The most surprising thing is that the camera is actually not that bad.

@faguetto

8 ай бұрын

It is bad, come on now.

@thelittleHolyrockboy

8 ай бұрын

@@faguetto compared to my old Motorola razr from like 15+ years ago this is super crisp

@LyssieLysse

8 ай бұрын

That’s what I was saying. Where was this camera quality on my flip phone in 2006? 😂

@Truecrimeresearcher224

8 ай бұрын

Flip phones have come a long way

@stravospelitis-zw2sp

8 ай бұрын

it is bad but still beutiful

I'm a millennial in my thirties and I had a phone like this when I was a teenager. Watching this reminds me of how manual everything was back then. Printing off directions to get places, using a phone like a phone, not having anything to distract you during moments of silence. In some ways we gained a lot from the smartphone era but I also feel like we lost a lot too. How many of us can truly be still anymore? How many of us have had our attention spans ruined because of it?

@legicy_

8 ай бұрын

lol 'using a phone like a phone', so true

@sargera1

8 ай бұрын

@@legicy_ cuz back then we dont go 24/7 on social media lol back then u can have 2gigs a month and still go YT (249/360p) and not get a sore eyes(displays are sub 360-80p back then)

@vincenzomedureski9164

8 ай бұрын

I’m in my thirties as well and I think we can go back to the old days without an old flip phone, I have no social media besides you tube and I use a first gen iPhone SE and really only use it for work, my point is a little self discipline goes a long way

@mayravixx25

8 ай бұрын

What sucks is that I was perfectly happy using a flip phone, even up until 2015, but I felt like there was this huge amount of pressure to get a smart phone, especially by other classmates who tended to relentlessly make fun of the fact that I didn't have an iPhone. Nowadays, with how easily accessible social media is, its only helped to devastate my mental health even further and I honestly wish I had never gotten one to begin with

@sargera1

8 ай бұрын

@@mayravixx25 its apple predatory marketing dogma, even if u get a unihertz tank /S23Ultra they still gonna woo you when it was one of the heavyweight class in droid u nee to shut em up with what u can do better than em, coz aside being tiktoker etc socmed is sometimes toxic than useful, been there once , even my fb is mostly for fun vid and my hobby, nothing else

as a 24 year old in a third world country, it's puzzling to me how alien this piece of tech is to her. i grew up with these old phones and i can just start using it immediately as if it hasn't been years since i used one

@diegomenezes8838

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, I have a flipphone, and a regular smartphone, I Just don't switch for flipphone, because of Pix (payment system) and for whatsapp groups (job, family, friends).

@ilikediaherrea

7 ай бұрын

im a few years younger than this woman and she treats the phone like it's vintage 😭😭

@historacy

7 ай бұрын

I'm 24 too, my first phone was a Nokia 6600 when I was 10, and owning a flip phone or slide phone during that time was such a luxury.

@earthtoshea

7 ай бұрын

this isnt about u 😂

@earthtoshea

7 ай бұрын

this isnt about u 😂

I'm only 25 and I feel SUPER old watching her figuring out a flip phone! I have to remember that not everyone grew up with phones like these.

@theartmoose9390

6 ай бұрын

I grew up with one and I still don't understand how they work lol. Although I can't figure out smart tvs either so maybe I'm just stupid

@fattunicorns

6 ай бұрын

I grew up with the phone like this but honestly it’s been so long I don’t think I’d be able to use one either without some instructions

@Kittylolll12277

6 ай бұрын

21 and SAME. Kept thinking like dude you're not that much younger. I think she's a rare one to not have had used one.

@Annikidiary

6 ай бұрын

Don’t worry me too and I’m younger than her😂

@nataliaivonica3488

6 ай бұрын

i grew up with them too but at this point i do NOT remember how to work that thing. i used to be a beast when texting but now i know it’ll take a solid minute for every word

not going to lie. i miss the flip and slide era. everyone had a different phone very unique (sucked when we all had different chargers) but it was nice to see color, styles, and personalization. we have bricks now. i didnt realize how much times we loose with our smartphones. it was a simpler time. low key want to get a flip phone for week day use.

@emward6858

6 ай бұрын

I agree. Phones were so much better years ago. They are so dull now. Society is ruined

@senseisam9485

6 ай бұрын

same!!

@criticalthinking_matters

6 ай бұрын

Yes, charger struggle was real! 😂

@mozorellastick2583

6 ай бұрын

@@emward6858this is exactly how dramatic I am

@alwaysMANDO

6 ай бұрын

I would love a sidekick with android support

Idk why people are saying you’re dumb. You seem lovely and this video was fun to watch. People are acting like 5 hours is the absolute worst but I’ve seen people whose screen time goes into the 17+ hours range.

