I once went 64 years without a smartphone.

@lornathorpe1632

3 жыл бұрын

S C A, me too. 67 years and counting. Provider just told me my 3G will stop working everywhere in the few months, but said they can replace it with a new simple flip. I still spend too much time on YT.

@damnright4

3 жыл бұрын

@@lornathorpe1632 You will hate the new flip..nothing like the older ones and are not user friendly... I ended up throwing away my At&T alcatel flip and found an old LG online like I use to have..

@lornathorpe1632

3 жыл бұрын

@@damnright4 I think the replacement is an LG. Does the old one you found have enough Gs?

@damnright4

3 жыл бұрын

@@lornathorpe1632 It has 3 Gs and im fine with that, however AT&T will be ending 3G one year from now so im not sure what I will do, maybe find a carrier that still uses 3G But if you get a new flip from AT&T its the alcatel and it sucks.

@CH-zu7fn

3 жыл бұрын

1.) Buy a good GPS. 2.) You should always print out all your travel documents in multiple copies. Everyone in your immediate group should carry copies of the immediate groups documents. 3.) I don't know if I could go back but, I enjoyed your trial run.

Year 2040: "I stopped using my Neuralink brain implant for 30 days"

@grafando

3 жыл бұрын

2030: "I manually drove without Tesla autopilot for 30 days"

@magzhankypshakbay7715

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@serenes

3 жыл бұрын

year 2080: humans go extinct for 30 days, then come back

@alexandrudinca2884

3 жыл бұрын

@@serenes Earth: "After 30 days of no humans, I feel much better, I can breathe, I feel refreshed. Now that the experiment is over...I'm going to be sick again... :(("

@JimJakubJames

3 жыл бұрын

@@grafando i think it will be forbidden to drive without autopilot

I'm 17 and switched to a flip phone last September and it has been a great change in my life. I noticed I was spending the majority of my time staring at my phone screen not accomplishing anything and I wanted to change that. My family does think I am crazy but trust me I have felt a lot better not always having a easy distraction in my pocket. I started reading books again, doodling in my free time and even just sitting and thinking about the future. If you are considering making the change after watching I say give it a shot, if it doesn't work for you you can always go back. EDIT: Over one year later now and I am still smartphone free and I dont regret it at all. There are definitely some drawbacks but overall I am still glad I made the switch and I dont plan on going back.

@hunteradkins7024

3 жыл бұрын

As a 17 year old, you're family shouldn't think your crazy. Most 17 year olds (as you know) are so deep in this tech stuff they don't know anything different. I applaud you man for getting out of it at a young age like ourselves (i'm 18) I'm thinking of doing the same, instead of drinking coffee at my computer, just go outside sit down, and enjoy my coffee outside where i can see the sun coming up and the birds chirping. It's something i'm really considering.

@daily3dprinting

3 жыл бұрын

@@hunteradkins7024 Thanks, I would definitely say you should give it a shot. You can start off with trying it for a month and keep your smartphone in a drawer/closet incase it isn't the right fit and you want to switch back. I recommend at least trying it and I have really felt better without having an easy distraction in my pocket at all times.

@irelanddickey1538

2 жыл бұрын

Hey! I am 15 and just made the change to a flip phone today. I want to live a distraction-free life and be more connected to the world. Glad to see other teens have the same idea!

@daily3dprinting

2 жыл бұрын

@@irelanddickey1538 Good for you! I am now over one year with mine and I still highly recommend it, it is difficult for the first month or so as you get used to it but after that it just becomes your new normal

@daily3dprinting

2 жыл бұрын

@S I am glad my story has helped!

Personally I think we had just the right amount of tech in 2005. You could do everything you can do now on your computer, but your cell phone was a flip phone. You could call and text and everyone did short texts cause it took so long. No constant staring at screens, no constant social media (you had to be in front of your computer for that). We had tech, but we were still more social.

@xxjoeyladxx

2 жыл бұрын

You nailed it with this post.

@iamaparanoidandroid1

2 жыл бұрын

I went to University 2005-09. I am so glad that there weren't* smartphones during that time. On the one hand there would be a lot more photos of friend and things if there had been, but a lot more wasted time and embarrassment. *affordable for a student.

@DomozoveoGZ

2 жыл бұрын

Yet another reason why sometimes I wish I was born a decade earlier

@clxwncrxwn

2 жыл бұрын

The short text actually led to people being unable to spell the actual words over time.

@KeepitcleanOC

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Roll the clock back to that, when laptops were freakin' amazing, still are, and keep yourself to phone as phone and camera only. Use smartphone for everything only when cannot have or don't want (theft/activity) to have laptop.

slamming my flip phone shut to end a convo was the most satisfying thing ever 4:00

@okbuddysure6923

3 жыл бұрын

ok

@SamuelSamuelSamuel1

3 жыл бұрын

miss u

@sayin234

3 жыл бұрын

That sorry is so relatable even for smartphone. When you throw your phone to the bed and it bounces and accident happen- LOL

@Estudio4110

3 жыл бұрын

Just hearing the sound is satisfying

@SweetAngelPinay06

3 жыл бұрын

I miss doing that, lol

Year 2030: “I used a smartphone for 30 days”

@Nekesu

3 жыл бұрын

Rotary phone and a pager would be a good one.

@those_eyes

3 жыл бұрын

Lol!

@parthkulkarni4341

3 жыл бұрын

"Smart glasses are really distracting"

@matija1010

3 жыл бұрын

Year 2040: “My smartphone used me for 30 days.”

@vas2.1025

3 жыл бұрын

Time traveller here, I tried that but I realized I am too used to these Quantumphones now.

When he showed his screen time was only 2 hours 2 minutes I was like… oh… I’m really bad 🤣🤣

My daughter can text faster on a flip phone than most people can on a smart phone. it's amazing watching her.

@niamhturner1451

4 ай бұрын

Well yeah its incredibly difficult to text on a touchscreen when t9 is quick

@syedkahar4679

3 ай бұрын

Was she using blackberry?

Me, with 7 hours of screen time per day: “2-3 hours on your phone in a single day?! You addict!”

