i love "dumb" Phones because they are... well... PHONES. and the funny thing is they are basically better in every way Last Longer? Check Durable? Check Cheap? Check Not Makes me want to end my life? Check
A dumbphone may not be dumb, but spending almost 300 dollars in one is... That's Nexus 5X territory... It's ok to buy it, but I think you should not spend anywhere near that much for it
Right when you can get a Motorola Moto E 2nd gen unlocked for as little as $90, and add a senior friendly home screen too it, if you need to do as such. In fact I've worked for a non profit for over 11 years that deals with seniors, and about 60% of my clients who have a cell phone own something like an Android based phone, and have little issues with them, and can't see themselves ever going back to a flip phone as for about 3/4 of those who own an Android phone use it as their sole computing device.
***** Problem with that idea is GSM carriers like AT&T & T-MO are slowly phasing out 2G cell service so phones like that will stop working since they don't have 3G which is why I suggested a cheap and decent smart phone like the Moto E with a more simple UI skin added on top.
really, I'm now missing those days when mobile phones were beautiful, with keys n buttons, small screen, bar shaped... or flip type. every other phone had something different in body seeing, keys color, their shape size... I remember the giants like Sony Ericsson, Nokia, moto... but now these days... every other phone is just a piece of a rectangular black glass. No keys, no more that gorgeous light glowing out from the keys... No nothing ! just a piece of rectangular black glass
Just get a landline and use a payphone for emergencies if you can even find one. just like we used to do back in medieval times LOL! Or how bout carrying around a pager remember them?
no no no, smart phones are probably one of the most innovative technologies, its just the way people use them. so dumb people with smartphones stay dumb, while smart people with smartphones can really do amazing things.
Fish Can Roll, there's nothing really innovative about smartphones: they're just small, portable computers. The problem isn't the technology or how people use it, it's how app developers create the need for things that aren't really needed, turning smartphones into something so addictive that even smart people are turned into zombies who can't get their eyes off the phone for 5 seconds.
and now people are addict they are a great resource for spying, because "who cares if anyone can turn on my camera, look through my private pictures, download all my email and texts when i wanna play candycrush real bad"
A lot of these phones are called seniors phone. I got my almost 65 year old hubby one. His phone packed it in and could not get his head around my smart phone. One day I left it on the table and it rang he did not even know how to answer it. He was frustrated and really upset me. But I knew no way he was going to be able to use one if I got him a smart phone. I was upset and cranky when I went looking for a phone phone. I worry about him when he is out and about. He has medical conditions and I don't like him not been able to call me. Or I can't contact him. His 65th birthday is soon and he started talking about wanting a phone but I said they no longer make them but decided to look around again. I started seeing a few and bingo I got him a nice basic senior phone coming in the mail. Its about time phone companies seen the need that their is a need for these phones.
Sandy De Jong, there are many phones and options from all major (and smaller) carriers. You can also find phones that are like-new on eBay or Amazon. There are many options to pick from when it comes to basic phones.
I know exactly how you/he feels. I am 63 years old, I can strip down my PC and totally rebuild it, installing o/s and all drivers with ease. 2 days ago I bought myself a new Samsung A5 and I cannot fathom it out! The touch seems to work intermittently and I have still not managed to get past the setup screens. VERY frustrating.
These basic phones never left the market, though. They've been around the whole time, often selling with leading carriers and pre-paid services alike. Yet at 65, I'm surprised by his wariness to phones - many, many people around his age have seen the emergence of mobile communications devices, and have (theoretically) had access to mobile phones since the 80s. Of course mobile phones then were quite expensive, but car phones, older mobile phones, more modern compact flips and candy bar phones, etc have been around for ages. Smartphones have been around for well over a decade or so, though many argue that they really only got good in 2007. Modern smartphones (2007-present) are designed with simplicity and convenience in mind. I'm sure picking up an older iPhone for your husband wouldn't be a bad experience for him. Buying a basic phone isn't necessarily helping his frustration, it's just avoiding it, so if/when he comes in contact with smart devices again, the experience will still be rather poor for him. Getting him an older device to learn and experiment with is a great way to have him familiarize himself with great technologies, and they may even help him become acclimated and knowledgeable with today's tech. As a side note, I'd like to respond to you as well, Peter. My father was a bit like you for a while. At one point, he was keen on keeping up with technological trends for the longest time - having worked in mechanical/hardware/software engineering fields for much on his life, technology has been huge for him. After about 2006 or so, some of his consumer tech interest waned, so he didn't end up participating in the initial smartphone and tablet craze. When he eventually decided to give it a try, the experiences were foreign, but he bought into a much different experience than you with Windows Phone 8.1 on a Nokia Lumia 635. I too had one laying around - it was a great smartphone. Although Windows Phone lacked apps, the overall experience was flawless otherwise, and it was very simple to learn. He did use my older iPhone 3GS for a little while, but never for much more than calling, texting, and browsing. Nowadays he's using a Moto X Pure Edition, of course running Android. Besides BlackBerry, Palm, and a few others, he's pretty much used all of the larger smartphone platforms these days, and he's quite well acclimated with each now. I'd just suggest staying away from some of Samsung's lower-tier devices like the A and J Series phones. The experiences on those can be frustrating with all the bloatware, limited hardware, and Samsung's exceptionally poor optimization on their mid and lower-tier devices.
little bitty I hear you, most phones are not user friendly for the seniors. I am quite sure that there will be a market for elders and the new version will blow people away.
I seriously would still use the RAZR today if it had an amoled screen and keypad and has expandable memory for media. I totally miss the flick to open and close the phone. would be so cool if my s7 edge could be thinner and fold in half mimicking a flip phone.
