a Sim slot for GSM calling SMS functions, later WiFi Bluetooth added to the Mix with the memory card slot later on! And Because Phones were getting close to Computer level in Future iterations, Smartphone classification began, something like SmartTVs that tracked your every word and Move, but the term phone added in due to Sim Carrier Calling SMS features of Yore! Hope that helps in some way! Warm Regards, Michael And Oh Drive Safe My Brother!🙏🏼👍🏼
Some things are made bad, ( or good depending on your point of view, Lol), with SmartPhones that you might not expect. I used to walk along streets, lanes, and back lanes sometimes at night, sometimes late. Once in a while I saw someone doing something they most likely would have preferred no one to see. You don't need a look-out any more. You see the search light used on an approaching persons SmartPhone or hear the film being watched on it. Maybe some of the simple phones also have good lights? Mine doesn’t. In Germany we have had for years very simple cheap phones intended for older people. I have one of those, I have no smartphone, but I have lots of PCs and Laptops, just a couple new, most old, some very old, all laying around in different places, sometimes used for specific things, and a few that can be easily carried around occasionally, even on cycle trips. That combination works better for me. A mobile phone is extremely useful, IMO. A PC or laptop also. Too many things I don’t like about SmartPhones to mention, (and in any case, if I do, the UA-cam algorithm comment Police Bot always deletes the post! They're on its unlike list, which it doesn’t like)
They should come up with the in between phone, just for calls and texting, checking emails and maps. Oh yeah the Linux phones and ROMs Ubunto touch, fits that very well.
I remember how much I was more productive when I was using my flip samsung phone It's true these smart phones have too many things that is designed to take your attention away from real life Loved the video, hope to see more stuff like this, detox ourselves from these smart phones addiction
Have actually been considering going back to a dumb phone for a while. Issue is at times I have to depend on Lyft or Uber so I can't switch. One thing I've been experimenting with for productivity particularly for things like UA-cam is doing a pomodoro timer and really not checking my phone during that period.
Use a low budget "Smartphone" for Net Apps after DeGing not signing in and a Dumb Phone like the Nokia ones for only Calls SMS and MP3s/FM and Call Recording or whatever! That's about the Only Practical Option that I Can think of now as the latest phones are just worthless for their prices! No headphone jack! No dedicated Micro SD Card Slot! No Call Record or OEM Contacts Phone Dialer SMS Apps! WTF were they Thinking or Smoking too many Chemtrails I wonder!🤔
Yes you can get off your smart phone. It's like stopping smoking or drinking, there's always a reason not to do it. After a week or two it gets easier and like CT says, your productivity will skyrocket.
@@evilcraftknife5705 not quite that simple. Like I say, I need access to Lyft or Uber, If I can find an alternate method to access them, then it'll definitely make switching more possible. Where I live isn't walkable.
@@Vashinator7 Did You Check if It Can be Done Through Browser without Closing Tabs on Exit or Rotate Apps options changed in browser settings! I generally Don't use the madtracker apps that pull GPS Location etc, I just use the Browser after logging in Set Fireproof Site and Enable Notifications on popup then Bookmark so I Stay Logged In for Updates! So login in browser to whichever Site providing the services you need, if they have the Option, or use a Service that has just Call the Number No Apps and since login will be obviously linked with registered number which you choose to receive the updates OTPs Fare Charges etc via SMS and/or Email, then These notifications Shouldn't Have Problem Reaching the Phone, like I said if Select ONLY those options needed from Say NoScript etc to be allowed, without the rest of the junk trackers! Hope that helps! Remeber to watch the browser carefully though, because if you don't allow Notifications when the pop up comes the first time round, then you'll probably face some issues!
Punkt MP02 is the best dumbphone on the market. I use it everyday, it works flawless and has alot of shortcuts and I can call and send messages all over the world with Signal, next time please just get more on the specifics that this great phone has.
weird.looks to me like everybody switching to dumb phones is just blaming the smart phones and putting 0 blames on their selfs. i am sure my smart phone will never rule me since i have 0 damn social media apps on it. i just use it as an ebook when i am outside and have to wait in a line or in commute.
I'm Just a plane and simple carpenter not familiar with the new world, just kiddin, I am a carpenter and I leave my cell phone in my truck when I'm on the job.
If you like the looks of this one, Why not test the Xiaomi Qin F21 then?? It resembles older phones, but runs Android, And is quite the competent device. Also it has anti theft technology. (the thief will look at it, and immediately lose interest)
If I was going to buy a feature phone I would probably get a Nokia, it's a far better value for $$. With that said I want to point something out. For people like you and me and most of your audience who own several capable computers, a smartphone may be unnecessary and actually a bit too much, and we can ponder and practice switching to a simpler phone as a way to get away from attention-grabbing media. However, for many people their phone is their main and only computer, probably because they can't afford a laptop or a desktop PC. Those people need things like email and various chat apps on their phone in order to be successful in today's society. I just want to point that out so we can have some empathy for people who may not have the reasonable capability to switch to a feature phone like this. Regardless of that, it is getting harder for anyone to not have smartphone because more governments and companies are requiring them for things like crossing borders, viewing a menu at a restaurant, and I'm sure others can chime in with more examples.
@K.D.P. Ross It's interesting isn't it? Everyone with a smart phone has the ability to uninstall all the time sink / social apps that make it a minimalist phone, but instead of doing that, we want a new minimalist phone instead. No judgment, I'm in the same boat!
I really like to see when people manage to get back to classic mobile phones. Can't do that myself because I depend on Signal personally, otherwise I'd probably get away with picking one up as well as long as it can function as LTE MODEM.
Hey Chris, The Sonim Xp3 flip phone is pretty good as a dumb phone. It's rugged and has a fairly good battery life. You just have to re-Key to disable the Push To Talk.
Hi Chris. I can't. Sat nav, music, network tools, banking, email and some other stuff just means I do get benefit from my phone. But I disabled most notifications so news, sm, yt etc etc I just don't get anymore. My first phone ever was a Nokia 101 and whilst I like the idea of going back to that I don't think I'd want to. But love the video....next up a Nokia df review??