@ambiarock590

4 ай бұрын

I used to spend hours doomscrolling, I have since deleted these apps and my phone screentime has dropped significantly but I do still spend a lot of time on KZread which I'd like to try to cut back on. I've entertained the idea of getting a feature phone to be more intentional with the devices I carry around so I am less likely to get sucked into the smartphone but one "requirement" I have is being able to use discord because I chat with my closest friends that way.

@monicarojas8268

8 сағат бұрын

Well 5 hours is terrible, as a student that those 5 hours are time I should have studied or used for assigments but instead I wasted that time doing nothing on my phone

I'm Gen Z, my first phone was a flip phone - and oh my days, the way I used to type on that thing. The muscle memory was crazy, the texting definitely gets easier.

@rapterling

3 күн бұрын

I grew up with one back when I was 13-14 but im 21 now with technology kind of miss those days

as someone who was born in 1988 it's so weird that these things are sooo new to you ^_^ I was 14 when I got my first cell phone and it was a Nokia 3310! a quite expensive, world famous, still works these days kind of badass phone. Then we got used to flips and later to smart phones, it was a lovely journey, I miss the diversity of shapes and forms and colors phones had in the early 2000s, today every single phone looks the exact same boring thing

@sargera1

8 ай бұрын

up till a decade a go u can get a distinguishing feat a bit on a droid , esp when htc n sony ericsson was still around on droids

@dhruvshukla2389

8 ай бұрын

Would u like to go back and start using a flip phone? I m a 20 year old Gen Z from India who's seriously looking forward to buying a Nokia flip phone ❤.

@manciv510

8 ай бұрын

my dad had one of those

@stupid8911

7 ай бұрын

The youngins are taking a trip in our shoes and I can appreciate it. Do you know of Mr. Mobile? He has a series called "When Phones Were Fun" that spotlights all those unique and cool phone from the 90s and 2000s.

@-kattya-

7 ай бұрын

@@stupid8911 thanks for recommending that series, I'm definitely gonna watch it :)

going to get my flip soon. no more rotting for me! self control is easier said than done! so glad that other ppl my age are feeling the same way i do because it seems like alot of people dont even question how much time they are just wasting! good luck girl. i feel like im really going to miss my notes app lol ive got to get a little pocket notebook maybe

@sargera1

8 ай бұрын

thre some nice specced flipper droid too ( samsung w2018)

@dhruvshukla2389

8 ай бұрын

The sad thing is, here in India, not 1% of the young generation is getting aware about this 😭😭😭. Imma get my Nokia soon!!!

@weronika4579

6 ай бұрын

I have an ipad (for drawing and stuff, had it way before my current phone), so the notes aren’t a concern for me. They are really great though 😊

@bustedwaterpipe

3 ай бұрын

How’s it been going for you? I bought one that’s coming in a month, and as excited as I am I’m nervous about everyone making fun of me. Have you experienced any of that? And what’s it like overall?

@andreamonticelli3076

2 ай бұрын

@@bustedwaterpipe Hi how are you? what phone did you get?

You're right about every single thing. I'm older and had a flip phone for years before smart phones came out. We all slowly became addicted no matter what age. Ppl get mad if you call it out which is so strange.

@trmp9923

5 ай бұрын

I'm seriously scared for my mental health. born in 1988, I had minor issues but then boom.. they introduced these smart phones and social media apps and my anxiety levels are through the roof

@nubeZamurai-mh9pq

4 ай бұрын

I had my flip phone until 2016, kinda weird some gen z didn't grow up with one

26 here, and I think my generation was at the weird cusp of Gen Y and Gen Z, hence got to experience using flip phones in the days(2007ish to 2011 before we even saw touch phones as norm). We put our bluetooth to more use for all the shady downloading of music, afraid of the internet bill if we ever open the Opera browser, the experience of watching "You belong with me" on tiny 1 inch KZread screen. That's why the release of flip is so nostalgic. It was a time we still had a phone, but due to limited functionality, we were still able to enjoy life back in the day without phones ruling our lives.

@bloggersayan

8 ай бұрын

বাঙালি মানুষ জন। 2007 ও দিন গুলো! একটা নেবো জন্যে এখানে। এই মডেল টা ভারতে পাওয়া যায় না। ২৬ আমার ও। দক্ষিণ দিনাজপুর। আপনি?

@I-hate-youtube797

8 ай бұрын

I was born in 99 and am only 3 years older then this girl but my first phone was a flip phone and I remember when the iPhone came out. I got my first cell phone in first grade though so I always have had a cell phone all my life. My parents were divorced and my mom wanted me to have a way to contact her so she bought me a cheap flip phone I had for years. I went through three flip phones before finally getting my first iPhone in 2012.