I still use a Motorola Razr and it's an upgrade for me. I used to use a Motorola v195 for years (didn't even have a camera) but people were complaining about the call quality so I bit the bullet and got the Razr v3 classic because it had the same keyboard layout and ringtones I was accustomed to from my v195. A year ago, my Razr fell out of my pocket while I was riding my bicycle in Manhattan. I immediately bought another one on eBay. A day or so later, my sister got a phone call from someone who found it, the screen was crushed, but the guy who found it just pushed the button that had the last-dialed call and reached my sister to say that he found the phone. It still worked even after it was apparently run over by a car in New York City traffic! So I went to the restaurant where this guy worked, got my bruised and battered Razr back and just took out the SIM and put it in the "new" secdondhand phone that I bought off of eBay. Now, a few months ago, I lost *that* phone too, on the Staten Island Ferry. So I went on eBay again and bought hyet another one. But again, some honest Good Samaratian found it and brought it to Lost & Found and I got my phone back. That's the other great thing about these phones, nobody bothers stealing them. (Or maybe I have just been lucky with good, honest people.) But I think it's common for people who lose their fancy smartphones in New York City to not get them back, my brother also lost his iPhone and nobody returned it to him. ( I guess losing our phones is a thing in our family.)
no companies will do, then u could just say send me a load of simcards and give away to everyone you know, then the service provider would go out of business
YankeeSpirit Nothing is free, there is always a trade off and in this case it is security since it use that encryption key which only YOUR and ONLY YOURS sim can unlock it.
Never had a smart phone -- don't want one. Have a Nokia without internet or camera. Very distraction-free. Why do I need the internet on my phone when I have it at work and home?
I'm using a Nokia 220. I think I am the only person out of all of my friends and relatives that still uses a buttoned non-touchscreen phone. (btw I'm 23) I used to have 2 iphone 3G's many years ago. After those 2 I just decided to stick with regular phones.
The problem is that most of the so-called "dumbphones" out there right now are anything but. They are more like what used to be called a feature phone. A dumbphone doesn't need a camera, it doesn't need GPS, it doesn't need WiFi, internet access or any kind of data connection, it doesn't need a big color screen (heck, a suitable size e-ink display could work), it doesn't need to run Android or some other phone OS, it doesn't need "apps", it doesn't need email it doesn't need MP3/AAC/whatever playback or ringtones and it doesn't need high-end hardware (large amounts of RAM or Flash, fast multi-core CPU, whatever) A true dumbphone should have a bright easy-to-read monochrome/greyscale display, voice calling, SMS, phonebook/contacts, maybe a few built in games (like the Snake game on the old Nokia's) and really long battery life. If you want internet access, MP3 playback, cameras, apps, email, WiFi, GPS or other such features, buy the low-end (or older) Android handset to get that. EDIT: I think maybe you do need a GPS receiver in there to support mandates by various governments that phones be able to send their GPS coordinates to emergency service operators when you call them so they know where you are. But all the other stuff still applies.
you probably came from a country where calculator are long been deleted. that shit looks so ugly.. because I'm in a country where calculators still existing... and well you put that out on your pocket and start talking people will look at you and... WTF is he doing with the calculator.
Translation: "Too stubborn to learn how to use a smartphone despite them being inherently easier? Here are some horribly overpriced/ slow to use/ generally unreasonable excuses!" There are valid reasons to use a regular phone rather than smartphone, but they're not referenced. Flip phones CANNOT take a beating, the hinge is a weak point a rugged smartphone doesn't have. If you need an emergency call button, you could just as well have an unlocked smartphone and an app that calls an emergency number when you tap its icon press the power button repeatedly or something. And you can talk to it if you can't reach it. So, excuses.
$160 phone that can survive a fall of 4 feet? That's incredible! Meanwhile, the Motorola Droid Turbo 2 has a shatterproof screen which can survive any reasonable fall (some people dropped it from ~400 ft and it was still operational even if not completely usable) and is around $200 for a used/refurbished model or even cheaper now that it has gotten a bit older.
flip phones still make the best burner phones. just break it in half like in Breaking Bad and no one can triangulate your location. I use em in my bank heists all the time.
A flip phone is all you need. Don't be a sucker and get hooked by the advertising of those other things. Flip phones today do all a more expensive on will do.
Tommy Truth like what u can't play u can't FaceTime u can't use slow motion camera u cant do shit all u can do is call and text and that's it and I'm not even talking about the Touch ID
Milton Pandjaitan Samsung has made a smart flip phone and that phone can bearly play run Facebook and Twitter, and it's still super hard to text, and the phone has the camera and specs of a budget phone but costing 200$ more.
I've had my LG flip phone since 2009 because I rarely need a mobile phone. I pay $100 annually for TracFone service. I have 4,000 minutes that have accumulated over the past several years, as well.
I have aa Nokia base model, acquired back in the 90's, dropped it in a deep puddle of water by accident, took it out, shook off the water, and promptly made a call. It also has a real gps receiver, still works without any need for Internet , wifi, cell data or even as sim card, and has preloaded maps (somewhat outdated now). Battery lasted something like a week. Just typing this makes me considering starting to use it again ! Freedom !!
4G LTE connection. NO Bluetooth, Wifi, NFC and noise canceling ambient microphone Hardware. Is the kind of dumbphone I want to use in "certain situations". Oh an removable battery that last several days.
I hate smartphones. I have two 7 inch Android tablets and a laptop for internet access. But these cheap phones fit in your change pocket, they're virtually unbreakable, the battery lasts forever, & they make the same clear digital calls at the same wattage on the same frequency.
Never had a smart phone, never will. Was tempted to buy one, but realized I didn't want to join the zombie crowd. Bought a $20 flip phone that's serves it's purpose.