Chris, has the quality in broadcast television also decreased going from analogue to digital? I feel like digital TV looks horrible and pixelated. Here in Australia, free TV is still very popular. Congratulations on eliminating the borgifying device from your life, I've been wanting to do this myself and as soon as I finish this comment in jumping on eBay to find myself a dumb phone.
I agree, phone call quality in the US is horrendous compared to what we have here in the EU, whenever i called anywhere in the US it sounded like every person on the line spoke through a tin can 🤣
I've been really considering doing this for a while now. At the same time I REALLY want the nicest Samsung lol. This might have convinced me though. I'm 200% sure my life will be better with this, and that means id almost be a fool not to switch. Maybe I'll keep my OnePlus8t for navigation but honestly that might just be an excuse.
Yep, I found that out a couple of years ago. New phones are just a distraction. Why not try putting a basic software image on an Android phone? That is my next move for my Samsung S9 that is in the draw. I am using an old Samsung.
I have the Nokai 2780. I don't like Kai OS, but I love using it compared with my iPhone 11. I'm searching for a different dumbphone, if one I would like better exists, but I will not go back to a smart phone. I'm enjoying life a LOT more.
Something like a Nokia N82 which is a compromise with smartness (SIP [for SIM-free telephony],Maps,Browser,emal,...) but with a small screen and no touch will be a lot better. N82 was running Symbian S60v3 (keypad based) before the Symbian touch variants.
All you have to do Chris, is apply a little self-control and you'll find that the smart phone is a complement to your life-so long as you use it as a tool and don't get addicted to it. Personally, I don't find myself distracted by my phone much at all. I loathe to use it to check emails and prefer to use it for just messaging and notifications while performing most of my work on my PC. But yeah, you got a piece of shit phone there for real and it's designers should be shot.
Here's an alternative, Unihertz Jelly 2. 3" Android phone with 2000mAh battery. Turn off all notifications except sms, access Google Messages from a laptop, the Linux phone with keyboard, or in my case, a Planet Computer Gemeni. Lasts a day or two, fits in a pocket, and I can run my bank app on it. Then whenever I take a break I can get my Gemini from the backpack and do the other stuff, write job sms, or whatever. When I'm finished I turn off my Gemini and put it back in my backpack. Punkt, Light Phone II, the new Nokias, they're all cool and so, but they all lack the one or two functions that I must have. (Bank app)
Lol, that phone is overpriced as hell :) I looked and it costed 329€ EU so you have to have braindamage if you buy that Compare example Nokia 105 4G 19,90€ with Up to 15 hours talk time and a month on standby (from outlet like 15€) Its quite dumbphone but lot smarter than this 329€ phone
Hmm, sounds like a self-control issue. ;) If your devices run your life, you're no longer human. Ignore the things! They work for you, not you for them! I guess maybe I'm the odd one out on this, but it's the way I have always used devices. If nothing else, turn off "social media". It's adds NOTHING useful to your life and makes you upset. Your life will be better without it. Try it for a week.
Feature Phones are very popular in South Asia. I grew up with Nokia, Sony Erricson and Samsung feature phones which are packed with java apps and games. If somebody want to get away from a smartphone but still want to have some creature comforts like email, camera, navigation and portable wifi hotspot etc. go for a Nokia 6300 4G for 50-60$
Does anyone make a dumbphone that DOESN'T do texts? My Tracfone LG flip-phone needs only 2 things to be perfect- no texting, and the display doesn't show time left. Their webpage won't allow logins, assuming you can get by the constant Error 15's. If I have no keyboard, I don't want texts!
Oh man! What are the odds! Just when i've been browsing through possible dumbphones to replace my current old smartphone, you put out a video like this! You also hit the nail in the head by the end of it, stating the very reason why i want to "downgrade" to dumbphone too x). It eliminates even the smallest urges to procrastinate on projects i want to get finished. Been subscribing your channel for many years now and the content you put out just keeps on being fantastic~ If you decide to get another dumbphone, please make a video of it, as there aren't many youtubers on your quality level making anything related to them :) ! I'd like you to try some of the newer nokia feature phones (heard they're pretty crap even for dumbphones?), Doro's and ofcourse Light Phone 2!
$400??!! Goodness gracious. Have a look at the KaiOS ones like Nokia 6300, perfect middle ground. Smartphones have run their course, more & more people beginning to realise, myself included ;)
Would you test this other dumb phone ( $36 at amazon) , looks rugged and cool: amazon Dilwe1 U001 Seniors Cell Phones, Unlocked Bar Style Cell Phone, Dual SIM Dual Standby Cell Phone, GSM Mobile Phone,13800mah Battery (Black)
Maybe you should try using a modern feature phone like one with KaiOS or a stripped version of android. there's also the unihertz jelly, which is a full mid-range smartphone, but it's the size of a bean. you have a full phone but you don't want to use it because it's a pain to use.
$400 for this piece of junk? WTF? And it only lasts 2,5 days? Wow this sounds like absolute shite. My A52s cost $50 less and lasts me 3 days or even more. Here's a tip for digital detoxing. Leave your phone in your pocket and put it on silent.
I remember I used to have a Nokia phone with touchscreen. I think it fit what you want, it’s really suck, basically a dumb phone with touchscreen. However I don’t remember what it called, might need some digging.
You would most likely be better off with a flip phone that runs KaiOS or some basic form of android unless you're a true phone-o-holic that needs a phone that has NOTHING but the basics.
Was it so hard to remove useless time killing crap from your smartphone and only have useful productive stuff there?! This dumb phone movement looks like another flavor of the month gimmicky click-bait trickery TBH :))) No disrespect!