@zainabawoon9697

8 ай бұрын

Exactly! I was born in 93 so when I was in 7th/8th grade sliding phones and flip phones were the rage. I would record the opening credits songs of my favourite Animes on my dads phone, tranfer mp3 music files through Bluetooth with my friends to avoid the internet bill and man the sms and mms culture lol. We made up short forms for so many words that i think it was a whole other language that we used for texting simply cuz it took so long to type. But it was fun all the same and we really became quite fast at texting using the number keys with practice. From 2007-2010 there were so many different kinds of phones just from a design perspective. Blackberry had its own unique style, I loved the sleek nokia 700 and the combination of the physical qwerty keyboard and the touch screen on the sliding nokia c6. When samsung released the first galaxy s1 I was in 11th grade. I think being the inbetween generation we experienced the complete evolution of mobile phones. I cant even tell you how happy i am to see the flip back in action.

@bylersmi

7 ай бұрын

we born between 96-99 are in the cusp of millennials and gen z so yep we saw some things changing by ourselves like i remember back in 2013/14 there was those sort of mix of ppl having basic phones and ppl who got their first smartphone for the first time

@jessicawalton4690

7 ай бұрын

Im 25 in April, I can relate and this video made me feel old 😂

Fun fact im watching this on a flip phone

@FoundationWork

Ай бұрын

Can I ask which one? Would you recommend it?

@user-vw5bi6bj3o

Ай бұрын

What the name of ur flip phone

@UserGalaxyA545G

18 күн бұрын

U mean samsung flip? 😂

I've been using a flip phone for 3 years (since my freshman year, I'm a senior now). its honestly the most refreshing experience. when I'm out with friends, I never pull it out. I bring it along for music, to take videos/pictures, and keep in touch with my mom. other than that I've never felt more connected to people. Honestly, I'd do the same thing that my mom did with me, I'd buy them a flip phone. it's a really nice experience.

Great video! Back in the day we used to abbreviate words because text messages were expensive and there was no wifi. So the person we sent the message to had to practically decode it. It was both a time and money saver! Also if you learn the keys you can text without even looking at the screen ( especially useful for typing in class )

@emward6858

6 ай бұрын

I remember 20 years ago in the UK it was 50p to make a call. And around 12p to send a text

As someone who was born in the late 1900s , seeing this brings so much joy and the nostalgia is hitting me good :") , precious precious memory

@HuskyOwen

8 ай бұрын

Sameee

@sargera1

8 ай бұрын

aside t9 manual on this phone lol

@dhruvshukla2389

8 ай бұрын

Sir, do u use a flip phone or a smartphone?

@sweetcoffeeqween

8 ай бұрын

Lmao the late 1900s😅😭 bro stopp

@catherine8755

7 ай бұрын

Dam my birth year is 1995.. but wording it as "late 1900s" sounds like BC lol made my back hurt

crazy that smartphones are supposed to be so useful but we've been programmes to only have instagram, snap and twitter on them. We rarely use them for something productive and when we do, its often secondary

Great video! I have been living without a smartphone for more than 3 months now and I actually advise people if they want to try this - try it at least for a month. There are benefits that show later on and 1 week is not enough in my opinion to fully grasp the smartphone's influence on our lives.

@hearanecho

7 ай бұрын

Currently, a fulltime student and employee but get trapped in the no social life and using media to cope. I realize I've lost interest or my time span to do usual things because it's easier to scroll for enjoyment. I use to read ALOT. But now I pick up a book and within 15 minutes I'm back on my phone and lost interest. I recognize this & it's like drug recovery you don't go hang out in a trap house is you're a recovered addict. It's hard when my life is co dependant on this little phone. I just need a mental release tired of seeing drama and war or things about people that I'll never meet!

@TheHdreamer

7 ай бұрын

@@hearanecho Sorry, you are feeling this way! I understand completely, cause I was the same. I still have no social life but have returned to things I used to love like reading and photography, also I am more productive at work but generally what I love the most is the PEACE and quiet you have in your head. My anxiety is much more reduced and my worries too. I get so much less headaches, I am more calm and open to new people, and I handle much better difficult situations. I am using my laptop still to connect to social media and friends, but the laptop is not nearly as addictive as a smartphone. The smartphone brought me such craziness in my head and my everyday life just slipped away between scrolls. So I hope you get the courage to change things a bit and try living without a smartphone, I so highly recommend it!

