Nice! I hate how calls for 2fa interrupt my music, definitely gotta fix my ipods. I also hate how things like transit and stores just assume you have a smartphone.. Everything doesn't need an app. Sounds like a good way to declutter my mind..
Nice to hear your take on a smartphoneless life, I've had my dumbphone for a week now and I feel so relieved. There isn't anything poking my back anymore. The only broblem I've run into is buying tickets for public transport, maps and my bank services. Cheers:)
Thanks for the overview. I've tried for a week or so on holiday but need to give it a proper go. I do now put my work sim in the dumb phone when I'm on call (which is a week at a time), to avoid looking at work emails, but they are the least of my concerns with excessively browsing mindless rubbish!
I just bought my second flip phone after frying the first one's battery. One of my goals for a few years has been to use a flip phone long-term, and I think I'm finally ready to do that. Thanks for this video, I really wanted to see opinions of others who had done more than week-long trials.
yeah not even 10sec and you named my motivation... here in Germany we still have 2g and I am lucky to use my first smartphone an huawei ideos x3. Because it's so old you can't use the play store. I installed a text editor and a voice recorder, mp3 player was onboard and in theory I could use maps. Browser doesn't work anymore cause it can't handle modern certificates anymore. So it is technically a dumbphone - just phone, text, a notepad and a recorder for my ideas and an mp3 player. Great thing. And you can change the battery. Thanks for the video Josiah - maybe there will be another one from you....
@@Houtarou_Hyouka_Unforgiven There were many Huawei models back in 2013-2016 in Western Europe, I had an Ascend P7 in 2014 it was a beautiful phone but very unreliable
buying something instead is not a solution for this. Even if you buy a flip phone you'll find a way to watch youtube or whatever you do in this 1157 hours. Try to change the way you live and the way you get joy from life, try to focus on what you really want, not "i'm bored and i will do something". Even with your smartphone you can use it like dump phone, you only need will and discipline
@@МаксЛеденёв-ч7дagreed,, working on disciplining yourself by deciding not to use social media etc is the harder way but the much better way, whereas buying something is like the easy way our and doesnt show any effort
Recently I bought a Light Phone 2 having used other dumb phones. The LP is different because it's one of the smartest dumb phones I've used. It has as many tools as I need and the rest I get from my MacBook when I choose and not when it chooses.
Thanks for making this video; I just purchased the light phone myself and I'm waiting for it to come in after losing an iPhone and, coincidentally, am a middle school teacher as well. I'd love to see more info on the phone. Keep up the videos looks like you got more than 40 views already.
One thing you could do, if you had something to set it up with, is getting a smartspeaker, and hook up stuff like Spotify, you smarthome gadgets, etc., so you can do most thinks off the smartspeaker.
About two years my IPhone 8’s battery overheated and fried itself. I needed a quick phone so I went to dollar general and bought a $20 flip phone with a TracFone prepaid deal. I kept it for almost 6 months because I started to like it lol. I might go back to using it
I switch to the Light Phone 2 a while back, could care lest to justify it, I just love to hear why others have switched. I didn't have social media addiction (unless you consider YT) I just made the switch cause well I allowed YT to take most of my time vs reading my books.
Dude dropped a video got 30+ k views and left the room, this vid is awesome, I have the CAT S22 flip and I love it even more than my Samsung galaxy, it feels special and unique, I feel I'm more in the moment, my attention span has increased, I used to need netflix or anything on the background to be able to work, now I just sit on my chair and code for hours without distractions, trully a life changer
I got a Nokia flip phone and am waiting for a SIM card to get it activated this week. Pretty excited to disconnect just a bit. I’ve been thinking about doing this for a year now and am ready to take the plunge.
I want to try this! I love my smartphone, but I do spend too much time on it...I'm on disability and it helps me get though the times I'm really fatigued. The reason I have a smart phone is for when I attend college, it is cheaper for the hotspot, it really helped one night getting online help with math which I am horrible at...and during the last semester when one of my classes was online. I have been thinking abkut getting an ipod cause I hate it when I get a message when I'm listening to music...
Videos I've seen that are more in-depth on the Light Phone 2 share it does have hot spot capability. Apparently if whatever provider you have doesn't let it work, they sell a $30 plan themselves to ensure hot spot functionality.
If only one company made a compact QWERTY keypad phone with a decent Google Maps (I don't need the full smartphone OS, just a decent map apps would do), then I think I'd be set. Best option would be the last BB Key phone, but that would be too expensive :/
I switched to a dumb phone a year ago. I had wondered why my Nokia 8000 stopped working with text to speech interesting to know its wide spread. I am sick of the OS, the double pressed keys, how stinking slow it is! I really wish someone could make a 4G phone that just worked without charging $300 for it! Its ridiculous!