@AxxLAfriku

3 жыл бұрын

I am being humble when I am telling you that I am the most powerful strongest coolest smartest most famous greatest funniest Y*uTub3r of all time! That's the reason I have multiple girlfriends and I show them off on my ch*nnel all the time! Bye bye gon

@gettingjaded

3 жыл бұрын

Me with 9 or more :)))

@calebvogel7492

3 жыл бұрын

I try to stay under 6 lol. But that is because I am on break and don’t have school work lol

@Conquering-depression

3 жыл бұрын

Same :(

@davinarobertson47

3 жыл бұрын

@@Productimothy 😂

"I swapped my smartphone with a flip phone"... -Takes out Galaxy Z Flip

@mereobserver1727

3 жыл бұрын

ROFL!

@KittyKat94

3 жыл бұрын

Literally laughed out. But it wouldn't be a lie.

@damienhartley3259

3 жыл бұрын

@@KittyKat94 Galaxy Z flip is just as bad because it's basically a gimmick and pro gamers never go out side to begin so the flip phone challenge is easy because they just use Skype on then PC.

@monicagambino318

3 жыл бұрын

💀😂

@damienhartley3259

3 жыл бұрын

@@monicagambino318 Thing about regular flip phone not foldable smartphone is that its so primitive that ads don't load on the KZread .

Q: How did we ever get by before the “smartphone”...? A: Just Fine.

@teccash3507

3 жыл бұрын

True indeed people are just lazy these days

@davidrenz3574

3 жыл бұрын

This is Maria. I’ve never had a “smart phone”. I have a laptop and an iPad. We also have no TV and no cable bill. We do have internet. My husband has a “smart phone due to work. I have an old Nokia and cats. Cats better than a smartphone.

@gezi5927

3 жыл бұрын

...it was because it wasn’t standardized. now it is. Having a phone is important for modern life

@gezi5927

3 жыл бұрын

@@teccash3507 uh that’s not how it works

@drippyrat1178

2 жыл бұрын

ok boomer

Dude, you are speaking to my heart right now… I feel the same, I have tried downgrading my data plan, deleting apps etc but you can get all that back and that is the problem. So I am thinking about getting a flip phone and a gps device for my car!

@fred-youtube

Жыл бұрын

Try setting the screen to black and white, the "pull" will reduce heavily

@DAMfoxygrampa

Жыл бұрын

^can confirm, making your phone screen greyscale does help. The only problem is that you can undo it. This is actually making me consider getting a flip phone too

@AlejandroP1980s

Жыл бұрын

@@DAMfoxygrampa get cat s22

@AlejandroP1980s

Жыл бұрын

Get a cat s22 flip phone maps gps android auto

My husband, a 30-something, used a flip phone until last year when I bought him an iPhone for Christmas. He runs his own business without the use of a smartphone. I thought he was missing out; he never thought he was. His screen time says he uses it an average of 30 minutes per day, so having one hasn’t increased his screen time much. He doesn’t care for it, but he does think it’s nice to use for checking the weather 😆

@SweetKonekoCat

3 жыл бұрын

Im jealous. My hubs is hunched over his phone all day, any spare time he gets, I almost have to fight for attention. 😔 He started to get the picture when I had to hide his phone from him.

@kylie-joy

3 жыл бұрын

how does he drive without a maps app? I would get lost haha

@sergeypalkin

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, my father bought iPhone for watching the weather too 🤣

@OatmealTheCrazy

3 жыл бұрын

@@kylie-joy looking around and getting used to major roads while driving normally

@okhamradio

3 жыл бұрын

Good man 🦸‍♂️

*"Everything in life is easier when you don't concern yourself with what other people are doing."*

@KyleWilliamsMusic1

3 жыл бұрын

As we watch a video about how someone else didn’t use a smartphone for 30 days

@anonwithamnesia

3 жыл бұрын

But if you don't, you will miss out on information to improve your life or even survive!

@annamoore6304

3 жыл бұрын

@@anonwithamnesia Right... Because before smartphones ppl never improved and were constantly in deadly danger lmao Wake the hell up & stop making excuses for your bad habits!

@anonwithamnesia

3 жыл бұрын

​@@annamoore6304 ah, got me. But everything has its pros and cons.

@PeytonSlim

3 жыл бұрын

Yes so true! After getting rid of my social media two years ago I would take really great photos and only keep them for myself because I don't owe it to anyone to share this and don't need validation that it's good. My mental health has really improved well until my husband shows me his phone of what someone else is doing and I'm like "well crap" lol

Back when we had a flip phone we had a social life Now we have smartphones and we dont even call each other I would rather trade all the tech i have to have a few good friends to talk to

@FinixFunny

Жыл бұрын

I completely agree with you!

@lazarusblackwell6988

Жыл бұрын

@@FinixFunny Thanks man.I appreciate it.

@ProAvgeek6328

Жыл бұрын

I have lots of friends and the tech, win win for me.

@lazarusblackwell6988

Жыл бұрын

@@ProAvgeek6328 Thats what you say.

@ProAvgeek6328

Жыл бұрын

@@lazarusblackwell6988 that's the truth

I’ve never had a smart phone. Always had a flip phone. When I get a major text I just call the person and actually communicate with them. Small things I can do texting. My flip phone is like 8 years old and still works good. But I grew up with a phone on the wall and called people with phone numbers I had memorized. I did buy a gps for my car.

@jeffkelly5972

2 жыл бұрын

I also bought a GPS and it works just fine. I am trading my Iphone SE for a 4GLTE flip phone.

@valerietomsic8454

2 жыл бұрын

I also choose to still own a flip phone....I just don't want to be looking down at a device 24/7. I would MUCH rather talk to someone than text to someone. Works for me so far.

@galaxytraveler5779

2 жыл бұрын

Friggin right! So cool to hear others like me. Lol. Im mid 30's and never owned a smartphone. I have an old LG from about 6 years ago that i am about to retire and get a new flip phone. The biggest reason i don't have a smartphone is because i have a very expensive computer setup at home that i spent enough time in front of as it is, i don't need one in my pocket too. When im not at home, i am free from devices! Well besides my old Garmin gps that i occasionally get out when im on my country drives.

@justwastingtimeonyt9952

Жыл бұрын

My dad kept his flip phone until the service shut down lol

I desperately want tech companies to bring back flip phones, I find them quite cool lol.

@ToYourHealthAndMine

3 жыл бұрын

They are still being sold. I own one.

@BsetXOXO

3 жыл бұрын

Samsung already has mate

@esmeraldarodriguez1722

3 жыл бұрын

I used to be able to text super fast and without looking by using T9. It was great.

