Would you ditch a smartphone for a 'dumbphone'? | BBC News 

Yea you need 20 at 5G

All My internet comes from My Tablet which usually stays at home unless I need it. My phone has no internet other then WiFi so that limets its use.

@@pyeltd.5457 🤣🤣

​@@HOLLASOUNDS just say you're broke

@@mr-ov5gt Whats money got to do with it?

I only realised I was addicted to my phone, after seeing videos like this and I’ve been addicted since about 2013 and I know I’m not the only 1. Sad to say but my life is dull and no work, so I’m constantly on phone and worst part is, I can’t even watch a great show or series, because I keep picking up my phone. I know if I was normal like I used to be and worked, my phone addiction wouldn’t be too bad because I know when working I would not feel the urge and same with when I worked before or am really busy with housework or something/walking dog, I never need nicotine but when I’m just sitting around, I’m constantly vaping. I am going to start trying to restrict my phone time, somehow. It’s a really big problem.

lol you just switched addiction to the laptop

@@charliecook-pt6gu you do realise that you don't have a laptop with you at all times and it's not as easy to just mindlessly press on the apps and scroll through them there?

was going to say the same thing. i got a laptop and pc, pc for gaming (not used often) and laptop for a daily runner. (hook up 2 tv and off i go. i dont use a dumb phone myself, i use a iphone 6s but reaching for it is more of a meh compared to the laptop. i only use the iphone for calls music and the odd bit of yt if im about.

Using it moderately also helps reduce the addiction I am on a computer more than my Smartphone I listen to mainly music on RU-vid since it doesn't drain battery as much all streaming apps I can get on my SmartTV or even watch it on a computer. I got Linux Lite running on my desktop and tired of the AI propaganda if I had a laptop I am tossing Linux Mint on it possibly at this point I am debating on going back because I hate modernity. I still act like that kid from the 2000s when we had landlines and regular cellphones I don't find Smartphones accurate at all even my mom only uses her Smartphone for calls and RU-vid you can try to be a minimalist to keep reducing Smartphone addiction.

He says while browsing RU-vid...

@@cloudy7989 You can watch RU-vid on other devices, not just a mobile phone.

​@@cloudy7989RU-vid is different though. You don't share photos, banal posts about what you're up to etc. RU-vid is all I have too.

@@cloudy7989 you do realise not everyone watches youtube on a phone

Just say you're broke

Agreed

check out the nokia 3210. for a keypad phone, it has a good camera.

People mainly want dumb phones due to Smartphones being turned into spyware it has nothing to do with income Smartphones are in a legal dispute right now and so are SmartTVs the world is waking up from being enslaved by Smart devices.

Which dumb phone do you use

@@StealthBoi. I've got a nokia 6300, besides my laptop. Most nokia models are well made - I used to own a nokia 6310i

*nods in agreement* Whilst I'm on my phone

I love it. I can look like shit, dance, give silly faces, and no one judges because no is paying attention to anything off their screen. I feel invisible and I love it.

@@BKT42better than talking to people

which phone do you use? i have a kyocera duramax and its pretty awesome. i remember how fragile my smartphones are but i have literally used my kyocera as a doorstop and it gives me nokia vibes but in a flip phone. its awesome.

@@Acolis something called an stk. Yes, I have no idea either lol.

I'm glad that you can now divert all your attention to being a judgemental busybody

no need to 2 hours a day isn't much ..

@@mochalo4912 It’s a lot if you work full time. On the weekends fair enough. But if you work 8/9 hours a day, 2 hours of RU-vid is a lot of wasted time.

It's only a problem depending on the content you're watching. I've watched history documentaries on yt that last over 2 hours themselves. I wouldn't worry about it honestly, it's better you're spending time on this than brain rot TikTok!

All depends on what content you are watching. RU-vid has some fantastic documentaries and very helpful how-to videos. Can learn a lot of useful knowledge from it. That being said, it is full of absolute brain rot. So, it becomes a bit difficult to wade through the crude.

Just watch ecopenny - one video a week 😅

Reduced attention span due to tiktok Snapchat, Facebook, RU-vid, etc

It is not that easy.

@@alifleihit can be if you want it to.

@@Halauris For many (slaves), its like quitting nicotine addiction; they need another routine/habit to replace the addiction.

"Housekeeping" worked for me (delete social media apps), but I had fulfilling daily life before smartphones; the addiction (zombie virus) never had a chance to change my brain chemistry.

The battery of my dumbphone lasts a week

i charge my dumbphone about once per week if that.

Admittedly, texting is cumbersome...

Yet I still spent 6h on RU-vid yesterday. I don't have social media. Social media isn't the problem. There just isn't much exciting things to do nowadays that take your attention away from the phone.

Howabout listen to nature and the city when out instead of having two things stuck in your ear?

@@TheCentennial4 I live in London. It's not a city you want to listen to if you live here, especially the suburbs. I do have a couple of nature walks near my house and I do unplug the headphones when I'm walking through them, but the rest is just traffic. It's weird because when you get to the end and start hearing traffic, it's quite jarring. You get accustomed to the tranquility very quickly.