This is one of my favorite videos ever. The intro is actually one of the greatest things I've ever witnessed. The editing, the style, every transition, cut and piece of dialogue feels in place. The insight throughout the week is real and I enjoy how much of your personality leaks through the small interactions with the people around you. It's also a really smart concept given how addicting smartphones and social media has become. You've made me want to give up my phone or at least lower my screen time. I probably wont switch to a flip phone right away, maybe I'll just get an android or something. Honestly, great video and one of my personal favorites. I might be biased because I'm in it and helped you film it, but I don't care because I love this video. Great Job Jar Jar!

@LadyReese

8 ай бұрын

You really think we don't have the distractions on Android? Lol! Same social media as Apple phones 😂

@penguru21

5 ай бұрын

@@LadyReese these iPhone people think everyone on Android is stuck in 2010 or something hahaha

An old Millennial here; kudos to you for giving this a go and holding yourself to it. I was sad hearing your dad's take on trying this out; he remembers a time when phones were for calling, texting, and playing "Snake", and we made it through (he doesn't look much older than me). Thank you for posting.

this is the first vid that i watched from you, and i like you! tbh, this really tells us that our lives depend on our phones because everything we need and do relies on it. i actually did detoxing way before and now i get so addicted that i'm older, idk why. thank you for this though, i now have to start being productive again after these past few months that i have been relapsing. 🙂

@jarissa.e

9 ай бұрын

AHH thanks for watching !! I’m glad you liked the video :)))))

@danteerskine7678

8 ай бұрын

​@@jarissa.eas someone who uses both smartphones and keypad phones, using a keypad phone as a daily driver is a very bad idea and I'll mention why smartphones are just more helpful in some cases 1. Bigger screen for convenient navigation 2. USB on the Go for mass file transfer 3. Nearby Share 4. Maps 5. Google Drive 6. Choice to choose any browser besides Google chrome 7. Screen Recorder with high quality audio 8. Fast charging technology 9. Long lasting batteries 10. Support for micro SD XC card up to 1 TB 11. Better cameras, even for entry level phones. The lack of screen recording is a big deal breaker for me and that's why I will never use feature phones as a daily driver

@whatsnineplusten

5 ай бұрын

can this phone connect to a 5g wifi??

The fact that you had 400 followers when you showed your channel and now you are close to 3000!! Loved the editing style of this video & it was really fun to watch!

One of the best KZread videos I’ve watched in a lonnnngg time. I thought about switching to a flip phone earlier this year but I chickened out 😭. Your video especially the end puts a lot of things into perspective and you did such a great job!!! I think seeing that it’s not impossible to do things without an i phone is really comforting and I’m gonna try writing out directions instead of relying on maps.

Greetings from Germany I am using a dumb Phone (also Nokia) for 8 Months now, mostly because i got to addicted to my smartphone (daily usage beetween 6 and 8 hours) For me it wasnt such a deal breaking thing: i am 34 years old and got my first smartphone in 2013 when i was allready a grown up man, so using a nugget was just a travel back in my youth again :D Nice Video, stay healthy!

@jarissa.e

8 ай бұрын

thats amazing!!

I find it funny how hard it is for her to adapt to something else, I remember us all being able to txt pretty quick with the keypads back in the day lol. Also blows my mind this generation that grew up with technology has so little understanding of the technology they use.

@staciii

5 ай бұрын

It's just her. Flip phones were still very popular when she was growing up. I'm only a few years older than her and everyone definitely knew how to use it

@carlosroberto6085

23 күн бұрын

I am one year older and still had 3 keypad phones. I was quick at texting and most definitely knew how to create new contacts and add music. Tbh I do not mean it in a mean way but she was lucky and got the privilege to have earlier access than the majority to touch screen phones. I am happy that more and more people realize how dependent we are on our phones.

I just found you and already know that throughout your life, you are going to be ok. You have such deep introspection of yourself at this young age. Very impressive.

perks of having a flip phone is that nobody is interested on stealing that

When you shared that video you recorded of your friends in the park using the flip phone my nostalgia hit x10! I just turned 26 a couple months ago and I've used all the Androids and iPhones you can think of and I truly miss just being completely disconnected from the online world. I deleted my social medias a few years ago but have developed a LARGE youtube addiction instead, which I guess is a little bit better but still not nowhere near where I want to be. I literally sold my iPhone today and want to buy the CAT S22 to be my main phone now. Still having the option to have Google Maps and Email when needed but to be completely turned off from wanting to procrastinate when I know I can be more present in the moment. Thank you for making this video Jarissa! God bless

@Edwin_khuptong

7 ай бұрын

Yeah. I, too, had flashback nostalgia. Oh, the video and audio quality.. It reminds me of the videos we used to record with our buddies when we hanging around. I'm sure today's generation will complain about the video/audio quality. But it's the best we have at the time, and we wouldn't have it any other way. We were pretty happy with it.