$400? Serious? It literally has the same functionality as a flip phone you can grab from Walmart for ~$30. There are even flip phones with Android that can do tethering, but they're still in the same price range as the others. Maybe for the aesthetic they can charge a bit extra, maybe $50, but I'm not seeing how it can be anywhere close to $400.
like most of your stuff but this… c’mon now heck, while you’re at it why don’t you go all the way CT 2 cans & some string enjoy your folly time you’ve EARNED it 🤣🤣😂 i tapped out @ 1:12 adios
Dude, my dad's last Nokia phone before he switched to smartphones (that's probably at least 12 years old now) is way better and more capable than this. Personally, if I had to switch to a dumb phone, I'd much rather get that one. You should also try getting an old Nokia phone next (and change the battery since it's probably not gonna hold much charge) and tell us your thoughts. Great video btw! Edit: Also, there are ways on newer smartphones to limit your access to social media, I think those will be better for most people rather than switching to a dumb phone, since smartphones can also be extremely useful with all the features they come with.
Only 2 days on a dumb phone?!?! I get like ~50 hours in my One Plus 8T. I could probably get it even higher once I get my screen time down under 3 or 4 hours a day. But I agree, putting down your phone is a lifesaver.
I guess I am weird... I keep my smart phone on me for the quick lookups, such as when I am on an Linux terminal setting up a machine and I need to look up a command or program or procedure. But I have never caught on to the social media craze, closest I have gotten is UA-cam, but that isn't consumed on my phone, I use my computer for that. As for Facebook and the like, never invested in it, much to Zuckerberg's dismay I suppose. I am the guy that can forget the phone at home when I leave for work and not be worried about it.
Dumb phone is the how. Removal of distractions is the why. A pocket computer, that can also make phone calls, can be made non-distracting just like all the other computers that you are surrounded by. I use my computers and... pocket computers interchangeably to do many of the same tasks. Even to make phone calls sometimes.
Smart phones are too full of spyware today. Dumb phones have their pluses. But I like CalyxOS on select Androids to get past some of that. Have pretty switched back to dumb watch.
I do have a very modern smartphone, but it doesn't suck my life like that. I just don't have any socials and having a powerful computer in my pocket helps me to accomplish some work tasks anywhere I am. Yes sometimes I binge UA-cam and try to play a game or something, but I would do that to the computer just as much if I didn't have a phone so I missing the point especially when this device is so expensive. But I see where you are coming from
Without digital towers we wouldn't have SMS, data connections, media streaming, HD content, and so on. Connection to a digital tower is not "worse", it has to do with wavelength and how waves are transmitted (how waves have longer and shorter frequency). A device has to be closer to a digital tower to have the same voice (and I emphasize that is only voice) quality than using analog signal to an analog tower. And that is the ONLY advantage of the analog signal over the digital signal.
i like old smaller phones, they fit in your pocket easier without feeling like a brick in in your pocket. and seriously, do you really need the entire internet with you at all time of day?? and not to mention all the tracking apps that are tracking every move you make thru out the day. seriously, these phones can even figure out when you took a dump during the day. what wrong with leaving your cell phone home or turning it off cuz you went to store? that's what voice mail is for ... i don't even take my phone with me anymore. it stays home, it will be there when i get back ... we need to dump 2022 and start finding our way back to 1990's where life was cheap and simple ...
I like using 9key but the idea using it for only a a phone. I'm happy using a smartphone I've got a physical gps, laptop, tablet, mp3 player I can't complain, I'm about to get a digital camera I really don't need a smartphones
Oh hell yeah, i am thinking of switching to a Dumb phone (probably a nokia with KaiOS) but, i want to use the signal Messanger. My current plan is to make a Signal Port to KaiOS. If anyone is interested or has experience with this please tell me.
I use a fairly cheap Android phone. I dunno erm... I mean, I do think smartphones can be used for a fair amount of productivity but not as much as a computer of course. So it would be bad to spend too long on it as you might be limiting your productivity in that way for sure. Other than that maybe it just depends on the individual, I'd guess.
How about using your Kindle as an emergency SMS device (with an SMS app) and get rid of the phone altogether? You can do SMS/calls using your computer at home, right?
My phone is my life support system. Before g calendar i was always late I forgot everything. With google telling me news and weather today I don't forget to bring an umbrella, I am able to lift myself from bed. With home workout apps in a month I went back too good shape. It's great that this lifestyle works for you but it's not for me.
You know in a way basic phones was better because since you can't browse the internet or watch videos or play games like you can now you'll spend that time doing something else whether that be fixing something that you put off for a long time or hanging out with family or even doing something you never did before like a new hobby or something. Modern phones are addictive and very tempting.
I'm running a somin xp3 plus non camera. I love it and hate it too, upside is I am approaching my fourth year with a smartphone. Next phone I'm getting another dump phone candy bar style.
You and I have different concepts of what a dumb phone is.. for me, it's a phone without the hardware to connect to the internet.. sadly, in the US, I don't think that exists anymore.. I've looked so now, no phone at all. All I want a phone to do is make phone calls. I can't even get a real land line anymore.. you know, the kind that doesn't go off when the power goes off.
$400... That took me by surprise. Why would anyone buy this? I wanted a basic 'phone' phone for my business number a few years back and got a really good one with a nice thin design and similarly modern looking screen for less than $30 new.
Exactly. If u want to hate ur phone, just go out in the woods and get some bark and u wouldnt he prone to use it very often at all. Saving u tons of money.
The basic $30 phones are all smartphones
I imagine there's probably an Android based OS that you could flash into modern hardware that similarly limits your functionality and probably gives you much more than 2 days operation time. I mean if I left my screen off all day the battery probably wouldn't dip more than 5%. I get 2 days out of my phone already with about 8 hours screen on time.
@@alaunaenpunto3690 Mine just does texts and phone calls. No apps. It does have Bluetooth though, which is handy for wireless pairing to headsets/cars. Oh, and it also has 2x SIM slots, which was particularly nice for my use case. Doesn't seem to be available to buy any more though, it was the AEG M1220. Cost me £18 from Amazon about 4 years ago.
It to me looks like a swiss company and as I know because I‘m swiss… swiss products that are produced domestically in low volumes are reaally expensive
It’s “bad” by design… the point of it is to enable digital detoxing… so you’re not constantly on your phone while still staying connected… in my opinion it’s too expensive for what it does, but the idea behind it is good.
