@@Chineseisntalanguageapparently it's more that the term commonly used for them back in the day when they lived alongside the modern touchscreen phones of the time was different than today. Flip-phones into dumbphones.
@@RubixstewYT yea, but all the cheap ones are unusable, not just because of their controls, but they barely support most common audio and video formats
mp3 player yes i use a small mp3 as my only music source it can last 10 hours and read a sd card with a 100 gb of music. however the ipod and cd players can fuck themselves its a unneccesary expense of holding and buying the shitties media made in this world that scratches all the time and takes up space
@@ГрубанМалић CDs make it easier to preserve the content on them, and when you have a CD you can do whatever you want with it, including selling it after you got the content off it, goes for games before PS4 too
While a dumbphone sounds nice, I'd be hard pressed to give up all messaging apps for sms/mms/rcs. We had friends who did a dumb phone detox or whatever and lost contact with them for months because they weren't using messenger.
Unfortunately we live in a world where everyone by default assumes you have a smartphone, and they've basically turned into a necessity. Using a dumbphone to reduce social media addiction sounds like a nuclear option, you should start off by using digital wellbeing settings of your android phone, and then uninstalling such applications if they aren't necessary.
i'd sooner delete apps from my smartphone than buy a whole new device, but i do really enjoy keeping social media and whatnot on my desktop only. the intentionality of 'getting online' is something a lot of people talk about missing, and i think having a designated place (the pc desk) for those activities makes them a lot more enjoyable. my chums do like to use discord to organise irl stuff, so i kinda need that one, but i've never really gotten into using it for other stuff. i've also found that not bringing a phone at all for short outings is very fun, i like being 100% unreacheable.
The reason you'd need a detox like this in the first place is because you don't have the self control to balance your life with a smart phone. In this scenario having the constant temptation of the just re-downloading apps is like going on a diet with a bucket of ice-cream in front of you all the time.
1:57 this depends by country/region. for example here in algeria 2g/3g signals are still available because we don't have 5g yet, and there are countries that are still using 3g without even 4g
Honestly being gone all day for work, I need a computer on me at all times. Accessing Email, UA-cam, Browser, Music, and many many other things far out ways the cons of it being a super addictive time wasting fuck.
Next people should spend their time browsing (and making) simple websites and forums without user tracking, cookies, upvotes, downvotes, likes, shares, etc. People don't need to be continually engaging with social media and online discussions / arguments -- just browse a handful of websites about personal interests and check out a forum that gets only a few posts a week, and spend the rest of your time having fun or working on a hobby / skill. The Wiby search engine is a good start, but I'm sure we can take it further.
*2:00** my country still supports 2G because it still has legitimate use. mostly for basics services and/or devices. It is also used as a falbback when 4G cannot reach you.* If your coutry has no 2G, then idk, just move or smth.
Even "bad" dumbphones are worth using at least in my case, I have a dinky Cricket Debut Flex and prefer it over my brand new Samsung smart phone, having to close out 12 notifications every time you boot up your phone just to call someone to it just working is surreal. -Also Jose is our savior
Considering 2G signals are still fine in greece I could legit daily drive the nokia N86 I have lol (a phone from 2008). Try looking if your country still has 2G or 3G signals and you may be able save money on buying a new dumbphone
I don’t know man…using my phone as a wallet is the most convenient thing ever. And being able to buy train/flight tickets and having them in your phone at all times without having to worry about loosing them is pretty neat. I mean if you can’t control your social media consumption just deinstall the apps
I am kinda not to keen on privating people of nowadays technology. It can be good since nowadays tech has a really bad rep not because of it specifically but bcuz of social media. I think, rather than quitting tech, people should quit or "" detox"" from social media. If you have the willingness to give up your smartphone, I think it would be much much easier to quit social media while you can still use your smartphone to talk and search the web and look for IRL human interaction. It will have the same if not a better effect on you.
Personally dont think those kinds of phones are a smart choice at all, just an enormous step back on advancements. Sure, there's definitely stuff thats wrong with modern tech, but dumb phones arent really a solution to me, more like telling someone to send a physical letter because modern texting isnt perfect.
@@celdaemon I know some friends who CANNOT control themselves. I once jokingly deleted Instagram from my friend's phone and parental-control-locked it from play store. Literally 15 mins later he was ready to pay me for the code to the lock.
"3G has been cut off a few years ago" As someone who didn't saw 4G until late 2015 (and knew the reasons, mostly auctioning all analog tv which was quick on big centers but slow in smaller cities) and now aware 2G and 3G is scheduled to 2027... ... it's all over again.