@rainbowsilhouettes

6 ай бұрын

ive heard good things about the cat s22, whats it like?

@viniciusreboucas6099

5 ай бұрын

I just got this phone too :)

Love to see this kind of video from a girl was born into a generatin so DEEPPLY sucked up by phones. I had myself a similar experience, when i lost my phone while being in Uni and i was then stuck for a whole week with no phone, location or whatever. Despite the bad incident, i still really think that changed my thoughts on internet and social-media forever. Great to see you did too!

That Red out mode is the screen reader of the phone. Thank you for allowing me to hear that. I am actually a blind person that is actually wanting to try out a flip phone at some point, and you just made me realize that the phone that you purchased has accessibility. Thank you.

Your editing is incredible. I’m not just saying this to be nice. That’s a huge talent. People will pay so much for that type of talent. I wish you luck 🍀

Loved this experiment. Had valuable lessons. The part that hit me was when you said "this is what we are doing with our lives".

STOPPPP I LOVW THIS, THE EDITING AND EVERYTHING IS AMAZEINH

@jarissa.e

9 ай бұрын

AH THANK YOU

this is probably my most favorite video, some cinematic scenes, helpful video, its got it all great job, this is an amazing video

Ah, the nostalgia hits hard with these old flip phones from 2007-2010! Who else remembers the satisfying snap sound when you closed them shut? It's crazy how far technology has come since then, but there's something undeniably charming about these classic devices. They were durable, had excellent battery life, and texting with T9 was an art form! Who else misses the simplicity of just making calls and sending texts without all the distractions? These phones were iconic, and they definitely hold a special place in our hearts. Long live the flip phone era! 💖📞 #ThrowbackTech #FlipPhoneNostalgia"

@emward6858

6 ай бұрын

Yes such a simpler time. And some flip phones had great style , different colours, patterns etc

Wow! The quality of this video is so good, the editing, the skits, so on point, also considering the channel size…congrats! Hope you’ll channel will grow big as it deserves to 😊

Having a really weird wholesome feeling watching your video, kind of like there is some hope beyond the mass social media era of our everyday devices ;-; I was born in 2001 and only had a brief experience with a 'simple' phone but im so down for using a flip phone today

i recommend going into your phone's color filter settings and putting it on grayscale. without all those colors popping out at you it's soooooo much less addicting and you'll want to use it less. hope this helps

I did this exact thing last year. Bought a flippy but used it for a month and then switched once and for all from my iPhone (smart phone) that I had had for 10 years to a “mid phone” called a uniherz titan slim. I will never go back to a smart phone, I am like the only person I know without one or social media and I am so much happier.

@sargera1

8 ай бұрын

titan is a tank wkkwkw , prob need a 33w to go daily on fast juice, its a homage to priv2

😂😂this was so wholesome! All the pics and videos you took on this phone will be so fun to look back on truthfully. I'm 30, so my first phone was a flip phone and this brought back so many memories. The texting style on the keypad is called T9, and honestly, if you keep at it you'll be surprised how fast you can type with it. Whole sentences in 10 sec. What I miss (and also kinda hated) back then was that these phones NEVER DIEDDD. They were literally bricks. I remember intentionally chucking it at concrete with all the force in my body and it had only a scratch. Hope you keep it around for a bit longer haha

I observed that a lot of Gen Zs and late millenials are starting to veer away from social media, even using dumb phones, I always see them at reddit r/dumbphones and r/digitalminimalism. Its nice to see that people are making this hectic world much simpler and focusing on things that really matter

It feels amazing to see people realize their mistake and trying to change rather than acting entitled even after exiting their childhood period Great respect

I'm proud of you, and I love the series Idea

I grew up with a flip phone, and then used palm pilots for quite awhile, so smart phones were not my foundational devices. It was really cool to watch someone else have that experience now in 2023 and to hear how it changed your focus, your mental health, and how you did everyday things. I think it's really cool that you did this experiment, but even more than that, thank you for sharing it! It was a treat to follow along.

you are so so so underrated and i can tell that you'll get rlly far in the future! one of the best videos ive seen in a while :)

I'm 29, flip phones were still being used when I was in middle school and I remember still getting that phantom feeling thinking my phone was vibrating. Also, the more you use the phone the easier it will be to text quicker. Most of us were able to text quickly without looking, that was the best way to text in class without getting caught. I love that you did this little experiment and I'm surprised you were able to do it for a week. I would have the hardest time going back to a flip phone, or even just the full keyboard phones.

Honestly, more young folks needs this challenge. I swear once you get used to the T9 keypad inputs, you would become a god when it comes to typing messages. There was a time when I could text complete replies without even looking down on my phone. GPS is something that is so ingrained in our lives nowadays that it would be the one thing I would wish more flip phones have. That being said, I'm glad you got positive points out of the experience and I do encourage more young people to try this out. Also, great choice on the flip phone!