'Digital detoxing', great phrase.
If you want a digital detox, either train yourself to stop using your smartphone so often by uninstalling social medias and addictive games, or get a Nokia phone or an old basic phone before 2012.
I’d rather buy an old Nokia
@@evilcraftknife5705 I don't think most of them would work to be honest. I don't think they support older protocols. Tech likes to move forward at faster and faster paces. Standards get updated and outdated pretty quickly.
@@b1oh1 The 2G and 3G networks are basically all dead. Only phones that can do 4G could make use of service.
Thought you were holding a tiny calculator
I have no phone and it is wonderful with exceptions. Some restaurants only have smart phone menus and refuse to serve you. Some museums refuse to allow you in unless you pay via a smart phone. I heard that concerts and shows might end up this way also? Does it have an easily replaceable battery? Why does it have an Android backend? That is kind of weird and creepy. For $400 should get his money back and get a $9. lol
Would be cool to have your input on the light phone!
There are many other "feature phones" with D-pads that achieves this without having the completely unreasonable price tag of $400.
I got my Nokia flip phone from Walmart for $20 and I feel like that’s the perfect price for something like this. I couldn’t imagine what a $400 version of basically the same thing would do for me
@@theunknowngamer2397 It will not only give you a phone detox but it will also detox your bank account ;)
nah, this price tag is kinda NECESSARY for murrican and their consumerism culture.
the more pricey, the merrier
Hey Chris,
Yeah, I’ve heard the same thing from others. They end up back on a smart phone to some extent at least. It will be interesting to see how long it is before you start carrying a smart phone again. 😉
With him being such an avid PC user and living where he doesn't need it for tethering I can see him never needing it for sure. I could see myself not needing it and all honesty I could probably have a tether box & a separate phone but that would cost me just a little bit more each year although I'm pretty sure it'd be worth it.
@@Bawkr Agreed though, in Chris’s case, he simply won’t be able to resist the technology. I retired from trucking over the road two years ago. The smart phone was a boon to me on the road. It was a portable device that could fill many roles. These days, I have a less expensive phone and I am reducing the number of apps on it. Going completely to a dumb phone wouldn’t work for me at this time.
Came across your channel about a month and a half ago to look up tips as a new Linux user, and I've gotta say that I'm utterly inspired by how you not only talk the talk, but are always making the effort to walk the walk! The amount of relief alone in your voice talking about getting away from a smartphone is sounding so incredibly tempting these days.
Time to install linux on it.
It has Linux on it already :)
You know what I really miss? The feature phone. It was a little more capable than a dumb phone, but not a smart phone. Like feature phones often were able to do stuff like play music, so I could use it as an MP3 player as well as a phone, that was handy without having the constant distractions of modern smartphones.
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searching "feature phone" in amazon has some hits, but i'm not 100% sure they have hidden tech if they're modern
I really would like to get a feature phone so I'm not as distracted, but still have access to useful things like Google Assistant, Maps, UA-cam, and a flashlight and camera. They still seem to be popular in Europe, but they appear to be dead in the US. Which is really disappointing.
@@MaxDad7 look into a phone that runs KaiOS, that might be able to give you what you want. They usually have Google assistant on them but they’re not full on Android smartphones.
@@XoaGray yep. I’ve been looking into those for the last year. They just don’t have much of a market in the US and I’m afraid I’ll have carrier issues.
My smartphone broke in college and I was forced to use a 20 euro non-smart phone for around 6 months. It ended up being pure bliss not to have my eyes glued to a screen 24/7
Honestly, if I stopped using my smartphone, I would just use my computer a lot more to compensate for it lol.
@@PaperBagMan884 That is exactly what happened to me. I'm a dumbphone user, but had to fix the issue with the brain first.
That is understandable and i felt the same. I am Indian and i have lived a good amount in Europe back in the day and i can definitely say Basic phones are used very well to this day in Europe and Asia for very good reasons.
I Personally use both smart phones and keypad basic phones and use them for their strengths. While using the keypad phone, you have more control and balance in your life. You even limit your usage of your smartphone and only use it when it is necessary.
@@PaperBagMan884 i see, thats true , that is how you will have to compensate for that and its fine. I use my smartphone when its needed but when it comes to major calls and communication, i mostly use my basic phone. i do use my computer the most though.
I love how Americans always have this convenient reductive image of "Europe", like all countries in Europe share exactly the same culture, language and food lol
+1
The rebooted Nokia 3310 from 2018 and 2017 are probably a far better option, and they are waaay cheaper
With my Nokia I get around ten days of battery life with moderate usage. That's a win!
Welcome to the Anti-smartphone trend
Edit: “Android backend” nvm
They won't track me, and I'll be happy.
Looks like a calculator. 😆
I use a Nokia 110 which is 4G and am happy with it.
110 or 1100? There's one model with no Camera memory card nothing, the kind used on Military Bases. Is that the model you're talking about, which they usually sell in pairs, one white one black. I can't recall the model number correctly, but I'm guessing it's close to what you stated. I loved the 1108 which was nothing but the 1100 with a white backlight screen instead of green. Brilliant battery life and worked like a champ!
Also miss my Sony Ericsson W810i K750i. Those Earphones of J Beat or Bass series was really good, but flimsy AF peeling wires! I went through a Long Line of Handmedowns bought phones etc back in the day, Nokia Alcatel Moto Ericsson Sony Ericsson even les bricks, can't get the batteries or I actually can revive some of them still in some box somewhere to work because I treated them well. There's even a HTC Evo 3D on the Backburner awaiting revival! But they've made sure I don't get Any Spares as they're most of My Evidence Phones Bundle! So tough luck so far with 24x7 365 surveillance and espionage on my a5$! ⚖️😇🙏🏼
@@MICKYLEAKSMGR-PRESIDENTCJWORLD 110 4G has a camera, but I wouldn't recommend using it. It's just there for the sake of being a feature.