I use an older 2G Phone without Apple or Google , No Texts , Camera or Apps , Just a Phone , I still use Checks and Cash Only , If everything is Digital we might as well be in Prison . Never Used one of those Smartphones .
I have Verizon's Kyocera DuraXV LTE and it's the best thing I've ever done. I don't need to keep in touch with the world 24/7. Call quality is great, it's basically water, dust shock proof, I've put it through a severe tests and it past. If family and friends need to contact me they can call or text me, it's amazing they are living through this change and I don't miss smartphones at all. Plus I'm saving and I mean saving money BIG time!!
Just went back to flips, a Samsung Gusto 2 and a Lenovo. I was sick of not only carrying around a 5.5 inch computer on my hip (that won't fit in a pocket very well), with all these stupid notifications, updates, etc...but if I want the internet, I have a desktop and a laptop for that. The flips fit in my pocket, don't have to worry about scratching them, breaking them, or having to get a polymer case like I had with my Moto G4, that makes it feel like I'm OC my 9mm. I still have the "smart" phone for photography, video and music...other than that: weather forecast. Simplicity of the old days is nice, gotta say.
I would argue that smartphones are actually tougher. You can just put an Otter Box on a smartphone and forget about it, but with flip phones, you have a hinge that is quite fragile.
Maybe, if you don't have a smartphone yet and just a computer/laptop they it's okay. But if you already have a smartphone without a computer, then THINK AGAIN! You could feel worried that you could be missing out on something
All smartphones will end up in the garbage pile. They are making everyone miserable. I still have my slide phone and i wont ever give it up. Also i feel computers are STILL that old school tech that i used in the 90s. Thats why im writing this on my PC.
The best reason I can present as to why some of us still have old mobile phone models is this: they are often items we have put away when getting newer models and offer a decent, free or cheap alternative when you need a second cell phone for when you cannot or would not want to use your smartphone. Point in case: my workplace is in the refrigerated and deep-freezing section of the retail industry, meaning I may work for long spans of time at near-freezing or below-freezing temperatures. It is inadvisable to use high-end electronics at such temperature ranges, so I take my old Nokia clamshell to work. And I had to pay nothing for that!
I use a flip phone, dropped it 4 times, 1 on ashfalt, one off a desk onto wood about 3 feet. and once dropped it on wood and it broke in two, snapped it back together and am still using it now. even got some water on it and still fine.
All these videos always mention that you'd have to type out stuff one letter at at time and press the same key multiple times to get the letter that you want. T9 predictive text, which every keypad phone has had for a very long time now, means this isn't the case. I can type faster with one thumb on my current flip phone than I could on my smart phone. I can do it all with only one hand! I am very happy that I switched back to a flip phone. Calling and texting works great, everything else is just a distraction to me. Thanks.
If you're the type of person who worries about others opinions then a flip phone may not be for you... I myself am a very minimalist person. Not big on social media, only use my phone as a music player, talk, text and the camera that comes in handy. Even though I have no use for 80% of the functions of a smartphone. IMO, there is absolutely no reason to have a "dumbphone" in 2019. When the options are soo vast for cheap smartphones. I myself would rather not stand out. I just recently bought a cheap but powerful up to date smartphone for $250 made by a not so popular brand, Xiaomi. It does everything I need it to do with the potential to do more if ever I need it. These are the kinds of people who need a "dumbphones" Drug dealers. "Welfare cases"(Very poor people) Elderly. Conspiracy theorists. People who are addicted with no self control and need to "break free". And Minimalists.(Even minimalists, shouldn't force themselves to downgrade)
Smartphones can make you dumb, fact. Walking into people, busses, ignoring those around you and being "lost" when you're battery dies or GPS fails. Dumbphone means less stress, more real conversations and less device management.
Simple phones (or dumb phones) were popular and the most common from mid-2001 to early 2012. At this time, people were not addicted to mobile phones, but after early 2012, the simple phone's popularity was tooken over by the popularity of smartphones, and from mid-2012 to now, smartphones became the most common. After that, smartphones are always used more. I more often used smartphones to play video games, surf the internet, or watch RUclips in 2013 and now from 2018 to now. 📱✋
Agreed. I totally love my beautiful pink coloured flip phone and don't want to trade it for a giant-sized breakable funeral coloured phone because it doesn't have a SIM card so I can no longer get service from the network. I love the flip - so easy to use, so tiny, and so nice looking. I don't use phones or Internet or texting anyway and I do despise it when people go out for lunch and use their phones. Won't go with those people again! For heavens sakes, put the stupid technology away while visiting or else stay home! It's time to bring back etiquette! What would you think if I hauled out a crossword puzzle while I went to dinner with you? Like most, I just want a quick easy phone that's a nice colour and is tough to break. The more technology advances the worse it seems to become. We don't even have good databases today like they did in the old days of DOS where Q&A was the most powerful and easy to use database ever invented. Love that Jitterbug. Looking for a place to buy it locally but does it have the necessary SIM card?
You're forgetting to mention that most of those 24 million phones were nothing but cheap burner phones used by those whom want a disposable number due to... their line of business. Almost all of these people own personal smartphones as well. The only people legitimately buying these as their main cell phone are older people whom don't want to learn how to use smartphones.
I use a "dumb" phone for unlimited talk/text $25 pm. Then i use a smart phone like a tablet to run apps via free wifi. Everyone makes fun of me but think of the savings on data.
I only switch to Smart Phone in 2013 after the phone company abolished the 2 G network. I can send message faster on dumb phone than smart phone, which usually "correct" my words with wrong words.
I honestly think the best choice if you want a feature phone is to buy a used Sony Ericsson or Nokia from 2008-2010. They were to of the line during their day, so may be higher quality than newly produced feature phones.
those called "Feature Phones" & some of them are for disabled people or old people, those phones u can depend on it for days without charging & almost safe from tracking or spying specially "Punkt"
Now they have something called KaiOS, an operating system based on FirefoxOS and powered by Android, that makes your “dumb phone” into smartphone with youtube, google maps, google assistant, kaios store powered by google play, facebook, twitter, whatsapp,..