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If I didn't need to use a smartphone because my bank arbitrarily decided that I needed it to log in and do stuff with it, I would just use a "dumbphone" I'm in the situation where I don't even really need a smartphone (outside of that) and I don't want to buy a new one, I have the same since like 6 years (Yeah it runs horribly but, it does what it have to do I guess)
I considered the dumb phone route but consider the following - you lose actual productive apps like your calendar, notes, cloud files, office programs, and a web browser etc - many people depend on chat apps like whatsapp that simply aren't on dumb phones. - you'll not have a decent camera to use, you'd have to carry a camera separately - many dumb phones are actually quite terrible to use, not because they're dumb, but because the software is slow, unresponsive, and unoptimized I suggest deleting social media apps, only keep the chat programs you need, use features like focus mode and screen time limits on your phone to keep things under control. Way better approach in my opinion
hey, i love your videos they are great and this video too, but im having a real problem with this decision to use a dumbphone, im obsessed with memes, they're now a part of my life, i still can access them in my laptop but if there was a way to do it in a dumb phone.... is there anyone else that has such a this question?
I don’t know man. Cleaning a flat screen isn’t so hard. Smartphones are great for watching UA-cam…and you’d have less views if everyone was using dumbphones. Also, dumb phones are smaller, and nowadays, even an iPhone 4 would be too small for me to properly use, as it was the proper size for me as a KID. The iPhone 12 and phones of similar sizes are a good size. It would be better if it was easier to repair smartphones like how dumbphones can be, but the alternative uses of smartphones beyond being a phone are the features people REALLY LOVE. The freedom of a smartphone is perfect for escaping from the real world…kinda like what video games can do, and dumb phones can’t run Warframe(as that was ported to smartphones a while back, mainly iOS). So people who like playing high performance mobile games NEED a smartphone. Especially as I use emulators, and how most controllers with a slot for your phone for mobile devices really only work with smartphones, and smartphones would give you the best experience, as it’s all straight screen. Also, you don’t need to get a new phone to get away from social media. I used to use Reddit, but not anymore. I used to use Twitter, but not anymore. It didn’t take switching to a dumbphone to accomplish that.
The purpose of dumbphones in essence are to be less advanced and featured than typical smartphones. This is because people who use dumbphones are pragmatic and minimalist in nature, and do not see a need for all of those bells and whistles. Also, escapism is usually the reason why people DON'T want smartphones, as that escapism is considered toxic and addictive, ruining your life. And quitting social media manually with a smart device is a lot more difficult than most people think, and there wouldn't be a market for these phones if it wasn't, it's not **just** a detox, it's a lifestyle change and some people yearn for drastic change in their lives.
You know, I was in this "hobby" with the purchase of "dumbphones," and even after trying a few options, buying them with my own money, and then reading the dumbphoblne subreddit, I realized that this is a marketing ploy about buying unnecessary devices, not a way to change my life. Ironically, even on that subreddit, they wrote that by buying a stupid phone, they began to spend more time on a laptop or TV - no digital detox at all, just a hole in their wallet. E-books, mini iPhones, flipphones, and other Android mini phones are all about keeping things the same, which is the main challenge if you embark on the path of digital minimalism or digital detox, whatever you call it.
it isnt about digital detox (as i believe its impossible in this day and age), but mindless scrolling of tiktok, instagram and shorts, for which dumbphones arent the solution unfortunately
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@@buttercrisis what does this mean
Hearing old flip-phones/blackberries being referred to as "dumbphones" really makes me feel old.
Not dumb? Like if they call them old phones you don’t feel old but if they call them dumb, then you feel old??
Call them Feature phones
i'll call them ancient sh!tbricks then
@@Chineseisntalanguageapparently it's more that the term commonly used for them back in the day when they lived alongside the modern touchscreen phones of the time was different than today.
Flip-phones into dumbphones.
@@TheHamgamer and now there’s smart flip phones
The ultimate dumbphone experience is just having a house phone and nothing else
Stallman vibes
CD, CD players, iPod/MP3 player needs to comeback for music
Not iPods, remember, they need itunes
Mp3 players definitely though
@@RubixstewYT yea, but all the cheap ones are unusable, not just because of their controls, but they barely support most common audio and video formats
mp3 player yes i use a small mp3 as my only music source it can last 10 hours and read a sd card with a 100 gb of music.
however the ipod and cd players can fuck themselves its a unneccesary expense of holding and buying the shitties media made in this world that scratches all the time and takes up space
@@ГрубанМалић CDs make it easier to preserve the content on them, and when you have a CD you can do whatever you want with it, including selling it after you got the content off it, goes for games before PS4 too
While a dumbphone sounds nice, I'd be hard pressed to give up all messaging apps for sms/mms/rcs. We had friends who did a dumb phone detox or whatever and lost contact with them for months because they weren't using messenger.
Some apps like Whatsapp support KaiOS, which is a system that majority of dumbphones work on
@@MODEH7whatsapp just dropped support for zzzkaiOS
@@MODEH7it doesn’t anymore
You use a "dumbphone" because you needed a social media detox.