Dog you people pay 800 to 1200 dollars for a the new iphone or samsung. Believe me that is a fair price, and the company doesn't do yearly releases. So naturally they need to overcharge so they can make a profit.
I’m thinking about getting my hands on a used MacBook and trading in my iPhone 14 Plus for a light phone 2. I’d like to be able to use my phone for communication strictly. My main problem is navigation
I have a smartphone that is running the latest android version and I rarely use a smart phone that is to make and take calls. I have set a schedule timer mode to make my phone power off at a night and power on at the morning, I have uninstalled most of the apps using adb including TH-cam and Social media apps. I use focus mode on my android to remind me of the time if I'm using any app for non stop 1 hour. Also I can make digital payments via a smartphone.Don't waste money on a light phone or any other dumb phone. Just try to minimize the usage of your smartphone by digital methods. You absolutely don't need a dumb phone period .
I agree, if you can restrain yourself then a dumb phone is not needed. I tried the on phone timers to limit myself but I often removed the timers for a day so I could keep scrolling. You clearly have better self control than me! I wanted the dumb phone because I struggled with the restraint to not use the smart phone.
It is not about smartphone addiction, It's all about the app addiction that you are going to overcome, Even if you restrict to use apps from one platform(phone) you'll still be ended up using the apps from other platform (just say windows or a tablet).Self control is a must for everyone.
just did this 2 weeks ago, loving it, nobody bothers me anymore cause i told them i will not be texting back due to the t9, and they are scared for some reason to make a phone call.
I went to a dumb phone for a year in 2019 and then the pandemic happened and I went back. I’ve been contemplating going back to one and I watched this and just seeing you do it has me going back to it… I’m pulling out my old Nokia 3310 4G tomorrow morning and doing it. I wanna go back to going minimalistic. So thank you. Also you’re incredibly cute.
There's a phone called unihertz jelly star. It is a modern smartphone with all the features, even 3,5mm jack and microsd clot. But it has 3" screen. Thinking to get it someday. I'm tired of all that huge modern phones.
I switched to a dumb phone a few months ago, here is my thoughts. I don't mind it. It's not felt life changing or anything. All and I mean ALL my friends make fun of my over it though lol. I am switching back.... but not for that reason. This god forsaken phone I got, nokia 2780, is so buggy that I'm not sure how much longer I'm going to be able to handle it. Apps constantly crash, I could be in the middle of typing a text message and it would crash. It's just so bad and seems to be getting worse. It's been 2 months it's not worth dealing with it anymore. For the first 2 weeks (and time during my old phone being broken, oops) my old old phone was a little backup but somehow I lost that so I'm stuck with this little nokia now. I wish there were some better, cheap options out there that really fit my criteria. Speaking of, when I bought this phone I thought it had hotspot, which I was going to use in my car for it's radio, but apparently not? It was supposed to but it doesn't... Must be a result of dealing with regions and providers. Similar to you, I also use a 4gb ipod nano 3g which holds all my spotify liked songs and I've used that for about 2 years and I just recently bought a super cheap 25 cent type notebook to write in. Overall, I still spend way too much time on my computer, it doesn't make a huge difference than having a smart phone to me except when in public, althought I like how you mentioned it doesn't intrude on other tasks you do at home, I guess it's got that going for it. I think having a smart phone in my pocket again just so I can google stuff when I need to would be great. Maybe if I bought a super cheap android and made a custom os to slim it down to the basics or something it could be a good fit. I'm just gonna start my own phone company I guess
my cat s22 arrives in 2 weeks, what will cost me the most is not having a good quality camera in my pocket all the time, but I know that I will have more time to live and not be in automatic mode scrolling.
Great video! I started with a Nokia 225 4g for $45 and that was infuriating with the texting, but I enjoyed using a dumbphone so I moved up to the TCL Flip 2 ($20) and I LOVE that phone, though I don't text on that phone despite it being a much better experience. However I recently ordered the LP2 and waiting it's arrival! My husband's had his LP2 for over a year and I've loved "using" it and playing around with it, and figured it's much better for texting as well as meeting some of my other needs.
I saw for the Nokia 110 that it is not compatible with phone services like Verizon. I was wondering if you have a different phone company than the main ones? *Maybe I am overthinking this because I have bought smartphones for my Verizon account, but I don’t know if maybe you can just pop a SIM card in and use any dumb phone independently, or how all that stuff works. Thank you!
