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Dumb phone cut you out of the majority of communication protocols, no whatsapp, imessage, facetime, or discord. Gen Z is one of the first hyperconnected generat

Dumb phone cut you out of the majority of communication protocols, no whatsapp, imessage, facetime, or discord. Gen Z is one of the first hyperconnected generations that grew up using social media since they were born. Dumb phones are not on the rise, this is a terrible article. In the US, it's actually hard to get a dumb phone for certain carriers since 3g/gsm bands were turned off making VoLTE a required feature. I personally can't see myself ever choosing to get a phone with a bad digital camera.

medler 4y ago
> Dumb phone cut you out of the majority of communication protocols, no whatsapp, imessage, facetime, or discord If you have a Mac, you can access all of these on your mac. If you have any other desktop computer I believe you can still use any except FaceTime and iMessage. A friend of mine has a dumb phone but is still a part of group chats via his computer.
- berdario 4y ago
  web.whatsapp.com requires you to be already logged in the mobile app. Unless you install the Whatsapp .apk on a desktop (ChromeOS?) I don't think you can easily use Whatsapp without a smartphone
solalf 4y ago
Just get a point and shoot camera. If you also need a GPS, you can get one of those TomTom devices they used to put in cars. Dedicated MP3 players are also still a thing if you want a soundtrack for your life. Now all you need is that sweet candy bar phone, throw all this in a large fanny pack and off you go. PS: an old school wallet would also be useful, Symbian OS doesn’t have Apple Pay yet.
KeplerBoy 4y ago
Some dumb phones support Whatsapp, but who knows how long that platforms will be supported and good luck typing on that keyboard. Maybe it will be cool once whisper like tools will be able to run in realtime on it. https://www.nokia.com/phones/en_int/nokia-6300-4g?sku=16LIOWW1A01 https://www.nokia.com/phones/en_int/nokia-6300-4g?sku=16LIOW...
JohnFen 4y ago
> Dumb phones are not on the rise It does appear that they are -- at least, I'm seeing them with increasing frequency. I'll be getting one myself once my current smartphone dies. > I personally can't see myself ever choosing to get a phone with a bad digital camera. That's fair, but not everyone has the same need. Personally, I would be perfectly fine with a phone that had no camera whatsoever. I almost never use the cameras on my smartphone anyway.
- yuppie_scum 4y ago
  If you have stats to back this up, I’ll be more convinced
  - JohnFen 4y ago
    I'm not trying to convince you of anything, and I certainly haven't done anything like a study on this. I'm just reporting what I personally see around me.
antibasilisk 4y ago
I'm a zoomer, I used a Nokia C2-01 for the better part of 2019 to 2023 (I also gave the Pinephone a shot, but found it too finicky and fragile). The main reason I switched to a One Plus is because 3G is being shut down soon in my country. I had alot of fun figuring out how to transcode movies & netflix shows for it, as well as writing J2ME apps. If there was a modern J2ME feature phone with 4G I'd probably use that. Who needs more than 100Mhz on a mobile device, honestly?

medler 4y ago

> Dumb phone cut you out of the majority of communication protocols, no whatsapp, imessage, facetime, or discord If you have a Mac, you can access all of these on your mac. If you have any other desktop computer I believe you can still use any except FaceTime and iMessage. A friend of mine has a dumb phone but is still a part of group chats via his computer.

berdario 4y ago
web.whatsapp.com requires you to be already logged in the mobile app. Unless you install the Whatsapp .apk on a desktop (ChromeOS?) I don't think you can easily use Whatsapp without a smartphone

solalf 4y ago

Just get a point and shoot camera. If you also need a GPS, you can get one of those TomTom devices they used to put in cars. Dedicated MP3 players are also still a thing if you want a soundtrack for your life. Now all you need is that sweet candy bar phone, throw all this in a large fanny pack and off you go. PS: an old school wallet would also be useful, Symbian OS doesn’t have Apple Pay yet.

KeplerBoy 4y ago

Some dumb phones support Whatsapp, but who knows how long that platforms will be supported and good luck typing on that keyboard. Maybe it will be cool once whisper like tools will be able to run in realtime on it. https://www.nokia.com/phones/en_int/nokia-6300-4g?sku=16LIOWW1A01 https://www.nokia.com/phones/en_int/nokia-6300-4g?sku=16LIOW...

JohnFen 4y ago

> Dumb phones are not on the rise It does appear that they are -- at least, I'm seeing them with increasing frequency. I'll be getting one myself once my current smartphone dies. > I personally can't see myself ever choosing to get a phone with a bad digital camera. That's fair, but not everyone has the same need. Personally, I would be perfectly fine with a phone that had no camera whatsoever. I almost never use the cameras on my smartphone anyway.

yuppie_scum 4y ago
If you have stats to back this up, I’ll be more convinced
- JohnFen 4y ago
  I'm not trying to convince you of anything, and I certainly haven't done anything like a study on this. I'm just reporting what I personally see around me.

antibasilisk 4y ago

I'm a zoomer, I used a Nokia C2-01 for the better part of 2019 to 2023 (I also gave the Pinephone a shot, but found it too finicky and fragile). The main reason I switched to a One Plus is because 3G is being shut down soon in my country. I had alot of fun figuring out how to transcode movies & netflix shows for it, as well as writing J2ME apps. If there was a modern J2ME feature phone with 4G I'd probably use that. Who needs more than 100Mhz on a mobile device, honestly?