I use a €40 flip phone for... Well I'm not allowed to say
bro is on a couple of lists
did you joke too much about ruby ridge
bro the intro had me😭😭
Soviet cats are on the rise.
Unfortunately we live in a world where everyone by default assumes you have a smartphone, and they've basically turned into a necessity. Using a dumbphone to reduce social media addiction sounds like a nuclear option, you should start off by using digital wellbeing settings of your android phone, and then uninstalling such applications if they aren't necessary.
As much as i understand not using social media, not having my clock, calculator, and game boy all in one device is just too inconvenient
i'd sooner delete apps from my smartphone than buy a whole new device, but i do really enjoy keeping social media and whatnot on my desktop only. the intentionality of 'getting online' is something a lot of people talk about missing, and i think having a designated place (the pc desk) for those activities makes them a lot more enjoyable. my chums do like to use discord to organise irl stuff, so i kinda need that one, but i've never really gotten into using it for other stuff.
i've also found that not bringing a phone at all for short outings is very fun, i like being 100% unreacheable.
The reason you'd need a detox like this in the first place is because you don't have the self control to balance your life with a smart phone. In this scenario having the constant temptation of the just re-downloading apps is like going on a diet with a bucket of ice-cream in front of you all the time.
0:02 WAIT... HIS PHONE CAMERA NEVER GLITCHED???
1:57 this depends by country/region. for example here in algeria 2g/3g signals are still available because we don't have 5g yet, and there are countries that are still using 3g without even 4g
Thank you! Yeah, i did mention that it varies by region, cellular data is a very mixed bag.
bro these videos are getting better every single time, keep doing this!!! (you literally grew 2k in like 2 months)
Thank you so much!
Honestly being gone all day for work, I need a computer on me at all times. Accessing Email, UA-cam, Browser, Music, and many many other things far out ways the cons of it being a super addictive time wasting fuck.
Next people should spend their time browsing (and making) simple websites and forums without user tracking, cookies, upvotes, downvotes, likes, shares, etc. People don't need to be continually engaging with social media and online discussions / arguments -- just browse a handful of websites about personal interests and check out a forum that gets only a few posts a week, and spend the rest of your time having fun or working on a hobby / skill. The Wiby search engine is a good start, but I'm sure we can take it further.
0:59 also burner phones...
*2:00** my country still supports 2G because it still has legitimate use. mostly for basics services and/or devices. It is also used as a falbback when 4G cannot reach you.*
If your coutry has no 2G, then idk, just move or smth.
Even "bad" dumbphones are worth using at least in my case, I have a dinky
Cricket Debut Flex and prefer it over my brand new Samsung smart phone, having to close out 12 notifications every time you boot up your phone just to call someone to it just working is surreal.
-Also Jose is our savior
Jose is quite the savant!
I wonder how Linux phones are doing.
In the future, I want to build my own cellphone and for cellphones to be repairable.
I had a KaiOS phone and it was a nice experience
watching from xperia x8⚰️
Considering 2G signals are still fine in greece I could legit daily drive the nokia N86 I have lol (a phone from 2008). Try looking if your country still has 2G or 3G signals and you may be able save money on buying a new dumbphone
Jose is a wise guy for sure
i bet this video recommended to the creator by my dumbphone fanclub uncle but i cant prove it
I don’t know man…using my phone as a wallet is the most convenient thing ever. And being able to buy train/flight tickets and having them in your phone at all times without having to worry about loosing them is pretty neat. I mean if you can’t control your social media consumption just deinstall the apps
Having an open wallet with your most used card on top to tap nfc is more convenient. No face/fingerprint, no battery
I have a dumbphone(Nokia 216) I was having more fun than with my ordinary phone maybe because u could install games and apks
the 4th guy looks like mental outlaw lmfaooooo
Lmao 😂😂😂🤣
Siemens s25 works great
I am kinda not to keen on privating people of nowadays technology.
It can be good since nowadays tech has a really bad rep not because of it specifically but bcuz of social media. I think, rather than quitting tech, people should quit or "" detox"" from social media. If you have the willingness to give up your smartphone, I think it would be much much easier to quit social media while you can still use your smartphone to talk and search the web and look for IRL human interaction. It will have the same if not a better effect on you.
imagine living in the United States with AT&T trying to do a dumbphone… me
thanks for the video!
You're welcome!
Personally dont think those kinds of phones are a smart choice at all, just an enormous step back on advancements.
Sure, there's definitely stuff thats wrong with modern tech, but dumb phones arent really a solution to me, more like telling someone to send a physical letter because modern texting isnt perfect.