@patronusstag

3 жыл бұрын

@@esmeraldarodriguez1722 I miss thatttt! In fact your comment just made me look for 123 keyboards on the app store, I don't wanna use the qwerty anymore 😄

@Pheonixia

3 жыл бұрын

it has come in motarola and samsung

The video quality of the phone was quiet decent

@SamuelSamuelSamuel1

3 жыл бұрын

Also the way how he only spent 3 hours a day on his phone i- 😭

@jacksonberch8075

3 жыл бұрын

@@SamuelSamuelSamuel1 to be honest I'm a pretty productive guy I always get stuff done everyday and I spend around 12-14 hours a day on My phone

@-mb4721

3 жыл бұрын

@@jacksonberch8075 same

@jorge7246

3 жыл бұрын

quite* but yeye

@jacksonberch8075

3 жыл бұрын

@Tom Garnett always between 6-8 hours

If you use a flip phone for long enough, you can get to be pretty quick at texting.

I'm a retired senior and have used a flip phone for years. I have no desire to get a smart phone. My van has a built in GPS system which I hardly use as I rely on google maps. I'm finding with the shut down we went through I have become more addicted to my laptop. Most of my day is taken up with sitting in front of that screen. The You Tube censuring has really gotten on my nerves as they have removed many of the channels I enjoy watching. Like you I will wean myself from this device and try to spend quality time doing other things.

I want a flip phone just for the whole ending calls just by closing the phone dramatically😂

@timdrake2411

3 жыл бұрын

omg same

@awastedminute2258

3 жыл бұрын

Get a Samsung galaxy z flip

@EclecticOrange

3 жыл бұрын

I miss that 😂

@goudendynamiethd2117

3 жыл бұрын

Or you buy a Samsung Galaxy Z FLIP

@goudendynamiethd2117

3 жыл бұрын

@@awastedminute2258 THIS

Not me suddenly wanting to buy a flip phone for the Matt D’Avella aesthetic

@unkownuser810

3 жыл бұрын

literally 😭

@kylie-joy

3 жыл бұрын

same

@avelyseodle9278

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@sasori5163

3 жыл бұрын

same

@marina8541

3 жыл бұрын

PLEASE do it, it will really change your life hehe

I am an older person and saw the changes in society as this technology has arrived. Even back in the 1960s when TV came to my country-gradually the social character of our world faded away. It has never stopped with the consumer world getting so dominating.I chose to not have a mobile phone as I see the way this has isolated us. It can be a great tool -all this technology- eg facebook -and how we can connect... but its never a substitute for real contact-face to face.

@Stand-Alone-Complex

2 жыл бұрын

@@hampter2407 I bet you have been waiting years to finally get a chance to use that unoriginal insult huh? Basement dwelling mamas boys are so cringe.

@lawrenceshdow

2 жыл бұрын

@@hampter2407 open your mind and ears instead of being emotional. His comment was an insight from another perspective. We can learn from those and should. His suggestion is not a command. We have the freedom to consider it or not. Your response probably only serves to support his opinion on your generation. Why not try a different method besides responding defensively? Might be productive.

@pickle24

Жыл бұрын

@@hampter2407 "doing things in the modern way", what, becoming shut in alienated pieces of crap unable to socialise? So many young people are becoming that today, and so many older people tend to become less social and this tech is to blame. The intentionally addicting nature of it, that makes people think it's okay to shut yourself in this way. Real world social communication is what is natural, good for your health and brain and what phones are teaching people not to do. Shame.

Had the internet removed from my smart phone, turned off all notifications and removed all game apps. Still am able to text normally and now phone only used for speaking and text.

@lisachapman6492

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't know you could do that. I would love to be able to turn off notifications. How do you do it?

@ChadRepson

3 жыл бұрын

@@lisachapman6492 it’s in your settings, there’s a section for notifications. You can turn it off for certain apps or just turn them off entirely

2 or 3 hours? Try 7 😂☠️😭

@jasw6817

3 жыл бұрын

Same!

@mohit-ng6sw

3 жыл бұрын

7? Try 10

@mariafolcan1927

3 жыл бұрын

@@mohit-ng6sw hahahaah samee

@durban55

3 жыл бұрын

@@mohit-ng6sw oh my god that’s the next level brooo

@shahadalothman

3 жыл бұрын

HA! Funny try 19😎

Remember how fast we all were at texting on those flip phones

@jaketryban8772

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah of course! If you use T9 😂🙌🏻 isn’t that what it’s called?

@authorgreene

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaketryban8772 I hated T9 on my old flip phone and always chose to text using the Abc option. With my current GZ'One, I usually use T9, though I'm just about as fast with Abc still.

@GHawk-dj5pf

3 жыл бұрын

So fast!!

@Kyle1444

3 жыл бұрын

It will be a bit slower, but enabling T9 will make you able to text proficiently enough. You'd still be faster on an actual keyboard on the computer, i remember. Logging on to MSN messenger, if you were actually gonna have text conversation, and not just a quick message, that sms is intended for

@jesussavedme6260

3 жыл бұрын

Jesus loves you all and He saves and He knows you🤍😊

I have gone 65 years without a smart phone,but I am hooked on KZread via my I Pad.

@Kyle1444

3 жыл бұрын

KZread is my go-to social media too. Even before the smartphone i would spend hours on here, learning new stuff

@danieltaylor6274

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kyle1444 at least youre learning

@telek.755

3 жыл бұрын

KZread is way better then other social.

@tonivoul1971

3 жыл бұрын

KZread is my life and i hate that Google made the old browsers have no access to youtube i have to find the links of the videos and download them i have polish cow downloaded lol

@tonyvercetti8056

2 жыл бұрын

KZread aren't my enemy because I feel bored easily on KZread

I just got rid of social media. It's made me focus more on what's important rather than people's complaints about the world.

It's all about FOMO - fear of missing out.

@sun-wo9vp

3 жыл бұрын

exactly

@ohmslaw6856

2 жыл бұрын

"The race is long, but in the end it's only with yourself"

It’s kind of crazy to think about how smartphones were used to be more efficient - like texting. On a flip phone it takes 10-15 minutes for a simple text back but on a smartphone it takes 5-10 seconds depending on how fast you type. In theory it’s supposed to lower the time we’re on our phones yet it’s the contrary that’s true - now there’s so much more to do on it and waste a bunch of time using other apps. So we actually spend *even more* time using phones.