@@PhilipMarcYT Thanks for the Reply. So 110 is a separate model. Yep the camera is redundant no doubt. The model I was talking about is Nokia HMD Model No. TA-1034! it's dual sim no Memory Card No Camera. US bases in the Gulf Region Damn Strict! In fact, they were so paranoid, they wanted even this crap phone locked up in safe, when the phone has literally no features on it other than call and SMS! If anyone looking for REAL dumbed down phone with dual sim then this could be considered an option. Take Care and God Bless!🙏🏼
Michael😇
There's gotta be a Nokia that does what the Punk phone does, but 100% better.
I use a smart phone by my desktop for two-factor authentication. And it's the only way I can access my bank
I really want to buy a minimalist/dumb phone, but they all seem to just come with the 9 key typing experience. I'd love a minimalist phone that comes with an old blackberry style keyboard....
Titanium pocket
It isn't a piece of crap. It does what a phone is suppose to do, which is call telephone numbers where you actually speak to the other person. The modern phone is not a phone so much as a computer that you sometimes, rarely talk on. Imagine having to interact with those around you instead of being the zombie lurching about never looking up from TicTok. That would certainly be terrible, huh? Or actually remembering phone numbers? Or actually talking to someone instead of texting! WOW! Terrible.
And this is sarcasm by the way since many of the audience is unable to parse sarcasm because of all the above aforementioned reasons. You never talk to anyone any more...
I like the videos you make sir and want to say thanks for the time it takes to conceptualize, create, edit and UL them for us to view...
An interesting take. Thank you. From where I'm standing, Pinephone is ''dumb'' enough, I mean it has basic functionality and it is not stormed by ''necessary'' apps. Browser, calendar, messaging app, mail client and a file manager - sounds like a reasonable compromise but still has a certain scalability.
Nokia 3330 8310 or 1108 would be good for only calls sms long battery life. Heard Nokia was making a comeback of something close to the 8310/8250 but model number advertised somewhere was 8350 IiRC! Just hope it has the same features as 8310 radio without handsfree, very compact factor, and the basics working fine! Let's see what the future holds! Punkt if Android backend not so secure option for the Whistle Blower Activist Leader Kinds India World! There are basic models in Nokia and even Moto I think even with 4G in addition to 3G so that's that!😇⚖️🙏🏼
This interests me. I actually replaced my Nokia phone with an Alcatel because I needed 4G for phone calls. I object to the concept of a "smart phone". It's an ultra portable PC, so I think continuing to call it a "phone" doesn't make any sense to me. The Nokia phone I used to use worked great and the Samsung flip phones/clamshells I used before my Nokia worked well too. My Alcatel phone works, but it's bluetooth support isn't very good. I use bluetooth for making/receiving hands-free calls while driving. Thanks for the info about Nokia!
@@TheCocoaDaddy You're welcome! Yes, I do agree the old phones were great in their own respect for the basics, The Alcatel I had was IIRC The One Touch Easy DB with an Orange Backlit screen. There were other interesting models like the Samsung push out to reveal keypad more egg shaped compact ones and the one the size of a Cigarette Lighter, and Too Costly For Those Days Made Famous By James Bond Movies Nokia with the Slide Down I think that was the 8850 or 8250 around the time of 8310!
Also newer additions like the Panasonic with a jog dial and light weight which resembled the Sony Audio Set's Remote Control! Far from the Bricks of Nokia Communicator Motorola Ericsson etc way back when, but if you wanted a mini weapon if needed those heavy bricks could do the job in cracking someone's skull or teeth! Lol
In Regards to Mobile Communications Safety, it would not be a good idea to use Bluetooth in general. They have single ear handsfree Wired with mic and answer cut call button, some with even Volume controls as well, that is since you mentioned about calls on driving and it's always better to have one ear on the road when you do get on the phone while driving, so you can continue to speak in privacy without anyone listening in on LEBT hacks AirHacks or Chainlink Track&Trace in Realtime, etc, and you don't miss out on what you generally do but hopefully doing it the right and safe way!
It's called phones sticking to the patenting scheme of things as long as it uses a Sim or Carrier Aggregated Technologies like CDMA WCDMA GSM even Specific Carrier hard coded/locked Devices, basically anything with calling and SMS retained the Phone title and Computers/Laptops etc meant anything with a separate set of devices for computational tasks Motherboard SMPS CPU Cabinet Monitor Keyboard!
The bigger screen phones got the classification as "Phablet" as in it's a Phone cum Tablet retaining a Sim slot for GSM calling SMS functions, later WiFi Bluetooth added to the Mix with the memory card slot later on! And Because Phones were getting close to Computer level in Future iterations, Smartphone classification began, something like SmartTVs that tracked your every word and Move, but the term phone added in due to Sim Carrier Calling SMS features of Yore!
Hope that helps in some way!
Warm Regards,
Michael
And Oh Drive Safe My Brother!🙏🏼👍🏼
Some things are made bad, ( or good depending on your point of view, Lol), with SmartPhones that you might not expect.
I used to walk along streets, lanes, and back lanes sometimes at night, sometimes late. Once in a while I saw someone doing something they most likely would have preferred no one to see. You don't need a look-out any more. You see the search light used on an approaching persons SmartPhone or hear the film being watched on it.
Maybe some of the simple phones also have good lights? Mine doesn’t. In Germany we have had for years very simple cheap phones intended for older people. I have one of those, I have no smartphone, but I have lots of PCs and Laptops, just a couple new, most old, some very old, all laying around in different places, sometimes used for specific things, and a few that can be easily carried around occasionally, even on cycle trips. That combination works better for me.
A mobile phone is extremely useful, IMO. A PC or laptop also. Too many things I don’t like about SmartPhones to mention, (and in any case, if I do, the UA-cam algorithm comment Police Bot always deletes the post! They're on its unlike list, which it doesn’t like)
They should come up with the in between phone, just for calls and texting, checking emails and maps. Oh yeah the Linux phones and ROMs Ubunto touch, fits that very well.
I remember how much I was more productive when I was using my flip samsung phone
It's true these smart phones have too many things that is designed to take your attention away from real life
Loved the video, hope to see more stuff like this, detox ourselves from these smart phones addiction
I think the Punkt is actually too far a step back, but I've been really seriously considering switching to a Light Phone II.