@JashanaC

6 ай бұрын

Exactly! I am constantly saying how badly I miss T9 texting because I was SPEEDY with it and never even needed to look at the screen. I genuinely hate texting on touch screens with smartphone keypads. lol

@41tinman41

6 ай бұрын

@@JashanaC the closest you can get is switching to a T9 keypad on your smartphone. but there's something about the tactile nature of the physical buttons. but it also makes us sound like our elders who used to reminisce about older tech.

@JashanaC

6 ай бұрын

@@41tinman41 haha right like my dad being all, "I used to have to get up off the couch to change the channel on the tv!" 😆

@41tinman41

6 ай бұрын

@@JashanaC or my auntie going "back in my day, we had to use paper road maps! none of that GPS nonsense, they're never correct anyways!"

loveee the intro! it's giving the highschool teenager drama vibes 😍

I liked the video when you had to hitch a ride with Darius because I actually love the fact that it forced you to reach out to another human being when you would’ve left and driven home alone! And that it was so time consuming that you would’ve rathered not type which gives you more to say in person. Not having a phone as less helpful as it is, it’s so special how much it forces you to rely on the real world. 😊

This has got us older gen Z (95-04ish) feeling old! We were the last half of a gen to experience a sliver in our childhood what other generations experienced as older teens-adults in the 2000s-2012ish.

@user-is2do9kw7z

5 ай бұрын

I’m older Gen z. 96. I don’t feel old from this but I feel super nostalgic and makes me very happy

i’ve been using the nokia 2780 since the end of last year and I honestly never want to go back to a smartphone. yeah it can be annoying to use and the ‘dumbphones’ currnetly available kinda suck in quality but being free from the deliberately addictive smartphone is honestly such an amazing feeling

@lukey333

8 ай бұрын

if anyone has any questions about using it let me know and i’d be happy to answer :) i support the dumbphone movement!!

@MI-re1p

8 ай бұрын

What flip phone are you using? Is it your second phone or your main one? Can you listen to music and use whatsapp? Sorry in advance but im a curious gal (:

@lukey333

8 ай бұрын

So I switched from my iPhone 13 mini which I still have at home and will occasionally take it with me if it's for something I really need (very rarely happens). I only have my SIM card and phone service in my Nokia 2780 flip (same one she has in the video) so it is my main phone; but you can use the phones hotspot to give service to other devices in a pinch. It has a music player but I use an iPod so I don't really use it for that, and no it doesn't have WhatsApp. Most dumb phones dont have WhatsApp but some do, especially the android based ones@@MI-re1p

@sargera1

8 ай бұрын

for heavy duty google u still need droid ( like a micro laptop) for aything else than gaming and social meida ur good to go on 2780( just hope they dont screw the kaios v whastapp api, as they did already each tie they update the kaios)

@lukey333

8 ай бұрын

yeah but kinda the point of a dumbphone is to get away from google services lol, but they do have dumbphones that run android if you really need it, but i'd prefer to use my laptop/tablet at home for that anyways. and yeah for kaios 3.0/3.1 there's no whatsapp, although the fact that theyre owned by facebook (meta) is very unappealing to me so i've never used it anyways@@sargera1

I'm so glad to see similarities in thoughts about phone usage, being a genz myself, it makes me hopeful

why is it the small channels that have so much value and quality??? this is such a good video oh my god!! phones are severely addictive and i wish they weren't. I've been wanting to do my own separation from the internet for a while now (very hard to do, rip). anyways before i blabber on, great video, very entertaining to watch, you have yourself a new sub! :)

The issue with many folks is their lack of self-discipline. Take my coworker, for instance. He whips out his phone whenever he gets a chance, just to scroll through Instagram reels. What's really surprising is that he's in his fifties! You'd expect someone of his age to exercise a bit more restraint, but alas, that's not the case.

@Zukaarimoto

7 ай бұрын

I agree. Self-Discipline is key.