@mckaysteffler9618

3 жыл бұрын

There was a different setting on my flip phone that could guess your word as you typed, so I didn’t have to push the key until I got the one letter. It was always funny how surprised people were when they saw how fast I could text 😂

@ESPHMacD

3 жыл бұрын

@@mckaysteffler9618 Flexing your skills with the T9 keyboard was the hottest thing to hit my school for a while before the slide phones came out with the full qwerty.

@cris_here

3 жыл бұрын

that's why it's a cell phone. cell = a prison cell lol

@Grandream

3 жыл бұрын

@@ESPHMacD Man, I remember there was this girl in one of my computer classes who was able to text without even looking at it anymore. She'd just read the message, hide the phone under the computer desk, and just type. She typed so much faster on that than some people do on a standard smartphone.

@R._L.

3 жыл бұрын

As General Ackbar famously said: "It's a trap!" kzread.info/dash/bejne/Znpo09yJksasmaQ.html

Texting took you long with T9? Imagine having entire conversations under your desk in HS without looking at the phone like I did. Man some people never had that skill!

@Truecrimeresearcher224

2 жыл бұрын

Those were the days. Pretending to pay attention in class while texting under the desk hoping the teacher won't walk over at that moment

@fuckyou96

Жыл бұрын

Yes!!!!

Hey Matt, I’ve just been catching up on your content from recently and I’m not sure if I’m only just noticing it or if it’s a conscious change you’ve made but I really like how you’re not reshooting a whole scene if you stumble on a word or stitching takes together to cover it up. It feels way more real than the way people curate themselves so heavily and feels like more of a conversation. People do bloopers of their ‘failed’ takes but this feels really genuine and I think what often makes a blooper scene is people getting caught up in their filming mistakes to the point that it dominates the scene but you just move on with grace and acceptance that it doesn’t have to be perfect and it’s a powerful reminder to me. Thanks :) Also welcome to Australia!

@gabriellameattray9778

11 ай бұрын

Noticed this as well

MATT THE BORING PHONE WOULD'VE BEEN PERFECT FOR YOU!! It's a modern smartphone with a custom OS that doesn't have Wi-Fi, a browser or a play store. Maps, messaging, camera and other important functions are still there but there's NO WAY to get any app to waste time. It seems incredible. All the key features of a modern smartphone (camera, touchscreen etc.) without any of the distractions. Like this so Matt can see.

@julianagtf

3 жыл бұрын

Omg, I googled it and this is my dream phone!

@shorifulhaque5137

3 жыл бұрын

@@julianagtf you're welcome lol. I tried buying this phone but it's out of stock. Also, it's 235 pounds lol. I'm actually in the process of making my own version of this idea that's a little cheaper but has the great build quality and all the other standard features. Still research phase atm but I'd be interested in your opinion as to what qualities the phone should have. Let me know if you're interested in hopping on zoom - my friend and I would love your opinion on the subject.

@officiallydreama4412

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this heads up and I’m loving this!

@d.-beck7205

3 жыл бұрын

Uuuhhhmm - can't you make ANY phone a Boring Phone by just throwing out the apps you feel distract you more than they add value (social media, especially?)

@bellsproutpizza

3 жыл бұрын

@@shorifulhaque5137 DEFINITELY it should be able to handle group messages, and preferably also emojis. (Signed, a flip phone user.)

I think using smart phones are both a boon and a curse. The want to constantly use it and taking our attention vs using it to keep information that doesn't need to take space in your head.

@davinarobertson47

3 жыл бұрын

i like the new pfp

@ecomwithTrevor

3 жыл бұрын

It's really just in our minds if we can control it or not. If you don't realize your addiction, you'll never escape it. You need to stop utilizing your phone as a quick dopamine fix and realize it's there if you truly need it for calls.

@okbuddysure6923

3 жыл бұрын

ok

@garrett3726

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed - sent from my iPhone

@tokiomitohsaka7770

3 жыл бұрын

Man, you are everywhere... Love your videos!

I have a smartphone 6s- the last one with plug-in jacks. I have no data. I use it for voice, text, camera and music. If I want any info, like now, I use my MacBook. My laptop, however, I use to make music, so that is my go to tech. This is my distancing from the madness of looking at my phone every minute. If you are bored on the bus or in waiting situations get a magazine subscription. Learn to read a book. Radical I know.

@ModernGoddess81

3 жыл бұрын

I have a 6s as well and refuse to give it up...just got a new screen and battery today! What’s a plug in jack??? Lol

Matt, thank you for your videos! They are truly inspiring and I have the same types of habits with my phone. I enjoy your positivity, and you are nice to look at too. 🥰

*Next challenge: I stopped following the news for 30 days* . Do it and see your life change.

@guzziefuzziewuzzie

3 жыл бұрын

Top comment, asap.

@sca4789

3 жыл бұрын

So true. I gave up all tv when covid hit. I am amazed at how much OTHER STUFF I get done.

@nadavegan

3 жыл бұрын

Very true. I gave up news about 15 years ago, and the world looks very different.

@privateprivate4315

3 жыл бұрын

Gonna try this now

@k.c.martin9924

3 жыл бұрын

I'd be willing to bet THIS would be harder for me than going to a flip phone!

hope all y'all reading this have a blessed 2021.

@user-xd4fw5wy6m

3 жыл бұрын

@bnza10 shut up

@homeandgardendiaries6384

3 жыл бұрын

@bnza10 Be kind

@squadgang6964

3 жыл бұрын

love the logo oh yea yea

@Mizu.41

3 жыл бұрын

Dude.. you are all over the place

@MoochiDoesRoblox

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mizu.41 hahaha where else did you see me

I feel like a lot of these should be less about how bad technology is, and more about how important self control is. You can have the conveniences of a smart phone without it making you unhappy, just stop being so invested in the worrying things you get out of your phone. Turn off notification for everything but the necessary stuff, get off social media, etc. Now you can have google maps and improve yourself.

@greylonewolf8750

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree with you on everything you wrote!!

@ferryvantichelen6521

2 жыл бұрын

your self control has to be abnormal to be able to resist all of the things companies try to distract you with to get you to use their products. The notification tip is a very good one though, disable all. Your phone should look like a toolbox when you open it up.

@escapeaq

2 жыл бұрын

That's kind of funny, because people are genuinely addicted.