What I found with non smartphone (or dumb phone) is that the majority that are sold on the market today are just cheaply built altogether, like if it was made for a kid or only intended to last for a week. I wish there were more non smartphone that are actually built reasonable well.
I'm using the LGB470. I got it for free when AT&T forced me to upgrade. And with the GoPhone service (now AT&T Prepaid) I'm paying $10 a month. The menus are confusing as hell and take some time dedicated to studying them. But since we just use them to talk, that stuff doesn't really matter. If you're really desperate, you can message, email, and browse the web with it. But those things are a major pain in the ass. It's all about the talking.
My favorite 'dumbphone' that I have ever used was a Samsung M330 sliding phone. I could type away on that thing real fast, and the chiming noises weren't frustrating. I only had that thing for about a year before I got my first smartphone. That M330 was a great phone, and it stood up to frequently falling out of my pocket. It was a tough little phone, and I admired it for that. Plus, I figure out how to play the theme to Mission 1 from Double Dragon using the dialer, and it was a fun time waster
I have an IPhone 6, the only thing I am updating is the battery. Tablet for games. IPhone for text, social media when I am in places like long lines or waits, and calls.
Many pre smartphones were actually very difficult, confusing phones to use. Anyone remembers the Motorola V3 Razr? You needed the manual just to clean up your contact list.
I just brought a refurbished new condition 2007 Nokia6300(black) for £23 on eBay, unlocked so will take any sim. Simple, great battery, still looks good & comes with a year warranty. U cud pick up a decent older mobile for $30 no problem.
i love "dumb" Phones because they are... well... PHONES. and the funny thing is they are basically better in every way
Last Longer? Check
Durable? Check
Cheap? Check
Not Makes me want to end my life? Check
smart people use dumb phones
dumb people use smart phones
@Mc Epic No there isnt any phone at that price would definitely be the worst phone ever. Just because it has a touch screen doesnt mean its smart.
@@user-nd2ij9oh1t your right. I barely know math.
WELL SAID MAN
A dumbphone may not be dumb, but spending almost 300 dollars in one is... That's Nexus 5X territory... It's ok to buy it, but I think you should not spend anywhere near that much for it
Right when you can get a Motorola Moto E 2nd gen unlocked for as little as $90, and add a senior friendly home screen too it, if you need to do as such. In fact I've worked for a non profit for over 11 years that deals with seniors, and about 60% of my clients who have a cell phone own something like an Android based phone, and have little issues with them, and can't see themselves ever going back to a flip phone as for about 3/4 of those who own an Android phone use it as their sole computing device.
***** Problem with that idea is GSM carriers like AT&T & T-MO are slowly phasing out 2G cell service so phones like that will stop working since they don't have 3G which is why I suggested a cheap and decent smart phone like the Moto E with a more simple UI skin added on top.
Heathen Frens TV or the Samsung Bright side
if you want a dumb phone buy a lg voyager
more like $800
really, I'm now missing those days when mobile phones were beautiful, with keys n buttons, small screen, bar shaped... or flip type. every other phone had something different in body seeing, keys color, their shape size... I remember the giants like Sony Ericsson, Nokia, moto...
but now these days... every other phone is just a piece of a rectangular black glass. No keys, no more that gorgeous light glowing out from the keys... No nothing ! just a piece of rectangular black glass
Vishram Chitnis Just? You have not seen the Galaxy S8 obviously. The S8 is such a gorgeous phone unlike phones with plastic number pads
Vishram Chitnis I know right! Seeing how every phone looks almost the same nowadays gets old real fast.
@@akzebraminer material objects hold no "true beauty" lately little quality to boot!Aesthetically pleasing to the Eye and mind and is not$$$worth it
bad taste
I'm still using my briefcase phone from the 80's so I might upgrade to one of these
Fuck Motorola Razr V3, I use a dial-up phone.
Dan Mitchell I carry around a pay phone.
I carry around two cups tied to a string.
Dan Mitchell lol
Just get a landline and use a payphone for emergencies if you can even find one. just like we used to do back in medieval times LOL! Or how bout carrying around a pager remember them?
36,479 unread emails? I hate it when people don't clear their notifications! now, give me that punkt phone!
Its because notifications are made to keep you addicf
296 $ for a "dumb" phone? That's just dumb.
Commenting for a "dumb" phone? That's just dumb.
Λdσиιѕ replying to a "dumb" comment is dumb.
ᴄʀʏʟʟɪᴄᴀʟ your comment made no sense at all. Thats just dumb.
$296? That is expensive for dumb phones, if you lived in the late 90s to 2007.
Jack Skellington Leave your fanboysm out of this
Really, 300 dollars for that. i have a Nokia 1280 for $15. Beat that WSJ, that is some Dumb journalism...
christiandoritos ....why not ?
Hey, look! A headphone jack!
eDude-Gaming on the jitterbug I think
eDude-Gaming LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
my iphone has a headphone jack.....
eDude-Gaming these phones must be from the future because we all know Apple innovated the headphone jack with the iPhone X2...
2:57 36,479 emails?
Vincent Zeng ikr!
The "dumb" thing that'll make people smart up. Smartphones just make people dumb. Or dumber, in some cases.
no no no, smart phones are probably one of the most innovative technologies, its just the way people use them. so dumb people with smartphones stay dumb, while smart people with smartphones can really do amazing things.
Fish Can Roll, there's nothing really innovative about smartphones: they're just small, portable computers. The problem isn't the technology or how people use it, it's how app developers create the need for things that aren't really needed, turning smartphones into something so addictive that even smart people are turned into zombies who can't get their eyes off the phone for 5 seconds.