This is so good. I'm not sure if there's a QWERTY keyboard phone that's being sold right now but that would have been an easier transition for you. Otherwise, this is really a great idea. I can't believe how much time has passed when we are lost in scrolling through our social media accounts.

this video was recommended to me and I subscribed with only 10 seconds. Just love the vibes

Is so weird to me that this is so new to you bc I'm also 21 and I grew up watching my relatives using flip phones (and other types of "keyboard phones") all the time till the mid 2010s...my mom even used to lend me hers so I could play games on it, so I was kinda surprised to see you struggling with the keyboard haha. But it's also really cool to watch your progress and this is a really relaxing video as a whole, I loved your channel!! Keep up with the great content :)

I miss using flip phones. Your editing looks good!

i did not expect this many subscribers, you deserve waaaay more

@mizz308

7 ай бұрын

Same!

this is my new fav channel honestly

y'all are so wholesome i love ur friend group

i've actually went a year without my phone and some months without devices, people would be having a group convo and the suddenly it's over and they go on their phones. i would just sit and watch them and then i would try to start a new conversation and everyone would just ignore me and still would be on their phones. when i finally got my phone back i feel like i became a lot slower with focusing/getting tasks done bc i was getting a notification/ i would want to check my phone. also sometimes i needed it for class and it made things easier to submit work. I think people are 100% more productive without phones, but at the same time we need them for certain parts of production. oh and it was harder for me to get in contact with someone bc i obviously had to ask to borrow a phone.i think the only part we should deduct or take a bit away is social media/games an entertainment on phones. it just wastes our time, and we could be making more fulfilling memories in our lives.

The cool thing about the feature phones is battery life! I’m glad I don’t have an addiction to my phone like many, I’m sure the difference shocked you seeing the people around you. all my Olivia Rodrigo fans, stand up!

Thanks for such an extensive vlog. You have highlighted the importance of "silence" in daily life.

My screen time was passing 12 hours, and now I’m just with 2 hours your video is like a motivation for me thankss❤

I was born 2006 and I know how to use a Nokia perfectly

I love how she had the ability to make flip phone kinda fun

the intro was fireeeeeee!!! im also asian and im super impressed seeing you being so comfertable infront of the camera. anyways loved the video!!!

I'm a gen'Xr impressed by your patience and dedication to this experience. People have been trying to "downgrade to dumbphones" for years as you've probably seen here on youtube. As a former Blackberry user I'm really surprised that full QWERTY messaging "dumbphones" don't exist. I mean if they're gonna still have flip phones (not counting smart flip phones..) why not have QWERTY physical keyboards again? That would help bridge the gap for people like you that want to use this tech but need to communicate much faster. A Blackberry would have been so much better for this experiment. Unfortunately, they are no longer supported. (

Enjoyed this video. I think its nice to think of how life used to be before these phones took over our lives. People used to talk more. Phones have made us more separated in real life while "connecting" us on the web lol

Lol it's kinda weird seeing ppl struggle with this type of phone. My parents haven't given me a smartphone yet so I've been using a phone like this.

i’m 21 and my first phone was a flip phone. it’s so interesting to see how new it is to you! it’s a very cool experiment (:

I really enjoyed this video. It made me laugh and appreciate my past more. All the struggle you had with the flip phone, we also went through that, dont worry😂. You could imagine the speed and patience we had back then. I especially appreciated the camera and the atmosphere it gave, it was a good definition to the word nostalgic. We had to use pirated websites to download music and convert them to mp3. We also put our music into CDs called burning. Going on the web with them was a HUGE struggle but we always found a way. Great video! Idk if buses still have them but they used to have pamphlets with their arrival times for each stop in the bus, so you can look for them next time.

I loved the random brand little tiny rectangle phones! One I had was like a little iPod. It had play and skip buttons on the edges and could download music.

Good video if you're willing to go to quite an extreme. For people who don't quite want to go that far - you can also consider uninstalling your biggest time waster apps, or simply setting a timer whenever you use a time waster app, and so forth. Personally not being able to quickly search something up or check and reply to emails trumps any potential productivity boost I might get from switching back to a dumb phone. But hey, different strokes for different folks...

happy late birthday!!!! 💗💗💗💗 wishing you the best

@jarissa.e

9 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

Thanks for sharing your experience. The last part of the video you showed a drastic decrease in your screen time. Way to go!!

Physical keypad is so cool, I remember back then I could type a text message while the phone in my pocket and I'm sure 100% there's no typo all the time I do that

This exact model phone (even the color!) has been my full time phone for 9 of the past 10 months (dated someone for a month who refused to text/call instead of using a messaging app), and I have loved it! I keep a Galaxy S10e around as a camera, but everything else I use the Nokia for. It's not for everyone, but for a specific kind of person it's a really good idea. Plus it has google maps! How many other dumbphones have that?

I liked the video, I'm Brazilian and the reality here is no different. You gained another subscriber!!!