@escapeaq

2 жыл бұрын

@@ferryvantichelen6521 Exactly. Self-control is overrated, these phones are designed to be extremely convenient and attention-grabbing

@slime_bird

2 жыл бұрын

@@escapeaq People are addicted, but any addiction can be overcome. And it's not like most people this kind of video is aimed at are people so addicted they can't tear themselves away from the phone. Outside of extreme cases like that, it really does just come down to self control. I get notifications and ads for things vying for my attention all the time, sometimes I cave to it but more often than not I can determine it's not worth my time or attention. Which can be helped by turning notifications off things, or even deleting the apps entirely

Beautiful. I feel you, brother. Me too. I'm getting there! I have all these little tricks I use - using your Cue, Routine, Reward idea to section out ritualized times of day and sequenced routines that involve my phone intentionally and creatively - never idle scrolling. TIME OF DAY and ROUGHLY RITUALIZED SEQUENCE OF USE seems to have helped! Thanks, as always!

"I've got about 40-50 hard drives I need to recycle." - no one ever

@someone-oj4dk

3 жыл бұрын

Not enough people are talking about this

@AasthaHingar

3 жыл бұрын

I may sound stupid but instead of recycling wouldn't it be better to sell it off to someone in need??

@cheerlinaone1

3 жыл бұрын

As a video editor I'm on my way to this struggle too. I TOTALLY understand.

@cr3atur321

3 жыл бұрын

@@buppy4976 for real lmao It instantly brought all the "Jimmy has 47 watermelons" (who the fuck is Jimmy and why does he casually have 47 watermelons lying around??) problems to my mind lol

@buppy4976

3 жыл бұрын

@@cr3atur321 I know LMAO

I feel like capturing memories on my smartphone takes my mind away from the moment. I think it's a good habit to push yourself to enjoy the beauty of life around you without capturing it on your device.

@Jba8179

3 жыл бұрын

Lol people in the comments for this video need 🤣 Camera phones are a godsend compared to the way things used to be

@thewacker6837

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like this too, sometimes instead of pulling out your phone and taking a picture just being in the moment is better

This is a worthy exercise man. You're not alone in your thought processes with cutting some things loose in life. I think I'm right behind you.

@mya5582

4 ай бұрын

Did you do it?

@Bruceanddenise

4 ай бұрын

@@mya5582 I did not do it. I have found more freedom in setting my phone down and walking away. I've also silenced a LOT of time-suck apps.

I love that flip sound. Recent searches on youtube is basic phone like flip or qwerty phone.

Watching this at 3 a.m. in bed....Realized I'm heavily addicted and need a drastic change. Thanks Matt 👍

"We trade our happiness for convenience." Now that's a thinker. 🙂

I am an interstate over-the-road driver who uses no GPS or smart phone. The fix for the 'missing' tech is planning. pre-plan your day the night before using a laptop and a notepad (yes, physical pen/paper pad). Believe me when I say that driving an 18-wheel vehicle takes a bit more attention moving through an unknown city than a passenger car. It can be done if you're willing to put forth the effort. I've been doing it like this for many years.

You know you’re old school when you find out you still have a map in your glove compartment. 😂

For the navigation, you just need to buy a whole ass stand-alone GPS that stays in the car. Keep a little notebook on ya or a physical diary/schedule book. And a real book if you need to wait around for something. Like it's the 90s, indeed!

@JasonLE89

2 жыл бұрын

Yup

@unknownwolf4046

2 жыл бұрын

@@JasonLE89 I have Flip phone ☺️ I use it for calls 📞 I have smartphone just data only

@wexdust

2 жыл бұрын

I noticed something interesting that you can buy, it is digital drawing pad that can take notes and you can obviously draw, l think this is good for taking notes maybe and passing time maybe without using other apps like smartphone gives you. I think we got pretty addicted on the technology and that made us kinda antisocial. While I'm not addicted to my phone I'm addicted to being on PC. And when l'm not l just pass time on phone, l think it is pretty bad for me. I don't know what to do.

@rayvega3163

Жыл бұрын

or actually remembering the directions.

@derbystarr93

Жыл бұрын

Or just use your "old smartphone" only for that. Take "Here We Go" instead of Google Maps with complete Offfline Maps, GPS is in ya Phone. So let you smarptphone with that an offline music in the car without a simcard, and all your "problems" are solved. :D See it as an better "ipod" with navigations, GPS & music player.

"takes 2-3 hours of my day" *laughs in 9 hours of screen time*

@crazydoglady2954

3 жыл бұрын

18 was my worst

I really felt the struggle you described, I’m gonna try the experiment myself starting next week and let’s see how long I can go without

I can totally imagine that struggle. When I was last thinking about what phone to get next I also thought that I hate it to depend so much on my phone and to waste so much time in the process. On the other hand of course, benefits like having a navigator, a camera and messaging apps with you just can´t be ignored. It is a tough decision to make nowadays! Awesome video though!!

"I should probably pay attention while driving" Yes

@DayanaPlays

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@BlondeQtie

3 жыл бұрын

but to other cars, not making a strenuous effort to read all the signs and get the right exit.

I think the problem with our phones is definitely social media

@nicolassardella7897

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more! Deleted the apps from my phone and limit my use of their services to when I am on my laptop. Has been a game changer :)

@anoukc6928

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, because remove all the apps, it’s just a...phone.

@jacobbowers7137

3 жыл бұрын

Also the news

There's no way you could figure out how to get somewhere 5 days a week without a smartphone eh? How did people possibly find anything in the past? The world must've ground to a halt every time someone had to find something that was more than a block away from home! How did we survive as a society? Madness I tell you, MADNESS!!

@l.antoinetteanderson3736

3 жыл бұрын

Well, growing up in So. Calif.,( starting 72 yrs ago), Thomas Bros. maps ( there were many of them for areas of each county, etc., in nice, flexible, plastic-covered binder form) that got me around in an unfamiliar area :) If technology goes bye-bye for a while, we may look to "primitive" helps like paper maps. Homing pigeons?! 😁 Thank you for your video.

@saw2814

3 жыл бұрын

I used the map in the phone book to get an idea of my route then took off. Got to where I wanted to go every single time.

@grintrap4455

3 жыл бұрын

I used to work for the SoCal Gas Co, and had Thomas Guides for the entirety of So Cal! I became very intuitive with their use, and could usually find any location.

@shadowandsoul4331

3 жыл бұрын

Printing out the directions is really no big deal and often times more direct and quicker than relying on GPS.

I think the best way is self-discipline or doing so many activities after work that you literally don't have time to look at the phone. I admit I use the phone quite a lot but I have imposed myself to not look at messages while still in bed...and that already saved me 30 min as you said. After work I study Japanese, go to the gym, play the piano, enjoy movies (when I have time)...so basically I am reducing the time I look at the phone by doing other things. I mostly use the phone to watch youtube videos while cooking or to listen to music when my laptop is not available. But as for social media I have cut down a lot by just...being busy in doing things I like to do!