+Module79L right...
and now people are addict they are a great resource for spying, because "who cares if anyone can turn on my camera, look through my private pictures, download all my email and texts when i wanna play candycrush real bad"
A lot of these phones are called seniors phone. I got my almost 65 year old hubby one. His phone packed it in and could not get his head around my smart phone. One day I left it on the table and it rang he did not even know how to answer it. He was frustrated and really upset me. But I knew no way he was going to be able to use one if I got him a smart phone. I was upset and cranky when I went looking for a phone phone. I worry about him when he is out and about. He has medical conditions and I don't like him not been able to call me. Or I can't contact him. His 65th birthday is soon and he started talking about wanting a phone but I said they no longer make them but decided to look around again. I started seeing a few and bingo I got him a nice basic senior phone coming in the mail. Its about time phone companies seen the need that their is a need for these phones.
Sandy De Jong I like your story :) I hope you and your Husband stay good.
Sandy De Jong, there are many phones and options from all major (and smaller) carriers. You can also find phones that are like-new on eBay or Amazon. There are many options to pick from when it comes to basic phones.
I know exactly how you/he feels. I am 63 years old, I can strip down my PC and totally rebuild it, installing o/s and all drivers with ease. 2 days ago I bought myself a new Samsung A5 and I cannot fathom it out! The touch seems to work intermittently and I have still not managed to get past the setup screens. VERY frustrating.
These basic phones never left the market, though. They've been around the whole time, often selling with leading carriers and pre-paid services alike. Yet at 65, I'm surprised by his wariness to phones - many, many people around his age have seen the emergence of mobile communications devices, and have (theoretically) had access to mobile phones since the 80s. Of course mobile phones then were quite expensive, but car phones, older mobile phones, more modern compact flips and candy bar phones, etc have been around for ages. Smartphones have been around for well over a decade or so, though many argue that they really only got good in 2007.
Modern smartphones (2007-present) are designed with simplicity and convenience in mind. I'm sure picking up an older iPhone for your husband wouldn't be a bad experience for him. Buying a basic phone isn't necessarily helping his frustration, it's just avoiding it, so if/when he comes in contact with smart devices again, the experience will still be rather poor for him.
Getting him an older device to learn and experiment with is a great way to have him familiarize himself with great technologies, and they may even help him become acclimated and knowledgeable with today's tech.
As a side note, I'd like to respond to you as well, Peter. My father was a bit like you for a while. At one point, he was keen on keeping up with technological trends for the longest time - having worked in mechanical/hardware/software engineering fields for much on his life, technology has been huge for him.
After about 2006 or so, some of his consumer tech interest waned, so he didn't end up participating in the initial smartphone and tablet craze. When he eventually decided to give it a try, the experiences were foreign, but he bought into a much different experience than you with Windows Phone 8.1 on a Nokia Lumia 635. I too had one laying around - it was a great smartphone. Although Windows Phone lacked apps, the overall experience was flawless otherwise, and it was very simple to learn. He did use my older iPhone 3GS for a little while, but never for much more than calling, texting, and browsing. Nowadays he's using a Moto X Pure Edition, of course running Android. Besides BlackBerry, Palm, and a few others, he's pretty much used all of the larger smartphone platforms these days, and he's quite well acclimated with each now.
I'd just suggest staying away from some of Samsung's lower-tier devices like the A and J Series phones. The experiences on those can be frustrating with all the bloatware, limited hardware, and Samsung's exceptionally poor optimization on their mid and lower-tier devices.
little bitty I hear you, most phones are not user friendly for the seniors. I am quite sure that there will be a market for elders and the new version will blow people away.
I seriously would still use the RAZR today if it had an amoled screen and keypad and has expandable memory for media. I totally miss the flick to open and close the phone. would be so cool if my s7 edge could be thinner and fold in half mimicking a flip phone.
They need to bring back every dumb phone back with modern day components. They might just hit off in the market. I love old phones.
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they sell it already in Chinese market. look up Samsung galaxy golden. or Samsung galaxy Hennessey
I still use a Motorola Razr and it's an upgrade for me. I used to use a
Motorola v195 for years (didn't even have a camera) but people were
complaining about the call quality so I bit the bullet and got the Razr
v3 classic because it had the same keyboard layout and ringtones I was
accustomed to from my v195. A year ago, my Razr fell out
of my pocket while I was riding my bicycle in Manhattan. I immediately
bought another one on eBay. A day or so later, my sister got a
phone call from someone who found it, the screen was crushed, but the
guy who found it just pushed the button that had the last-dialed call
and reached my sister to say that he found the phone. It still worked
even after it was apparently run over by a car in New York City traffic! So I went to the restaurant where this guy worked, got my bruised and battered Razr back and just took out the SIM and put it in the "new" secdondhand phone that I bought off of eBay. Now, a few months ago, I lost *that* phone too, on the Staten Island Ferry. So I went on eBay again and bought hyet another one. But again, some honest Good Samaratian found it and brought it to Lost & Found and I got my phone back. That's the other great thing
about these phones, nobody bothers stealing them. (Or maybe I have just
been lucky with good, honest people.) But I think it's common for people
who lose their fancy smartphones in New York City to not get them back,
my brother also lost his iPhone and nobody returned it to him. ( I
guess losing our phones is a thing in our family.)
lels
2040: yeah remember those glass breakable tiles?