This is so refreshing and funny and interesting to see! I am a millenial and I grew up with a keypad phone and let me tell you... we text faster with keypad phones than with qwerty phones! Also, i think most of our flip phones, you can take selfie if you open the camera and flip it down. you can see your self at the back screen :)

*_Hey, Jarissa! What's up?! I'm so glad I bumped into your video and instant sub here. I'm so proud of you for what you have accomplished and more so for what you have realized and experienced in those few days. I'm 42 and it's my generation who created the internet and social media and stuff. Things were different and beautiful and peaceful during my time your age now. It just makes me feel good when your generation has that initiative to try things out of their comfort zone. You know how it felt. I hope your other friends and subscribers follow. Go out and enjoy _**_#LIFE_**_.

me almost 30 and having flip phones as a kid, texting without looking is so much easier and faster when you get a hang of it hahaha this is so trippy to watch someone experience this for the first time however, I do love Gen-Z and how they challenge their perspective to better themselves!

@Kingofthenet2

4 ай бұрын

Same

underrated channel, keep growing!!!

GIRL JUST FOUND THIS VIDEO AND WE HAVE THE SAME EXACT BIRTHDAY😯😄 love the video and love you😊

I´m waiting to buy myself exactly this model, a Nokia 2780. I'm 32, so I grew up using flip phones, so I'm well acquainted with the slow, cumbersome typing, as well as the extremely limited app experience. I love every aspect of this video, from the slow typing anguish, to the no-gps. It really does remind me how simple things were back then, and sometimes how truly bloated and unnecessary the phone experience is now (which you summarized perfectly at the end). Most of what you explained is, in fact, the reason why I'm looking to move away from a smartphone. Some things that have helped me while using a smartphone. Just delete all social media. That'll reduce your time on-screen inmensly. Social media makes you feel like you need to be connected, but that's just a feeling, and being connected just drains a lot of time from your day. Pointless endeavor, imo. KZread on your cellphone is also distracting, so I take it off. Every smartphone app I use is mostly productivity-based, and music streaming platforms. Everything else is taken out.

@kitcat2449

6 ай бұрын

I'm 22 and also grew up with flip phones. The slow cumbersome typing stopped being slow when you developed a muscle memory for the buttons. My mom wasn’t happy about the phone bill back then, I used to text a lot as a kid :D

i’m 19 but did have a flip phone when i was younger (it was pink and i loved it) and this is making me wanting to switch back 😭

I am a gen z, 21 year old, I grew up using my parents flip phones just to play games on it when I was a kid. And got my first flip phone when I went to middle school, boy glad I was no stranger to that awesome thing. Really loved my flip phone. It really boggled my mind how students at middle school had smartphones as their first phone. I know mine was cooler. Because I wasn’t distracted, and the students were.

i actually tried once and yeah you get stuff done alot more !! love the insight you gave here thanks for sharing . awesome :)

What's bad abouthaving green messages 💀

I miss the flip phone life I would love to go back to it But it sucks when you need it for work,e-mails,paying for things, communicating with people in many ways etc

This is like a movieee!!! Sooo good!!!

I came across this video looking for Nokia reviews because I feel the need to switch to a feature phone since I spend too much time staring at the iPhone screen. I don't think you're crazy; I believe we all have that "addiction" to looking at the screen because it's always there, ready to show us new things or help us escape the discomfort of being with other people. In my case, I'm usually the only one not using the phone when I'm with friends, and it feels strange not being glued to the screen. I loved the experiment; I think if everyone did it, they would all come to the same conclusions as you did. Also, you are so funny, good job. :)

I'm an older gen z ('98), but I've never had a flip phone, only the usual "brick" ones. Sony ericsson k510i with a joystick was actually a lot of fun

@Kittylolll12277

6 ай бұрын

Oh the Ericsson isn't a brick phone! That was a more modern version of a brick phone if anything, popular the same time as fliphones. And early gen Z is 1995.

@breakthewall.mp3126

6 ай бұрын

@@Kittylolll12277 I was talking about the shape. Didn't really know how to call it 😅

Im going to buy a flip phone soon, i dont have a bad addiction compared to my peers, however i feel like it makes me less creative. I used to be a creative kid, and now im just boring. Getting a flip phone to keep me off of social media, and let me live a little more :) Ill update if i remember too once i get it and if i download youtube on it

@ht8259

6 ай бұрын

This gives me inspiration to get a flip phone too!! Best wishes with your journey.

Hey Jarissa, Found you randomly on here, loved your content, I wish you the best on this journey. Stay safe and be blessed.

Its so crazy how we actually do need our smart phones for daily conveniences. I do pray we'll all be done with social media at some point at least.

Good thing about the typing on physiucal button is that I used to type a message under the desk to avoid my teacher all the time back then, and I got the messages right almost everytime cause I remember all the buttons

Thank you for doing this, more people should see this

the cat montage was tooooo adorableee 🥰🥰

recently switched to a dumb phone and everyone i know seemed mad about it. i finally realized its because i'm doing something they know they can't do because they are addicted.