"That's what she said" literally never gets old when the timing is right. That took me by surprise so hard and I laughed my ass off 🤣

@intentionalliving7326

3 жыл бұрын

Me too... did not expect it right at the beginning of the video... glad Matt kept it 😂🤣

@Shasta31487

3 жыл бұрын

Same!

Matt D'Avella: "I used a flip phone for 30 days" Me: "I used a flip phone for 15 years"

@richa6426

3 жыл бұрын

That makes you a living fossil😁

@darlenecampbell3597

3 жыл бұрын

Me: I used a landline all my life.😅

@drybizcuit1914

3 жыл бұрын

lol right, I actually got this phone he has recently and its a total pos. I miss my last phone little samsung gusto.

@PunkThrashMetal

3 жыл бұрын

Everyone's grandma: "my time to shine"

@user-ej4eq5im4r

3 жыл бұрын

6 years

When I was a senior in high school (1975-1976), I had a job as a delivery person for a small local pharmacy. I had to memorize, in order, the streets in the neighborhood, and carried a Thomas guide map of Chicago to get me to the locations outside of the neighborhood. Fun times.

i miss how life was pre-smartphones. maybe its because i was a little kid, but the 2000s really seemed like the time to be alive. it felt like the perfect middle ground of convenience and inconvenience in terms of tech

The important question is... does it have snake?

3 жыл бұрын

Good point... I miss that game

@aydax3812

3 жыл бұрын

I’m pretty sure it does if it’s on kaios!

@repentdeletetwitterbeforei6109

3 жыл бұрын

Or Frogger that game was gold

@TheUnwrittenWriter

3 жыл бұрын

WHAT A THROWBACK. You’re asking the right questions.

@jaxx-inspiregrowcreate2862

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheUnwrittenWriter 🐍

There’s a certain charm to the simplicity of a flip phone. You stop looking up useless things, take pictures when you don’t have to. You have to think and plan.

@Truecrimeresearcher224

2 жыл бұрын

I don't really take.photos with my phone. So if I went back to a flip phon I wouldn't be missing out. I gotta get a computer first so I can back off the phone

I really like these type of experiments you do and I follow you. From today (April 26) till the end of May, I will switch my smartphone with a flip phone. I am a mobile app developer and work in an IT company so it will be lil hard for me to do this and my colleagues might also get annoyed with it, but hey that's the fun part.

OMG!!! im a Huge logic fan and recently started watching your videos and then i saw you listen to logic aswell and thought that was really cool man. Respect

My kids asked me what life was like in the 80's and 90's...so I took away their phones and shut off the internet.

@ecomwithTrevor

3 жыл бұрын

Great way for them to experience what it is like haha

@TheOlgagr

3 жыл бұрын

Glad that they didn't ask how arctic looks like ;)

@caffeinatednation8885

3 жыл бұрын

And, hopefully, cranked up the classic rock. 😎

@RachelDee

3 жыл бұрын

Should have had them watch a movie on VHS without rewinding it to the beginning first.

@7hz8

3 жыл бұрын

Nice idea lol

The real title of this video should be "So.... I flipped my phone"

@Shivam-yv4ct

3 жыл бұрын

Matt really missed the opportunity

This Alcatel is genuinely cool! It's probably as cool as the Motorola RAZR, but with bigger keys and with a chat-like layout for the Text messages. And that *clap* sound from closing the flip is so satisfying, something that not even foldable smartphones can give us!

Great and timely video. I think we would all do well to take this advice.

Honestly dont think the idea of smart phones are bad, its just how they are designed. They are designed to be addictive. If they are used for the functional uses like the internet, calling, texting, direction, notes, etc smartphones are great. But as of now for most people phones are just time sinks.

@latenines

3 жыл бұрын

Really depends on how you deal with them. you can restrict yourself a lot by not putting time wasting apps on there

@esmeraldarodriguez1722

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, they are designed to be addictive to further profit their pockets. How misleading to act like they are just trying to be more helpful to us.

@ChadRepson

3 жыл бұрын

Depends on the apps too. Certain things, like maps and what not can be really useful, and games can be fun occasionally. But social media I think is the most toxic section of it, and comes with the most benefits. It wouldn’t be such a big problem but nobody has self control anymore so they would probably just redownload the apps they don’t like anyways

@dropit7694

3 жыл бұрын

There are a few controls you can put in place to limit yourself but they are not very complete. You can't set a lock for your iphone that won't expire after a set number of minutes, and the limits you put on apps are just as easily turned off by two presses, I haven't looked for any parental controls but these types of things should be available. Even apps that are not social media can have you compulsively checking.

@Freakyjohnsson1

3 жыл бұрын

@@dropit7694 I've decreased my phone usage a lot. I always leave it in my room when I'm at home so if I need to use it I will need to go back into my room and I'll leave it there when I'm done, another one is not having the phone with you outside if you dont need it, if I'm grocery shopping, going for walks, etc and I dont need the phone I wont bring it with me. I'm down to around 10-35 min on workdays and around 20-50 on weekends. I really wanna reduce my weekend usage, there are some days where I can go up towards 90 minutes but thankfully those days are rare.

"Love people, use things, because the opposite never works!" - The Minimalists

@mdfakhrany

3 жыл бұрын

I don't get it, use things like what?

@Non-religiou

3 жыл бұрын

@@mdfakhrany materials

@mdfakhrany

3 жыл бұрын

@@Non-religiou Isn't minimalism is all about reducing unnecessary materials in life! Is it like a joke or I'm brain dead right now

@aleks3449

3 жыл бұрын

@@mdfakhrany Like the opposite of the saying. They mean that do not use people and do not love things, cuz that is not gonna work

@mdfakhrany

3 жыл бұрын

@@aleks3449 Ahaa Like love people not things xD thank you bro

I've been thinking a little about doing the same thing for a while, with at most a decent feature phone. Addressing the GPS issue, consider buying a good automotive GPS, such as one from Garmin's DriveSmart series. This device comes with lifetime updates, if I remember correctly, and lets you update the database via your Wi-Fi network. I've had mine for three to four years at least and just recently updated it again after dusting it off for the first time in a while.

Keep it up! Don’t give up!

2-3 hours per day?! That would be most people's goal for reducing smart phone use lol.