I really like the idea of an eink phone. I dont like the limits of the Light Phone II and i think it's pricey phone too.
@@erifneerg Hisense makes a couple of e-ink smart phones, but they're even more than the Light Phone II (but also more full functioning).
Totally agree, plus the privacy.
Yeah. Smartphones suck.
Have actually been considering going back to a dumb phone for a while. Issue is at times I have to depend on Lyft or Uber so I can't switch.
One thing I've been experimenting with for productivity particularly for things like UA-cam is doing a pomodoro timer and really not checking my phone during that period.
Use a low budget "Smartphone" for Net Apps after DeGing not signing in and a Dumb Phone like the Nokia ones for only Calls SMS and MP3s/FM and Call Recording or whatever! That's about the Only Practical Option that I Can think of now as the latest phones are just worthless for their prices! No headphone jack! No dedicated Micro SD Card Slot! No Call Record or OEM Contacts Phone Dialer SMS Apps! WTF were they Thinking or Smoking too many Chemtrails I wonder!🤔
Yes you can get off your smart phone. It's like stopping smoking or drinking, there's always a reason not to do it. After a week or two it gets easier and like CT says, your productivity will skyrocket.
@@evilcraftknife5705 not quite that simple. Like I say, I need access to Lyft or Uber, If I can find an alternate method to access them, then it'll definitely make switching more possible. Where I live isn't walkable.
@@Vashinator7 Did You Check if It Can be Done Through Browser without Closing Tabs on Exit or Rotate Apps options changed in browser settings! I generally Don't use the madtracker apps that pull GPS Location etc, I just use the Browser after logging in Set Fireproof Site and Enable Notifications on popup then Bookmark so I Stay Logged In for Updates!
So login in browser to whichever Site providing the services you need, if they have the Option, or use a Service that has just Call the Number No Apps and since login will be obviously linked with registered number which you choose to receive the updates OTPs Fare Charges etc via SMS and/or Email, then These notifications Shouldn't Have Problem Reaching the Phone, like I said if Select ONLY those options needed from Say NoScript etc to be allowed, without the rest of the junk trackers! Hope that helps! Remeber to watch the browser carefully though, because if you don't allow Notifications when the pop up comes the first time round, then you'll probably face some issues!
"You're better off with nothing, than a smart phone."
OK, that's a 🏆for me ... As I don't have a mobile phone at all.
Punkt MP02 is the best dumbphone on the market. I use it everyday, it works flawless and has alot of shortcuts and I can call and send messages all over the world with Signal, next time please just get more on the specifics that this great phone has.
We in EU have N_okia dumb(ish) phones fraction of the price. Maybe try some of those, if available in US?
One feature of a modern phone I like is a decent camera so I can take pics of my cat anytime.
What about Nokia 5710 XpressAudio?
weird.looks to me like everybody switching to dumb phones is just blaming the smart phones and putting 0 blames on their selfs.
i am sure my smart phone will never rule me since i have 0 damn social media apps on it.
i just use it as an ebook when i am outside and have to wait in a line or in commute.
I'm Just a plane and simple carpenter not familiar with the new world, just kiddin, I am a carpenter and I leave my cell phone in my truck when I'm on the job.
I'm using a Nokia 8210 and 7110 over the few days.
I left my phone at home once by accident. It was so liberating to not have a phone in my pocket.
If you like the looks of this one,
Why not test the Xiaomi Qin F21 then??
It resembles older phones, but runs Android,
And is quite the competent device.
Also it has anti theft technology.
(the thief will look at it, and immediately lose interest)
Something like this with maybe a map feature, and the ability to add music, would be amazing
@Judas Priest That's fine. I'm not too hung up on the labels like "smartphone" and "dumbphone" anyway.
I think people working in tech are the most "analog lovers", we know the problems of depend on everything associated to tech, xD Greetings!
when a linux user try to get rid of from bloat :v this is the result :v
I hear that the Nokia 6300 is a good dumb phone
The Kyocera Dura XE looks good - it's an Android AOSP flip phone
I have it and it’s great👍🏼
Just buy a simple Nokia Chris. No android crap and the battery lasts forever.
Nokia for the win.
Chris has gone angry old man. I don't mind it!
Does it have a fake solar panel next to the screen?
Honestly, a lot of "work phones" could likely be dumb phones. It's often all you need--calling and little else
One would hope so, I don't have a mobile phone so stuff like this would be vital to me if a company required me to have one.
If I was going to buy a feature phone I would probably get a Nokia, it's a far better value for $$.
With that said I want to point something out. For people like you and me and most of your audience who own several capable computers, a smartphone may be unnecessary and actually a bit too much, and we can ponder and practice switching to a simpler phone as a way to get away from attention-grabbing media. However, for many people their phone is their main and only computer, probably because they can't afford a laptop or a desktop PC. Those people need things like email and various chat apps on their phone in order to be successful in today's society. I just want to point that out so we can have some empathy for people who may not have the reasonable capability to switch to a feature phone like this.
Regardless of that, it is getting harder for anyone to not have smartphone because more governments and companies are requiring them for things like crossing borders, viewing a menu at a restaurant, and I'm sure others can chime in with more examples.
Chris is excellently summarizing why I don't engage with social media - UA-cam being a pseudo exception
@K.D.P. Ross It's interesting isn't it? Everyone with a smart phone has the ability to uninstall all the time sink / social apps that make it a minimalist phone, but instead of doing that, we want a new minimalist phone instead. No judgment, I'm in the same boat!
I really like to see when people manage to get back to classic mobile phones.
Can't do that myself because I depend on Signal personally, otherwise I'd probably get away with picking one up as well as long as it can function as LTE MODEM.
400$ for a fckn calculator? wtf
It's a phone, for Chrissake. Are you so addicted to tech that you can't function without your phone to tell you what to do and when to do it?
Hey Chris, The Sonim Xp3 flip phone is pretty good as a dumb phone. It's rugged and has
a fairly good battery life. You just have to re-Key to disable the Push To Talk.