And those users with insulting names
I would buy a cheap one to carry around at work, but stupid American cellular companies won't give me 2 sim cards for 1 number
no companies will do, then u could just say send me a load of simcards and give away to everyone you know, then the service provider would go out of business
Jacob Dalgaard
Sim cards for the same number, not unlimited numbers. If they want to charge a few bucks for the piece of plastic, that's fine.
yes but theoreticly you could do that same with one number
Jacob Dalgaard
Modern sim cards have security features to prevent cloning like on old phones
YankeeSpirit Nothing is free, there is always a trade off and in this case it is security since it use that encryption key which only YOUR and ONLY YOURS sim can unlock it.
2:56 That must be all the Hillary's emails...
lels
Idiot... Tell us about the Trump Golden Shower model.
wayne lynch Triggered
Mike Czenkus
Is that the TrumPeePee model?
Could be
Never had a smart phone -- don't want one. Have a Nokia without internet or camera. Very distraction-free. Why do I need the internet on my phone when I have it at work and home?
I feel like I need a basic phone now, just call and text, digital detox...
I threw my flippy of the bleachers and it survived 💖
moto please bring back RAZR
they are
Just buy a used one
They did
I'm using a Nokia 220. I think I am the only person out of all of my friends and relatives that still uses a buttoned non-touchscreen phone. (btw I'm 23) I used to have 2 iphone 3G's many years ago. After those 2 I just decided to stick with regular phones.
I use a Motorola V3i and a Nokia 7110. (I'm 14)
(newer) Nokia 3310 3G.
FifthGear get a blackberry priv it has a real keyboard and touchscreen
I use Nokia 515, while everyone around me use Android and Apple flagships ( I'm 22 BTW)
FifthGear May I know the reason behind this?
The problem is that most of the so-called "dumbphones" out there right now are anything but. They are more like what used to be called a feature phone. A dumbphone doesn't need a camera, it doesn't need GPS, it doesn't need WiFi, internet access or any kind of data connection, it doesn't need a big color screen (heck, a suitable size e-ink display could work), it doesn't need to run Android or some other phone OS, it doesn't need "apps", it doesn't need email it doesn't need MP3/AAC/whatever playback or ringtones and it doesn't need high-end hardware (large amounts of RAM or Flash, fast multi-core CPU, whatever)
A true dumbphone should have a bright easy-to-read monochrome/greyscale display, voice calling, SMS, phonebook/contacts, maybe a few built in games (like the Snake game on the old Nokia's) and really long battery life.
If you want internet access, MP3 playback, cameras, apps, email, WiFi, GPS or other such features, buy the low-end (or older) Android handset to get that.
EDIT: I think maybe you do need a GPS receiver in there to support mandates by various governments that phones be able to send their GPS coordinates to emergency service operators when you call them so they know where you are. But all the other stuff still applies.
That punkt looks pretty decent
Shame it's stupidly expensive
Decent...? It looks CLASSY...!!!
you probably came from a country where calculator are long been deleted.
that shit looks so ugly.. because I'm in a country where calculators still existing... and well you put that out on your pocket and start talking people will look at you and... WTF is he doing with the calculator.
Good Luck Cake I'd still pick a Nokia e52 over punkT
It's way too overpriced
Really like flip phones. The real screen savers!
Translation: "Too stubborn to learn how to use a smartphone despite them being inherently easier? Here are some horribly overpriced/ slow to use/ generally unreasonable excuses!"
There are valid reasons to use a regular phone rather than smartphone, but they're not referenced. Flip phones CANNOT take a beating, the hinge is a weak point a rugged smartphone doesn't have. If you need an emergency call button, you could just as well have an unlocked smartphone and an app that calls an emergency number when you tap its icon press the power button repeatedly or something. And you can talk to it if you can't reach it. So, excuses.
Pressed on video, read channel name, left, deleted watching history and burned device.
i love dumb phones!
Happily gave up mine for a dumb one. This is destroying families, all the time glued to that thing.
$160 phone that can survive a fall of 4 feet? That's incredible!
Meanwhile, the Motorola Droid Turbo 2 has a shatterproof screen which can survive any reasonable fall (some people dropped it from ~400 ft and it was still operational even if not completely usable) and is around $200 for a used/refurbished model or even cheaper now that it has gotten a bit older.
Shatter proof usually means plastic screen meaning it'll scratch easily
flip phones still make the best burner phones. just break it in half like in Breaking Bad and no one can triangulate your location. I use em in my bank heists all the time.
A flip phone is all you need. Don't be a sucker and get hooked by the advertising of those other things. Flip phones today do all a more expensive on will do.
Tommy Truth like what u can't play u can't FaceTime u can't use slow motion camera u cant do shit all u can do is call and text and that's it and I'm not even talking about the Touch ID
+LolBruh he says flip phone. not dumb phone!
Milton Pandjaitan Samsung has made a smart flip phone and that phone can bearly play run Facebook and Twitter, and it's still super hard to text, and the phone has the camera and specs of a budget phone but costing 200$ more.
Flip phones are getting better and better. Screens will be paper thin and will retract in a few milliseconds.
LolBruh Call and text is all a phone was ever meant to do in the first place. Not texting though, that came later in 2003 I believe.
I've had my LG flip phone since 2009 because I rarely need a mobile phone. I pay $100 annually for TracFone service. I have 4,000 minutes that have accumulated over the past several years, as well.
I have aa Nokia base model, acquired back in the 90's, dropped it in a deep puddle of water by accident, took it out, shook off the water, and promptly made a call. It also has a real gps receiver, still works without any need for Internet , wifi, cell data or even as sim card, and has preloaded maps (somewhat outdated now). Battery lasted something like a week. Just typing this makes me considering starting to use it again ! Freedom !!
I payed $10.00 for a lg flip phone almost 15 years ago and it still works great.
I have a nokia 225 to take with me every time i go camping pretty damn useful.
Stay safe
4G LTE connection. NO Bluetooth, Wifi, NFC and noise canceling ambient microphone Hardware. Is the kind of dumbphone I want to use in "certain situations". Oh an removable battery that last several days.