@@celdaemon I know some friends who CANNOT control themselves. I once jokingly deleted Instagram from my friend's phone and parental-control-locked it from play store. Literally 15 mins later he was ready to pay me for the code to the lock.
"3G has been cut off a few years ago"
As someone who didn't saw 4G until late 2015 (and knew the reasons, mostly auctioning all analog tv which was quick on big centers but slow in smaller cities) and now aware 2G and 3G is scheduled to 2027...
... it's all over again.
If I didn't need to use a smartphone because my bank arbitrarily decided that I needed it to log in and do stuff with it, I would just use a "dumbphone"
I'm in the situation where I don't even really need a smartphone (outside of that) and I don't want to buy a new one, I have the same since like 6 years (Yeah it runs horribly but, it does what it have to do I guess)
i use a samsung intensity slide 2 from 2010
Smartphones - A Dumb Choice
some one could probably install debian on a flip phone from 2007
I would like an android dumbphone but honestly the fact that none of them i think have lineageos support is sad.
I can't trust OEM roms
What was that start...
I considered the dumb phone route but consider the following
- you lose actual productive apps like your calendar, notes, cloud files, office programs, and a web browser etc
- many people depend on chat apps like whatsapp that simply aren't on dumb phones.
- you'll not have a decent camera to use, you'd have to carry a camera separately
- many dumb phones are actually quite terrible to use, not because they're dumb, but because the software is slow, unresponsive, and unoptimized
I suggest deleting social media apps, only keep the chat programs you need, use features like focus mode and screen time limits on your phone to keep things under control. Way better approach in my opinion
its a dumb approach either way. better have stuff when you dont need them rather than not having stuff when you need them. its all about self control
@@Dragoonoar some people need help with self control more than others. The screen time limits and focus mode is very helpful in my opinion
@@Dragoonoar If humans had self control then the world would be a much better place.
The particular nokia flip phone in the thumbnail sucks tho i had it and for some reason it gets super slowwww and buggy
amazing (i dont know what to comment since this was made 23 mins ago)
hey, i love your videos they are great and this video too, but im having a real problem with this decision to use a dumbphone, im obsessed with memes, they're now a part of my life, i still can access them in my laptop but if there was a way to do it in a dumb phone....
is there anyone else that has such a this question?
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I don’t know man. Cleaning a flat screen isn’t so hard. Smartphones are great for watching UA-cam…and you’d have less views if everyone was using dumbphones. Also, dumb phones are smaller, and nowadays, even an iPhone 4 would be too small for me to properly use, as it was the proper size for me as a KID. The iPhone 12 and phones of similar sizes are a good size. It would be better if it was easier to repair smartphones like how dumbphones can be, but the alternative uses of smartphones beyond being a phone are the features people REALLY LOVE. The freedom of a smartphone is perfect for escaping from the real world…kinda like what video games can do, and dumb phones can’t run Warframe(as that was ported to smartphones a while back, mainly iOS). So people who like playing high performance mobile games NEED a smartphone. Especially as I use emulators, and how most controllers with a slot for your phone for mobile devices really only work with smartphones, and smartphones would give you the best experience, as it’s all straight screen.
Also, you don’t need to get a new phone to get away from social media. I used to use Reddit, but not anymore. I used to use Twitter, but not anymore. It didn’t take switching to a dumbphone to accomplish that.
The purpose of dumbphones in essence are to be less advanced and featured than typical smartphones.
This is because people who use dumbphones are pragmatic and minimalist in nature, and do not see a need for all of those bells and whistles.
Also, escapism is usually the reason why people DON'T want smartphones, as that escapism is considered toxic and addictive, ruining your life.
And quitting social media manually with a smart device is a lot more difficult than most people think, and there wouldn't be a market for these phones if
it wasn't, it's not **just** a detox, it's a lifestyle change and some people yearn for drastic change in their lives.
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dumbphones made cartoons 70% better
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Steve Cutts animation used. Opinion invalidated
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you talking about using a dumbphone to release from the media and social stuff yet here you are prompting your discord 🤡🤡🤡
well i'm a creator, i don't know what you expect.
lmao how many of yall really bought dumbphones because of this video?
You know, I was in this "hobby" with the purchase of "dumbphones," and even after trying a few options, buying them with my own money, and then reading the dumbphoblne subreddit, I realized that this is a marketing ploy about buying unnecessary devices, not a way to change my life. Ironically, even on that subreddit, they wrote that by buying a stupid phone, they began to spend more time on a laptop or TV - no digital detox at all, just a hole in their wallet. E-books, mini iPhones, flipphones, and other Android mini phones are all about keeping things the same, which is the main challenge if you embark on the path of digital minimalism or digital detox, whatever you call it.
it isnt about digital detox (as i believe its impossible in this day and age), but mindless scrolling of tiktok, instagram and shorts, for which dumbphones arent the solution unfortunately
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