They just released new sonim xp5+ with great battery life
Hi Chris. I can't. Sat nav, music, network tools, banking, email and some other stuff just means I do get benefit from my phone. But I disabled most notifications so news, sm, yt etc etc I just don't get anymore. My first phone ever was a Nokia 101 and whilst I like the idea of going back to that I don't think I'd want to. But love the video....next up a Nokia df review??
Chris, has the quality in broadcast television also decreased going from analogue to digital? I feel like digital TV looks horrible and pixelated. Here in Australia, free TV is still very popular. Congratulations on eliminating the borgifying device from your life, I've been wanting to do this myself and as soon as I finish this comment in jumping on eBay to find myself a dumb phone.
Love mine. Only negative is battery life. Bigger battery = perfect phone 👌🏻
I agree, phone call quality in the US is horrendous compared to what we have here in the EU, whenever i called anywhere in the US it sounded like every person on the line spoke through a tin can 🤣
I've been really considering doing this for a while now. At the same time I REALLY want the nicest Samsung lol.
This might have convinced me though. I'm 200% sure my life will be better with this, and that means id almost be a fool not to switch.
Maybe I'll keep my OnePlus8t for navigation but honestly that might just be an excuse.
Yep, I found that out a couple of years ago. New phones are just a distraction.
Why not try putting a basic software image on an Android phone? That is my next move for my Samsung S9 that is in the draw.
I am using an old Samsung.
Nokia does dumbphones better
Yeah I'm looking at picking one of dumbphones.
I have the Nokai 2780. I don't like Kai OS, but I love using it compared with my iPhone 11. I'm searching for a different dumbphone, if one I would like better exists, but I will not go back to a smart phone. I'm enjoying life a LOT more.
Something like a Nokia N82 which is a compromise with smartness (SIP [for SIM-free telephony],Maps,Browser,emal,...) but with a small screen and no touch will be a lot better. N82 was running Symbian S60v3 (keypad based) before the Symbian touch variants.
All you have to do Chris, is apply a little self-control and you'll find that the smart phone is a complement to your life-so long as you use it as a tool and don't get addicted to it. Personally, I don't find myself distracted by my phone much at all. I loathe to use it to check emails and prefer to use it for just messaging and notifications while performing most of my work on my PC. But yeah, you got a piece of shit phone there for real and it's designers should be shot.
Here's an alternative, Unihertz Jelly 2. 3" Android phone with 2000mAh battery. Turn off all notifications except sms, access Google Messages from a laptop, the Linux phone with keyboard, or in my case, a Planet Computer Gemeni. Lasts a day or two, fits in a pocket, and I can run my bank app on it. Then whenever I take a break I can get my Gemini from the backpack and do the other stuff, write job sms, or whatever. When I'm finished I turn off my Gemini and put it back in my backpack.
Punkt, Light Phone II, the new Nokias, they're all cool and so, but they all lack the one or two functions that I must have. (Bank app)
There is the Light phone II, it is similar in feature with the exception that you have a touch screen qwerty keyboard, and music player/podcasts.
Lol, that phone is overpriced as hell :) I looked and it costed 329€ EU so you have to have braindamage if you buy that
Compare example Nokia 105 4G 19,90€ with Up to 15 hours talk time and a month on standby (from outlet like 15€)
Its quite dumbphone but lot smarter than this 329€ phone
Hmm, sounds like a self-control issue. ;) If your devices run your life, you're no longer human. Ignore the things! They work for you, not you for them! I guess maybe I'm the odd one out on this, but it's the way I have always used devices. If nothing else, turn off "social media". It's adds NOTHING useful to your life and makes you upset. Your life will be better without it. Try it for a week.
Feature Phones are very popular in South Asia. I grew up with Nokia, Sony Erricson and Samsung feature phones which are packed with java apps and games. If somebody want to get away from a smartphone but still want to have some creature comforts like email, camera, navigation and portable wifi hotspot etc. go for a Nokia 6300 4G for 50-60$
Does anyone make a dumbphone that DOESN'T do texts? My Tracfone LG flip-phone needs only 2 things to be perfect- no texting, and the display doesn't show time left. Their webpage won't allow logins, assuming you can get by the constant Error 15's. If I have no keyboard, I don't want texts!
Oh man! What are the odds! Just when i've been browsing through possible dumbphones to replace my current old smartphone, you put out a video like this! You also hit the nail in the head by the end of it, stating the very reason why i want to "downgrade" to dumbphone too x). It eliminates even the smallest urges to procrastinate on projects i want to get finished. Been subscribing your channel for many years now and the content you put out just keeps on being fantastic~
If you decide to get another dumbphone, please make a video of it, as there aren't many youtubers on your quality level making anything related to them :) !
I'd like you to try some of the newer nokia feature phones (heard they're pretty crap even for dumbphones?), Doro's and ofcourse Light Phone 2!
$400??!! Goodness gracious. Have a look at the KaiOS ones like Nokia 6300, perfect middle ground. Smartphones have run their course, more & more people beginning to realise, myself included ;)
Would you test this other dumb phone ( $36 at amazon) , looks rugged and cool: amazon Dilwe1 U001 Seniors Cell Phones, Unlocked Bar Style Cell Phone, Dual SIM Dual Standby Cell Phone, GSM Mobile Phone,13800mah Battery (Black)
Maybe you should try using a modern feature phone like one with KaiOS or a stripped version of android.
there's also the unihertz jelly, which is a full mid-range smartphone, but it's the size of a bean. you have a full phone but you don't want to use it because it's a pain to use.
$400 for this piece of junk? WTF? And it only lasts 2,5 days? Wow this sounds like absolute shite. My A52s cost $50 less and lasts me 3 days or even more. Here's a tip for digital detoxing. Leave your phone in your pocket and put it on silent.
I remember I used to have a Nokia phone with touchscreen. I think it fit what you want, it’s really suck, basically a dumb phone with touchscreen. However I don’t remember what it called, might need some digging.