@justarandomchannel9510

3 жыл бұрын

It’s my goal for 2021

@marisajaye1036

3 жыл бұрын

i just hit three hours/day, hoping for less than 1 hour/ day by the end of 2021😅

@avelyseodle9278

3 жыл бұрын

My Screentime is 9 hours 😬

@duaa7576

3 жыл бұрын

I have 2-3 hours a day on my phone too, but then again I’m on my PC for the rest of the day so I don’t think that counts...

@oliviali3544

3 жыл бұрын

@@avelyseodle9278 same... 😓😓😬😬

I still have my smartphone, I just keep it in the car as my work and navigation phone. I use my flip phone for everything else. Best decision I've ever made

Just the fact it forces you to write less is already a benefit for me i write so freaking much; specially because i often feel better sending text than audio unless its a close person.

It is possible to have a smart phone and just not use any social media apps. My happy medium is using my smart phone camera and maps, but have no social related apps on my phone. I try to use my phone for strictly productivity, tracking, notes, maps, texting, pictures and video, or finance apps... but then nothing else.

@TylerLloyd

3 жыл бұрын

I love that!. Frame a phone as a productivity tool and relegate any social / leisure activities to another device (or no device!).

@Scolopente

3 жыл бұрын

I do this. I have no apps that have a 'feed' on my phone. I often open my phone, and then remember, 'Oh! There's nothing to look at...'

@janamour_13

3 жыл бұрын

Great Idea. I just think that my Tablet Screentime will be up to more hours because i want to check Instagram and YT there instead of using the phone.

@annamoore6304

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Why would someone use apps that make them unhappy, social media apps and other junk could be deleted in a few seconds.

@dabvid8613

3 жыл бұрын

A trick I have been practicing for a few months now that is decently effective is setting integrated screen time limits on my iPhone (I am not sure about other smartphones). My brother is literally the only one who knows the password to disable to restrictions on social media apps (tiktok, youtube, snapchat, instagram, facebook, reddit, etc) so I can't jinx it. Some times social media is necessary for a link someone had sent you, so my screen time limit is the combined screen time of these apps for 30 minutes p day.

Man that printing out a map brings me back when I rode motorcycles. Benefits are that you actually memorize the roads better than using a navigation device

@bisiilki

3 жыл бұрын

The other day i drove around Sydney just using the road signs and got everywhere i needed to go!

I live in a very rural area, where digital phone reception is pathetically poor, and that has been a blessing in that it keeps me from spending too much time on my phone.

I remember me and my dad back in the days were asking people all around us for directions when we went to the sea in the summer, about 8 hour drive from home. It was a challenge, and you had to think. Nowadays everybody's just stuck in a car horrified to ask a stranger even something basic

I feel like I try filling all the void I feel throughout my day by scrolling through apps; looking for stuff that's not there!

@intentionalliving7326

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly 🤣

@jvyeknom

3 жыл бұрын

Same

Options I've used/considered: install a GPS in the car, having a designated spot in my house that my phone lives during the day so I'm not carrying it around with me, only using social media if I'm sitting down to eat or rest for a few minutes and only if my computer is off. I work from home so if my computer is on my phone is not and vice versa. I also have a 1 year old so showing him that screen time isn't more important than him is essential. Some things you can also do is remove all the tempting apps from your smart phone like social media, food apps, shopping apps, and even games (turn your WIFI off for no ads in games you love to play) and see which basic apps you actually use (like calculator, calendar, flashlight). I miss my flip phone 6 out of 7 days and I am trying to use my smart phone less and less now that I see the effect on my son. and my family. Humans survived millenia without them, we can too...right?

I use both. Just forward my smart to the flip when I want a break.

This was eye opening!!!

But what if we keep a flip phone for half of the day (so that we can get some deep work done) and turn on our IPhones for later? Would that work? 🧐

@-mb4721

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like it would

@michaelhorvath165

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking this as well. What is we used a smartphone as a supplemental tool, rather than primary. I could Imagine taking mine out if I needed a gps or if I wanted some Insta time after dinner. Or not.

@bu_lai_ke

3 жыл бұрын

Or just use a smartphone but only have certain apps on it? 🤷‍♂️ So you can still text, use Gmaps etc but you can't use it to do random crap throughout the day? Seems to me like the best option and what I'll be doing when my contact renews in a few months

@ashishmohan6802

3 жыл бұрын

Okay. I am gonna borrow your idea on my next appearance on shark tank. 😂

@noelvarghese2168

3 жыл бұрын

If we had such perfect balance in life. Then yeah!

moral of the story: develop self discipline and put your smartphone down sometimes

@nowybopes

3 жыл бұрын

​@Pete Melon All people, not just young

@arifhussain926

3 жыл бұрын

@Pete Melon okay boomer

@adobongmanok4353

3 жыл бұрын

@@arifhussain926 as a gen z myself, phones are making us miserable but it still helps us to be "unmiserable". its one of the reasons why phones are addictive, tbh the newer the generation the worser

@joo-o

3 жыл бұрын

@Pete Melon In older generations most people lack the ability to self-reflect on their own habits, doesn't make them better that they simply haven't been accustomed to this particular habit.

@ajaymadhusudan2481

3 жыл бұрын

@Pete Melon my parents use the smartphone more than I do. It's not just the younger generations. It's a persistent problem across all generations. Maybe you have developed self control. It's too tough for me to do it. Next best option is to throw away my smartphone. Works like a charm, helps me to improve my life.

I have always had a flip phone, in my current job I work with people 30-40 years younger than me driving cars for a dealer, and every free second they are looking down at their phones. They don't see anything anymore unless it is presented to them on a screen. I see the flowers and the birds and the interesting things beside the road, ugly or cool cars next to us when we are driving. None of them can find their way anywhere without GPS, even to places we have been to 3 or 4 times before. It kind of makes me sad.

The productivity in the life will surely boost up... I'm in for one

Next level: communicate via smoke signals

@tylerdean980

3 жыл бұрын

I use radio

@indobrit4999

2 жыл бұрын

Walky talky

@salg6351

2 жыл бұрын

Sign language 🤟

0:45 Matt: “2 or 3 hours today” Me: “WAIT WHAT? I usually have 5 or 7 hours..”