I hear you with the music part, I need constant music to focus. That being said, most modern dumb phones have micro SD slots and you can load a SHIT ton of music on them. I even used my AirPods with my flip phone last year since mine had Bluetooth lmao

Also, if you’re talking car navigation I bet you could find cheap old garmins somewhere. I used my parents old one and downloaded updated maps so all was good.

Hi! I might have found the perfext dumbphone for me and it could be it for you too! I just ordered a CAT S22 flip. It's a flip phone that runs Android 12 (go), so it can have all of the apps that Android Go can run. Its tiny screen is the perfect deterrent, and I'll install all the apps I need (banking, spotify, messenger, maps) and remove the ones I don't need using my computer (web browser, play store mostly). I then will have the "dumbphone" that is perfectly tailored to my needs! I encourage you to look into something similar if there are certain apps you just can't give up but would like to switch over. Have a good day!

Well you could get a cheap android phone and ask skmeone to dumb it down. They also have tutorial on youtube how. If you're strong enough you can use it in your daily life

The smart phone I had before my current dumb phone didn’t even do the QR code thing.

I really hope we see some form of justice over this some day

You communicate with other people telepathically

Yeah the keypads were a fair bit annoying to use. Push the same button x times to get the letter you want but you have to wait a few seconds to put the same letter next to it otherwise it just changes to the next letter Arrowkeys were also very small and awkward to use.

But that was the point with the keypads and it made you use the device less, and call someone rather than texting etc; Blackberries always had the right balance imo

Maybe in the 90s, but by the 2000s if you wanted a phone that just called, texted and stored contacts, you could easily get one that'd be extremely reliable. Combine that with not having to sign into a google/apple account, not having to setup any syncing, not having to setup wifi, often not having to go through an extensive setup wizard at all, and finially FAR better battery life.... they were much easier to use in my opinion. You just grab it, shove a sim in it, set a funny ringtone and you're done. I'll admit T9 is a pain though, but only really because I've learnt QWERTY. Recently I've relearnt T9 and after some practice, it's perfectly natural.

@@B_-.- living in the 90s and 2000s was a nightmare for me. I was depressed nearly all the time. Those phones were like having a car that didn't have wheels or a house without roof. No. Now is better. But modern day smartphones master's have to work on the battery life issue.

@@cmiguel268slide out keyboards were nice, but then again a lot of those were early smartphones I guess

The newer Nokia non-smartphones have these, they both come in flip and candy bar versions

Cat s22 flip

I am addicted to social media but, personally, if I have a smartphone in my hands I will get to it no matter what deterrents I have in place. I also will not spend hours on it if I am on my computer. Mind you I am gen z and I have been living with this through my entire teenage years, so these patterns of behavior are very very very difficult to break. So, yes, the smartphone is more of a "vehicle", but at the same time it's what it's DESIGNED to do, to keep you for hours on it. That's why I don't think the term "smartphone addiction" is inappropriate.

You haven’t seen people play games all day on their phone? Or be addicted to news/information? Or the best is those who just online shop all day. You could get addicted to looking up recipes, there are millions to browse! There is more than social media 🤣

@@Maggie-zb7gx Those aren't _called_ phone addiction though. They're called what they are: game addiction, etc.

Its true, most people are sad.

Yes I'm sad that's why I go on it but what I can delete social media apps that's all and just watch movies, shows, read books and play games😅

fr why does my tv need to have like 10 different streaming services when live tv channels are just fine!

It's not good for older people. My mum refuses to have one.

My uni uses microsoft office (i wish it didnt) and its either use THEIR app (microsofts, cant use another one) or use SMS. SMS 2FA is way to unsecure to be still used by anyone yet every company uses it, its stupid, but saved me from having to install microsoft apps, aka spyware.

" -obligates- _disenfranchises_ employees, students.... "

To be honest, my aspiration for smart phone stopped at the Nokia 9000 (1999). The one with qwerty keyboard and monochrome screen. I never liked newer phones with cameras, colour screens, internet, social media, music. I've always wanted something just a bit smarter than dumb. But not a total mini computer of itself.

That’s like telling a drug addict Just don’t buy drugs! It dosent work!

You install it back it is an addiction

bloatware 😂

Yes, but, if you're not going to use all those apps, why have a phone larger than 6 inches. Better a basic phone that's much more comfortable and lightweight

@@douhman4192 Soon the smartphone would become the pc. A big screen is just much more comfortable to use though I think the phone would be connected to external displays.

They're £15 in CEX. Put your money where your mouth is.

@@beanut.putterin the US, 2G and 3G networks are dead. A lot of those old phones are just bricks at this point unfortunately

@@rhysiescupsa shame aswell since I’d love to use a BlackBerry

@@axethepenguin for real. My dad used to have one but my first phone was a Motorola Cliq, I miss the tactile keyboard

Exactly. People are too dumb nowadays and slaves to their phone. If you don't wanna use something then don't. If you do then okay

both of you suck

Look into the CAT S22 Flip, or phones like the 2017 nokia 3310

Oh, it would need a full querty keyboard too, I can't stand texting and writing e-mails on a T9 keyboard

Then you can switch your phone off then you won't get scammers calling you

Nah you don't have to turn it off, just block callers that aren't in your contacts.