You would most likely be better off with a flip phone that runs KaiOS or some basic form of android
unless you're a true phone-o-holic that needs a phone that has NOTHING but the basics.
Was it so hard to remove useless time killing crap from your smartphone and only have useful productive stuff there?! This dumb phone movement looks like another flavor of the month gimmicky click-bait trickery TBH :)))
No disrespect!
$400? Serious? It literally has the same functionality as a flip phone you can grab from Walmart for ~$30. There are even flip phones with Android that can do tethering, but they're still in the same price range as the others. Maybe for the aesthetic they can charge a bit extra, maybe $50, but I'm not seeing how it can be anywhere close to $400.
like most of your stuff
but this…
c’mon now
heck, while you’re at it why don’t you go all the way CT
2 cans & some string
enjoy your folly time
you’ve EARNED it
🤣🤣😂
i tapped out @ 1:12
adios
Dude, my dad's last Nokia phone before he switched to smartphones (that's probably at least 12 years old now) is way better and more capable than this. Personally, if I had to switch to a dumb phone, I'd much rather get that one. You should also try getting an old Nokia phone next (and change the battery since it's probably not gonna hold much charge) and tell us your thoughts. Great video btw!
Edit: Also, there are ways on newer smartphones to limit your access to social media, I think those will be better for most people rather than switching to a dumb phone, since smartphones can also be extremely useful with all the features they come with.
Only 2 days on a dumb phone?!?! I get like ~50 hours in my One Plus 8T. I could probably get it even higher once I get my screen time down under 3 or 4 hours a day.
But I agree, putting down your phone is a lifesaver.
I guess I am weird... I keep my smart phone on me for the quick lookups, such as when I am on an Linux terminal setting up a machine and I need to look up a command or program or procedure.
But I have never caught on to the social media craze, closest I have gotten is UA-cam, but that isn't consumed on my phone, I use my computer for that.
As for Facebook and the like, never invested in it, much to Zuckerberg's dismay I suppose.
I am the guy that can forget the phone at home when I leave for work and not be worried about it.
Dumb phone is the how. Removal of distractions is the why. A pocket computer, that can also make phone calls, can be made non-distracting just like all the other computers that you are surrounded by. I use my computers and... pocket computers interchangeably to do many of the same tasks. Even to make phone calls sometimes.
call quality got a LOT better ever since the introduction of VoLTE and HD calling. the punkt probably doesn't support it.
Smart phones are too full of spyware today. Dumb phones have their pluses. But I like CalyxOS on select Androids to get past some of that. Have pretty switched back to dumb watch.
I do have a very modern smartphone, but it doesn't suck my life like that. I just don't have any socials and having a powerful computer in my pocket helps me to accomplish some work tasks anywhere I am.
Yes sometimes I binge UA-cam and try to play a game or something, but I would do that to the computer just as much if I didn't have a phone so I missing the point especially when this device is so expensive. But I see where you are coming from
first, i agree
Without digital towers we wouldn't have SMS, data connections, media streaming, HD content, and so on. Connection to a digital tower is not "worse", it has to do with wavelength and how waves are transmitted (how waves have longer and shorter frequency). A device has to be closer to a digital tower to have the same voice (and I emphasize that is only voice) quality than using analog signal to an analog tower. And that is the ONLY advantage of the analog signal over the digital signal.
i like old smaller phones, they fit in your pocket easier without feeling like a brick in in your pocket. and seriously, do you really need the entire internet with you at all time of day?? and not to mention all the tracking apps that are tracking every move you make thru out the day. seriously, these phones can even figure out when you took a dump during the day. what wrong with leaving your cell phone home or turning it off cuz you went to store? that's what voice mail is for ... i don't even take my phone with me anymore. it stays home, it will be there when i get back ...
we need to dump 2022 and start finding our way back to 1990's where life was cheap and simple ...
I like using 9key but the idea using it for only a a phone. I'm happy using a smartphone I've got a physical gps, laptop, tablet, mp3 player I can't complain, I'm about to get a digital camera I really don't need a smartphones
Oh hell yeah, i am thinking of switching to a Dumb phone (probably a nokia with KaiOS) but, i want to use the signal Messanger.
My current plan is to make a Signal Port to KaiOS. If anyone is interested or has experience with this please tell me.
The Zoolander reference reminds me of Futurama. LOL.
Amy: “Ack!”
Leela: “What’s wrong, Amy? Did you swallow your phone again?”
I use a fairly cheap Android phone. I dunno erm... I mean, I do think smartphones can be used for a fair amount of productivity but not as much as a computer of course.
So it would be bad to spend too long on it as you might be limiting your productivity in that way for sure.
Other than that maybe it just depends on the individual, I'd guess.
How about using your Kindle as an emergency SMS device (with an SMS app) and get rid of the phone altogether?
You can do SMS/calls using your computer at home, right?
My phone is my life support system. Before g calendar i was always late I forgot everything. With google telling me news and weather today I don't forget to bring an umbrella, I am able to lift myself from bed. With home workout apps in a month I went back too good shape.
It's great that this lifestyle works for you but it's not for me.
Nokia has some dumb phones released. I don't know if they are available in US, but in Europe they are. Prices - $60-$100
You know in a way basic phones was better because since you can't browse the internet or watch videos or play games like you can now you'll spend that time doing something else whether that be fixing something that you put off for a long time or hanging out with family or even doing something you never did before like a new hobby or something. Modern phones are addictive and very tempting.
I'm running a somin xp3 plus non camera. I love it and hate it too, upside is I am approaching my fourth year with a smartphone. Next phone I'm getting another dump phone candy bar style.
You and I have different concepts of what a dumb phone is.. for me, it's a phone without the hardware to connect to the internet.. sadly, in the US, I don't think that exists anymore.. I've looked so now, no phone at all. All I want a phone to do is make phone calls. I can't even get a real land line anymore.. you know, the kind that doesn't go off when the power goes off.
I thought the software/backend was from Blackberry ? For encryption purposes ?
Is this a sales ad Chris??? Oh, by the way, I still have my dumb phone and I only spent $20 bucks
new!! AND, it's not even android driven!