@Berleen

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, same! :D

@user-jo3le2nf1m

3 жыл бұрын

10 hours 🌚

@angelika4356

3 жыл бұрын

My goal woud be to only spend 2 to 3 hours

@slothali3043

3 жыл бұрын

Me: 0 hours

@magda_mf

3 жыл бұрын

I used to spend 2-3 hours before the pandemic. Now my average is also 5-7 😐

Interesting experiment. As someone who grew up in the 60's and 70's, it's shocking to me how dependent I've become on my smartphone for all the things that you've mentioned. I think the most significant sacrifice to improve mental health is to get off social media. I did this back in December and I can already tell a difference in my demeanor. Arguing online with people I didn't even know was sucking the happiness out of me. So, I treated it just like I did smoking years ago and quit it cold turkey. You can change your undesirable habits, it just isn't easy sometimes, but it is almost always worth it.

thanks! brings me back to the 90s as a young kid.. I remember people using flip phones and they were awesome back then..printing maps on mapquest yes I remember that and sometimes the directions leads to a dead end or a suspicious alley..

"We trade our happiness so many times for convenience". Never thought about it this way, but wow you are so right!😯

@annamoore6304

3 жыл бұрын

You can simply choose to use it for convenience only. Don’t do things on your cell that cause you unhappiness. For example, delete ALL social media apps.

Life hack: Everybody should invest in a Thomas Guide for the region they live in..... then learn how to read / use it. A) It's good to know how to navigate a hand map. B) During some type of natural disaster, you very easily could lose GPS abilities and may have to rely on hand maps to navigate to a safer location. C) Learning the addressing of the region you live in will help you to rely less on GPS and more on knowledge (that's why your dad can still live without a smart phone). D) Buy a new one every five years and recycle the old one.

@ModernGoddess81

3 жыл бұрын

Better get a real life compass as well to go along with that map😉

@nel-aka-birdlover6207

3 жыл бұрын

I immediately googled what that was... 😏🤣 its a map. I have a Thomas Guide and small map also in my car. #winning!

@TheTheoneshoe

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I used Thomas Guides and was able to remember how to get to places. Usually after one use to an address, I did not have to use again to the same address, no matter how many turns. Now that I use my phone for GPS, I pay less attention to landmarks or general visuals that I have to use repeatedly to the same address.

Wow! Thank you Matt. I always wonder what it would feel like to live without my smartphone, and you showed me.

I'm on an ancient phone as well (mine doesn't even have internet yet) and I bought a GPS navigationsystem in my car already back when I still had a smartphone - works like a charm. In the beginning it took a while for me to re-learn some skills that I had unlearned through using a smartphone a lot but for me the positives outweigh the negatives - and all the "negatives" are things I can totally live with or don't really see as downsides, but as areas where I need to be a little more prepared and organized :)

@NarutoUzumaki-xg9et

Жыл бұрын

How’s everything now?

@Ricatamina

Жыл бұрын

​@@NarutoUzumaki-xg9et It is pretty amazing actually. I made the switch back in 2020 when I felt so overwhelmed and out of energy that I really had to pull the break. Now I'm absolutely not saying that my smartphone was the cause, but it was definitely negatively contributing very much or at least: didn't help my recovery from depression and anxiety. I initually had only planned to "go offline" for a few months and then switch back, but ended up sticking with it, because of how much it did improve my daily life and my mental wellbeing. I eventually had to switch to an old nokia, because I wanted the opportunity to access maps and google to quickly look stuff up, yet I also wanted it to be inconvenient enough that I would only use it when I REALLY needed it - and it works. I also wanted a model with a qwertz keyboard to make typing textmessages more smoothly. Have been on that phone since and super happy with it. Most amazing discovery: my attention span and general ability to focus properly has improved A LOT. I'm sitting through a whole day of lectures with unbroken attention and it does not feel like a strain. I haven't had that feeling since school and I had thought that maybe I had just burnt out from learning. Turns out, it was just a conditioning to procrastinate which was not possible anymore after my smartphone was gone and I refrained from using a laptop unless a lecuter required a specific software. I got back into reading (which had not really been enjoyable since years) and feel a lot more at ease. I even relearnt to just be still and watch the clouds go by for an hour long trainride, no music, no book, just me and my thoughts. It is quite surprising how much more time there is in a day without the internet at one's fingertips at all times. Sure, it can be really hard in the beginning when breaking the old habits and to learn again how to manage withough a smartphone but I don't feel like I am compromizing. No whatsapp chatgroup is worth going back for me. My verdict: amazing. I recommend it to everyone, but the most to thos (like me) who struggle with keeping themselves off the internet and off their phones.

Alternative title: living as a person of the 90's 2000's

@elijahcota2408

3 жыл бұрын

*buys an old ass mac*

@sm3675

3 жыл бұрын

@@elijahcota2408 I have a 2007 mac. Its a hassel to get even a few tabs open with your work. Better just use newer ones, 100 percent less headache

@greg4081

3 жыл бұрын

and even early 2010s i would say

@authorgreene

3 жыл бұрын

Did they even have flip phones in the 90's? Not to my recollection. Most people I know who had cell phones had open-faced ones. Flip phones became more common in my area around 2005. This could partly be due to costs and selections available from the limited cell phone providers in my area.

Has everyone but me forgotten about GPS thingies like TomTom? It sounds like that would solve a huge portion of the convenience problem.

@ninahorn

3 жыл бұрын

Yes exactly!

@atl3630

3 жыл бұрын

Those are really cheap now too.

@tamaras5084

3 жыл бұрын

I thought that too. But the problem still exists if you need to walk somewhere.

@Avokaddo

3 жыл бұрын

Still use it, idk i like it xD

Basic "flip" phone is good for voice calls, and for RECEIVING text messages. As you found, using the T9 keypad makes composing text messages very lengthy process to do.

That's the constant effort: how to use your phone tools while not being controlled by them. Great video!

Anyone thinking of trying this, just find a vintage blackberry storm. They're too old for apps or the internet, but text and call really well.

@michaelh.gerloff3659

3 жыл бұрын

Do they work with 4G? In Germany they will discontinue 3G soon so my Nokia E65 will not be able to receive calls anymore :(

@krispy777

3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes, I wish BlackBerry was still around. I would have taken a BlackBerry the size of the large iPhones. Full keyboard was a blessing during the early texting days.

@sarahmarah

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelh.gerloff3659 If i'm not mistaken, the 3G shutdown does not affect calls, only mobile internet won't work anymore on phones that are not compatible with 4G/LTE

@michaelh.gerloff3659

3 жыл бұрын

@@sarahmarah Thank you, I did not think about this.