@The Homie Honestly haven't bothered to look. Holding onto my 3G Phone until the network dies.
Dumbphone => Smart user.
Smartphone => Dumb user.
Undoubtedly right
NOKIA 3310 is the best
Lego & Entertainment why??
I hate smartphones. I have two 7 inch Android tablets and a laptop for internet access. But these cheap phones fit in your change pocket, they're virtually unbreakable, the battery lasts forever, & they make the same clear digital calls at the same wattage on the same frequency.
Nowadays, if you don't have a smartphone in middle school, you have -a minimal- no social life.
Still using my $20 dumb phone since 2013 because I think a phone is nothing more than just to make a call.
Never had a smart phone, never will. Was tempted to buy one, but realized I didn't want to join the zombie crowd. Bought a $20 flip phone that's serves it's purpose.
Then how are you on RUclips
A borrowed laptop.
I have a dumbphone that looks like a smartphone
The flip phone s are better
What I really need is a car phone. Those things are totally _boss._
I use an older 2G Phone without Apple or Google , No Texts , Camera or Apps , Just a Phone , I still use Checks and Cash Only , If everything is Digital we might as well be in Prison . Never Used one of those Smartphones .
I have Verizon's Kyocera DuraXV LTE and it's the best thing I've ever done. I don't need to keep in touch with the world 24/7. Call quality is great, it's basically water, dust shock proof, I've put it through a severe tests and it past. If family and friends need to contact me they can call or text me, it's amazing they are living through this change and I don't miss smartphones at all. Plus I'm saving and I mean saving money BIG time!!
Reality check: dumbphone = normal mobile phone
Smartphone = mobile computer
Todays "dumbphones" are not like the ones from before.
They are not made with the same philosophy and technology like the ones from the 90s and 2000
Just went back to flips, a Samsung Gusto 2 and a Lenovo. I was sick of not only carrying around a 5.5 inch computer on my hip (that won't fit in a pocket very well), with all these stupid notifications, updates, etc...but if I want the internet, I have a desktop and a laptop for that. The flips fit in my pocket, don't have to worry about scratching them, breaking them, or having to get a polymer case like I had with my Moto G4, that makes it feel like I'm OC my 9mm. I still have the "smart" phone for photography, video and music...other than that: weather forecast. Simplicity of the old days is nice, gotta say.
I wanted a flip phone for my birthday
I would argue that smartphones are actually tougher. You can just put an Otter Box on a smartphone and forget about it, but with flip phones, you have a hinge that is quite fragile.
Is it weird that i'm 12 and want a flip phone? Yes? No? Maybe so?
No, you're probably just more advanced than most, wanting a nicer old fashioned flip phone than those ugly new bulky black things.
Maybe, if you don't have a smartphone yet and just a computer/laptop they it's okay. But if you already have a smartphone without a computer, then THINK AGAIN! You could feel worried that you could be missing out on something
May God be with you all. Nope. Not weird at all!
2:55 dude clear your emails
Alexa:
I just got his new bottle of shampoo and it does not have directions ... how do i use it
All smartphones will end up in the garbage pile.
They are making everyone miserable.
I still have my slide phone and i wont ever give it up.
Also i feel computers are STILL that old school tech that i used in the 90s.
Thats why im writing this on my PC.
That jitterburg phone is so beautiful and minimalistic.....i wanna buy it
My Moto Razr V3i still works perfectly, got in in red, typing this on my 2006 mackbook
I told you all flip phones would be cool again
The best reason I can present as to why some of us still have old mobile phone models is this: they are often items we have put away when getting newer models and offer a decent, free or cheap alternative when you need a second cell phone for when you cannot or would not want to use your smartphone. Point in case: my workplace is in the refrigerated and deep-freezing section of the retail industry, meaning I may work for long spans of time at near-freezing or below-freezing temperatures. It is inadvisable to use high-end electronics at such temperature ranges, so I take my old Nokia clamshell to work. And I had to pay nothing for that!
I use a flip phone, dropped it 4 times, 1 on ashfalt, one off a desk onto wood about 3 feet. and once dropped it on wood and it broke in two, snapped it back together and am still using it now. even got some water on it and still fine.
Regular cell phones are pretty durable compared to smartphones.
All these videos always mention that you'd have to type out stuff one letter at at time and press the same key multiple times to get the letter that you want. T9 predictive text, which every keypad phone has had for a very long time now, means this isn't the case. I can type faster with one thumb on my current flip phone than I could on my smart phone. I can do it all with only one hand! I am very happy that I switched back to a flip phone. Calling and texting works great, everything else is just a distraction to me. Thanks.
To be honest I want to switch to a "dumbphone" but I don't want people to judge me :(
If you're the type of person who worries about others opinions then a flip phone may not be for you...
I myself am a very minimalist person. Not big on social media, only use my phone as a music player, talk, text and the camera that comes in handy. Even though I have no use for 80% of the functions of a smartphone. IMO, there is absolutely no reason to have a "dumbphone" in 2019. When the options are soo vast for cheap smartphones. I myself would rather not stand out.
I just recently bought a cheap but powerful up to date smartphone for $250 made by a not so popular brand, Xiaomi. It does everything I need it to do with the potential to do more if ever I need it.
These are the kinds of people who need a "dumbphones"
Drug dealers.
"Welfare cases"(Very poor people)
Elderly.
Conspiracy theorists.
People who are addicted with no self control and need to "break free".
And Minimalists.(Even minimalists, shouldn't force themselves to downgrade)
I pay 10 cents a minute with AT-T go phone plan. I add $100 plus 7% sales tax every year, and my balance always carries over.