I attempted to do this almost two years ago, got the nokia 2720 but man, that phone was unreliable as hell. The alarm thing didn't happen to me but it would just shut down by itself. Battery life was not that great. So I abandoned the idea but now im trying to give it a try again. Got a Japanese Flip phone and will give it a try.
Wow good video, i am someone who has never had a smart phone currently use a Sonium XP3 (Forced to upgrade due to network shutdown) Before that i used a Doro Phone easy and before that a Motorola Startech. I also have a 13 year old Panasonic Toughbook CF-30 with a sim slot. I don't have home internet (never have) or cable tv also never have.
1 - it's called speech recognition or speech to text. not text to speech 2 - your experience was bad because you used modern dumb phones which are just an imitation of a long gone past. should use pre 2010 phone instead
Great video! I’m like 80% convinced to get a light phone instead of just stripping down the apps on my phone like I’ve already done.
I daily drive a light phone. It’s excellent.
@@crisper1614 The price tho!!!
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Nice! I hate how calls for 2fa interrupt my music, definitely gotta fix my ipods.
I also hate how things like transit and stores just assume you have a smartphone.. Everything doesn't need an app.
Sounds like a good way to declutter my mind..
Nice to hear your take on a smartphoneless life, I've had my dumbphone for a week now and I feel so relieved. There isn't anything poking my back anymore. The only broblem I've run into is buying tickets for public transport, maps and my bank services. Cheers:)
Thanks so much for the video! I love the restraint you have and also would love to see more content from you 👍🏼👌🥰
Thank you! Will do!
Love this! I did purchase the Nokia 105 4G phone since I needed one without a camera for work. SIM card is on it's away. Than you for the review.
Thanks for the overview. I've tried for a week or so on holiday but need to give it a proper go. I do now put my work sim in the dumb phone when I'm on call (which is a week at a time), to avoid looking at work emails, but they are the least of my concerns with excessively browsing mindless rubbish!
I just bought my second flip phone after frying the first one's battery. One of my goals for a few years has been to use a flip phone long-term, and I think I'm finally ready to do that. Thanks for this video, I really wanted to see opinions of others who had done more than week-long trials.
yeah not even 10sec and you named my motivation... here in Germany we still have 2g and I am lucky to use my first smartphone an huawei ideos x3. Because it's so old you can't use the play store. I installed a text editor and a voice recorder, mp3 player was onboard and in theory I could use maps. Browser doesn't work anymore cause it can't handle modern certificates anymore. So it is technically a dumbphone - just phone, text, a notepad and a recorder for my ideas and an mp3 player. Great thing. And you can change the battery. Thanks for the video Josiah - maybe there will be another one from you....
there is Huawei in Germany?
@@Houtarou_Hyouka_Unforgiven yes, there is. In every tech store...
@@Houtarou_Hyouka_Unforgiven There were many Huawei models back in 2013-2016 in Western Europe, I had an Ascend P7 in 2014 it was a beautiful phone but very unreliable
i spent 1157 hours on my phone this year, i should ask my parents to buy me a flip phone.
buying something instead is not a solution for this. Even if you buy a flip phone you'll find a way to watch youtube or whatever you do in this 1157 hours. Try to change the way you live and the way you get joy from life, try to focus on what you really want, not "i'm bored and i will do something". Even with your smartphone you can use it like dump phone, you only need will and discipline
so three hours per day
14% of your year
@@МаксЛеденёв-ч7дagreed,, working on disciplining yourself by deciding not to use social media etc is the harder way but the much better way, whereas buying something is like the easy way our and doesnt show any effort
Hours in year. 8760
the last thing i saw from you was Dr. Mario, I'm glad you found another thing you do
Recently I bought a Light Phone 2 having used other dumb phones. The LP is different because it's one of the smartest dumb phones I've used. It has as many tools as I need and the rest I get from my MacBook when I choose and not when it chooses.
Thanks for making this video; I just purchased the light phone myself and I'm waiting for it to come in after losing an iPhone and, coincidentally, am a middle school teacher as well. I'd love to see more info on the phone. Keep up the videos looks like you got more than 40 views already.
Glad you enjoyed it! and yes, I'm surprised I hit that 40 views goal 😂. Good luck as the year the begins
Wow your video really has blown up! We ALL want more content from you! Could watch your videos all day 💕👍🏼
great video. my samsung s20 fe died to today...i was looking for a phone more minimal.
you just gave me the push I needed to actually do it, thank you
im thinking about doing this. thanks for the great video.
Dude, you should totally make more videos!
