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I have an antique samsung flip-phone from sometime in the 2006-08 years. My carrier is T-mobile. I had one that I used until it was really dying a couple years
by q845712 8y ago
I have an antique samsung flip-phone from sometime in the 2006-08 years. My carrier is T-mobile.
I had one that I used until it was really dying a couple years ago (growing blob of dead pixels in the middle of the screen, declining battery life), which I commented on during a visit home, to which my mom replied, "wait! i have the exact same phone in a drawer somewhere" ... so now i'm still using it, just, the one that she held onto for some reason.
The comments about dropped calls are true -- my phone has gotten progressively worse at being a phone in the last couple years. I wasn't sure whether it was hardware degradation or what, but I trust folks on this thread are more knowledgeable than I am and are correct that it's due to networks being phased out. To be honest I have no idea which 'G' my phone uses.
Pros:
- battery lasts for most of a week between charges
- is not distracting at all
- I don't feel bad when I drop it
- the alarm-clock feature works
- most people are very kind about giving me directions if i get lost and ask them for help, after they hesitate and say "... can't you look it up on your phone?"
Cons:
- not all text messages reach me
- I have to manually delete texts as the phone only wants to store 30 texts at a time.
- some phone conversations include redialing a few times
- I don't have a camera in my pocket
- I don't have a GPS in my pocket
- My current employer had to buy me a cheap (no sim card / no linked google account) smartphone anyhow for 2FA apps!
- distraction is more of a general habit -- i still waste plenty of my own time browsing the internet on a laptop.