At 2:56..... 36,479 emails ?! LOL
Smartphones can make you dumb, fact. Walking into people, busses, ignoring those around you and being "lost" when you're battery dies or GPS fails. Dumbphone means less stress, more real conversations and less device management.
Simple phones (or dumb phones) were popular and the most common from mid-2001 to early 2012. At this time, people were not addicted to mobile phones, but after early 2012, the simple phone's popularity was tooken over by the popularity of smartphones, and from mid-2012 to now, smartphones became the most common. After that, smartphones are always used more. I more often used smartphones to play video games, surf the internet, or watch RUclips in 2013 and now from 2018 to now. 📱✋
Agreed. I totally love my beautiful pink coloured flip phone and don't want to trade it for a giant-sized breakable funeral coloured phone because it doesn't have a SIM card so I can no longer get service from the network. I love the flip - so easy to use, so tiny, and so nice looking. I don't use phones or Internet or texting anyway and I do despise it when people go out for lunch and use their phones. Won't go with those people again! For heavens sakes, put the stupid technology away while visiting or else stay home! It's time to bring back etiquette! What would you think if I hauled out a crossword puzzle while I went to dinner with you?
Like most, I just want a quick easy phone that's a nice colour and is tough to break. The more technology advances the worse it seems to become. We don't even have good databases today like they did in the old days of DOS where Q&A was the most powerful and easy to use database ever invented. Love that Jitterbug. Looking for a place to buy it locally but does it have the necessary SIM card?
smart phones: if you aren't supposed to drop them, why are they made as slippery as bars of soap?
You're forgetting to mention that most of those 24 million phones were nothing but cheap burner phones used by those whom want a disposable number due to... their line of business. Almost all of these people own personal smartphones as well. The only people legitimately buying these as their main cell phone are older people whom don't want to learn how to use smartphones.
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if people need a phone to help them spell words then MAYBE they need to go back to school and learn how to spell again.
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I watched this on a smart phone ... That's a oxymoron
If my family didn't need to track each other when driving, I'd totally switch to a dumb phone
Use trackers
2:56 And I thought I had a lot of unread emails...
who tf uses iMessage and skype as "vital tools"?
I use a "dumb" phone for unlimited talk/text $25 pm. Then i use a smart phone like a tablet to run apps via free wifi. Everyone makes fun of me but think of the savings on data.
I only switch to Smart Phone in 2013 after the phone company abolished the 2 G network. I can send message faster on dumb phone than smart phone, which usually "correct" my words with wrong words.
I honestly think the best choice if you want a feature phone is to buy a used Sony Ericsson or Nokia from 2008-2010. They were to of the line during their day, so may be higher quality than newly produced feature phones.
those called "Feature Phones" & some of them are for disabled people or old people, those phones u can depend on it for days without charging & almost safe from tracking or spying specially "Punkt"
It's probably mostly just senior citizens buying dumbphones.
I still love flip phones
Ryuu Ethan I love the design of them
Me too! I remember when flip up & clamshell phones were state of the art and hip.
Ryuu Ethan don't say that out loud or apple will add some glitter to old iPod to call iflip
I always liked the slider phones.
Video Summary - "If you are tired of getting annoyed by you'r smart phone, i'll provide you with some overpriced alternatives! (Expect the B470)"
i like basic phones, they do one thing right and they never let you down.
Now they have something called KaiOS, an operating system based on FirefoxOS and powered by Android, that makes your “dumb phone” into smartphone with youtube, google maps, google assistant, kaios store powered by google play, facebook, twitter, whatsapp,..
where's my grandpa, i must show him this and get rid of his iphone
That Punkt phone is about 10 times as expensive as it should be.
I LIKE THESE PHONES THEY ARE NOT DUMB
I've had a digital dumb phone for four years now. I pay $20 a month and get free wifi for my tablet at any number of places.
old fart
What I found with non smartphone (or dumb phone) is that the majority that are sold on the market today are just cheaply built altogether, like if it was made for a kid or only intended to last for a week. I wish there were more non smartphone that are actually built reasonable well.
I'm using the LGB470. I got it for free when AT&T forced me to upgrade. And with the GoPhone service (now AT&T Prepaid) I'm paying $10 a month. The menus are confusing as hell and take some time dedicated to studying them. But since we just use them to talk, that stuff doesn't really matter. If you're really desperate, you can message, email, and browse the web with it. But those things are a major pain in the ass. It's all about the talking.
My favorite 'dumbphone' that I have ever used was a Samsung M330 sliding phone. I could type away on that thing real fast, and the chiming noises weren't frustrating. I only had that thing for about a year before I got my first smartphone. That M330 was a great phone, and it stood up to frequently falling out of my pocket. It was a tough little phone, and I admired it for that.
Plus, I figure out how to play the theme to Mission 1 from Double Dragon using the dialer, and it was a fun time waster
Candy bars ? We still use candy bars! Have you heard of an iPhone?or Samsung? Or even an LG?
I have an IPhone 6, the only thing I am updating is the battery.
Tablet for games. IPhone for text, social media when I am in places like long lines or waits, and calls.
Uh.. is it possible the rise of dumb phones went up because parents are buying phones for their kids??
So, I guess we're simply going to ignore the fact that he has 36,479 unread emails on his iphone...
These prices are stupidly insane. If you want a dumbphone, buy used
Many pre smartphones were actually very difficult, confusing phones to use. Anyone remembers the Motorola V3 Razr? You needed the manual just to clean up your contact list.
I just brought a refurbished new condition 2007 Nokia6300(black) for £23 on eBay, unlocked so will take any sim. Simple, great battery, still looks good & comes with a year warranty. U cud pick up a decent older mobile for $30 no problem.
Simple right? Not really when my grandpa takes pictures with his flip phone or gets sent a picture he can't even find them
Just use a tablet pc for stuff that the flip phone duzant do.