I'm just about to do it! 😀
Thanks for sharing! 🙂
I admire your determination
cool video thanks, would recommend putting a timer next to the timer so you can strategically time your cuts.
:)
happy new year!
One thing you could do, if you had something to set it up with, is getting a smartspeaker, and hook up stuff like Spotify, you smarthome gadgets, etc., so you can do most thinks off the smartspeaker.
About two years my IPhone 8’s battery overheated and fried itself. I needed a quick phone so I went to dollar general and bought a $20 flip phone with a TracFone prepaid deal. I kept it for almost 6 months because I started to like it lol. I might go back to using it
I switch to the Light Phone 2 a while back, could care lest to justify it, I just love to hear why others have switched. I didn't have social media addiction (unless you consider YT) I just made the switch cause well I allowed YT to take most of my time vs reading my books.
Thnx for this. U have a great narration voice btw.
Dude dropped a video got 30+ k views and left the room, this vid is awesome, I have the CAT S22 flip and I love it even more than my Samsung galaxy, it feels special and unique, I feel I'm more in the moment, my attention span has increased, I used to need netflix or anything on the background to be able to work, now I just sit on my chair and code for hours without distractions, trully a life changer
This was an AWESOME watch. Keep up the great work man.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I got a Nokia flip phone and am waiting for a SIM card to get it activated this week. Pretty excited to disconnect just a bit. I’ve been thinking about doing this for a year now and am ready to take the plunge.
Helpful video. Thanks!
I want to try this! I love my smartphone, but I do spend too much time on it...I'm on disability and it helps me get though the times I'm really fatigued. The reason I have a smart phone is for when I attend college, it is cheaper for the hotspot, it really helped one night getting online help with math which I am horrible at...and during the last semester when one of my classes was online. I have been thinking abkut getting an ipod cause I hate it when I get a message when I'm listening to music...
Videos I've seen that are more in-depth on the Light Phone 2 share it does have hot spot capability. Apparently if whatever provider you have doesn't let it work, they sell a $30 plan themselves to ensure hot spot functionality.
If only one company made a compact QWERTY keypad phone with a decent Google Maps (I don't need the full smartphone OS, just a decent map apps would do), then I think I'd be set. Best option would be the last BB Key phone, but that would be too expensive :/
a remastered blackberry q5/q10 is all i want. 💔💔
Unihertz has QWERTY Android phones.
@@tadghcr2175 not exactly "compact" though.
@@tadghcr2175 yeah but theyre ugly 😭😭
I switched to a dumb phone a year ago. I had wondered why my Nokia 8000 stopped working with text to speech interesting to know its wide spread. I am sick of the OS, the double pressed keys, how stinking slow it is! I really wish someone could make a 4G phone that just worked without charging $300 for it! Its ridiculous!
There are a couple- AGM M6, CAT B40, any modern nokia feature phone.. most of them don't run the kaios anymore
Dog you people pay 800 to 1200 dollars for a the new iphone or samsung. Believe me that is a fair price, and the company doesn't do yearly releases. So naturally they need to overcharge so they can make a profit.
I have a Nokia 800 Tough (KaiOS) phone and Galaxy Tab S8. This is very good combo.
i have had no phone for a year; ball and chain & worthless distraction
I’m thinking about getting my hands on a used MacBook and trading in my iPhone 14 Plus for a light phone 2. I’d like to be able to use my phone for communication strictly. My main problem is navigation
I have a smartphone that is running the latest android version and I rarely use a smart phone that is to make and take calls. I have set a schedule timer mode to make my phone power off at a night and power on at the morning, I have uninstalled most of the apps using adb including TH-cam and Social media apps. I use focus mode on my android to remind me of the time if I'm using any app for non stop 1 hour. Also I can make digital payments via a smartphone.Don't waste money on a light phone or any other dumb phone. Just try to minimize the usage of your smartphone by digital methods. You absolutely don't need a dumb phone period .
I agree, if you can restrain yourself then a dumb phone is not needed. I tried the on phone timers to limit myself but I often removed the timers for a day so I could keep scrolling. You clearly have better self control than me! I wanted the dumb phone because I struggled with the restraint to not use the smart phone.
I don't have your self control so I have to be more extreme with myself 😂
It is not about smartphone addiction, It's all about the app addiction that you are going to overcome, Even if you restrict to use apps from one platform(phone) you'll still be ended up using the apps from other platform (just say windows or a tablet).Self control is a must for everyone.
amazing video
I also using a dumb phone since December 2022.
great video I'm convinced !
just did this 2 weeks ago, loving it, nobody bothers me anymore cause i told them i will not be texting back due to the t9, and they are scared for some reason to make a phone call.
I went to a dumb phone for a year in 2019 and then the pandemic happened and I went back. I’ve been contemplating going back to one and I watched this and just seeing you do it has me going back to it… I’m pulling out my old Nokia 3310 4G tomorrow morning and doing it. I wanna go back to going minimalistic. So thank you.
Also you’re incredibly cute.
I was thinking this HES hot af🤩👌
There's a phone called unihertz jelly star. It is a modern smartphone with all the features, even 3,5mm jack and microsd clot.
But it has 3" screen. Thinking to get it someday. I'm tired of all that huge modern phones.
Gonna try
I switched to a dumb phone a few months ago, here is my thoughts. I don't mind it. It's not felt life changing or anything. All and I mean ALL my friends make fun of my over it though lol. I am switching back.... but not for that reason. This god forsaken phone I got, nokia 2780, is so buggy that I'm not sure how much longer I'm going to be able to handle it. Apps constantly crash, I could be in the middle of typing a text message and it would crash. It's just so bad and seems to be getting worse. It's been 2 months it's not worth dealing with it anymore. For the first 2 weeks (and time during my old phone being broken, oops) my old old phone was a little backup but somehow I lost that so I'm stuck with this little nokia now. I wish there were some better, cheap options out there that really fit my criteria. Speaking of, when I bought this phone I thought it had hotspot, which I was going to use in my car for it's radio, but apparently not? It was supposed to but it doesn't... Must be a result of dealing with regions and providers. Similar to you, I also use a 4gb ipod nano 3g which holds all my spotify liked songs and I've used that for about 2 years and I just recently bought a super cheap 25 cent type notebook to write in.
Overall, I still spend way too much time on my computer, it doesn't make a huge difference than having a smart phone to me except when in public, althought I like how you mentioned it doesn't intrude on other tasks you do at home, I guess it's got that going for it. I think having a smart phone in my pocket again just so I can google stuff when I need to would be great. Maybe if I bought a super cheap android and made a custom os to slim it down to the basics or something it could be a good fit. I'm just gonna start my own phone company I guess
my cat s22 arrives in 2 weeks, what will cost me the most is not having a good quality camera in my pocket all the time, but I know that I will have more time to live and not be in automatic mode scrolling.
He is the only youtuber says not to subscribe to his channel😢
gracias por esta informacion!Ya me decidi,usare mi celular antiguo,muchas gracias :D
you don´t discuss (what is to me the elephant in the room): how do you deal with not having whatsapp, signal, and more specifically, group chats?
Great video! I started with a Nokia 225 4g for $45 and that was infuriating with the texting, but I enjoyed using a dumbphone so I moved up to the TCL Flip 2 ($20) and I LOVE that phone, though I don't text on that phone despite it being a much better experience. However I recently ordered the LP2 and waiting it's arrival! My husband's had his LP2 for over a year and I've loved "using" it and playing around with it, and figured it's much better for texting as well as meeting some of my other needs.
So it's better to have all that stuff then one thing?
na im subscribing in case you upload 3 years later
I saw for the Nokia 110 that it is not compatible with phone services like Verizon. I was wondering if you have a different phone company than the main ones?
*Maybe I am overthinking this because I have bought smartphones for my Verizon account, but I don’t know if maybe you can just pop a SIM card in and use any dumb phone independently, or how all that stuff works.
Thank you!
I attempted to do this almost two years ago, got the nokia 2720 but man, that phone was unreliable as hell. The alarm thing didn't happen to me but it would just shut down by itself. Battery life was not that great. So I abandoned the idea but now im trying to give it a try again. Got a Japanese Flip phone and will give it a try.
i wonder if the japanese flip phone worked
@@protocat21 I'm from Mexico and it works flawlessly. Right now, im in the US and it works, but data is on 2g. But still works!
I am an IT Employee and I need a dumbphone with a Playstore so I can download Ping ID and Teams app do you know any?
the light phone II definitely needs a case. thats the only part I disagree with you. be carefull, dont drop it
Validates himself based on students impressions... Enough said.
Thanks!
i want to do this so bad. my only problem is that i have to check my emails :/
Are you still using the light phone
yup!
@@Vanderkin that’s amazing, 😃😃
5:55 o advertising! But no 🤣
You didn't say if you friends did the same? Do you talk "normally" now with them?
Yes I still talk with them normally. Just text and calls. I did have one friend join me with this weird phone this month actually!
@@Vanderkin you open your mind and begin to live normally... I support for your decision
Just fyi T-mobile still has it’s 2g Network active as of December 2023
Wow good video, i am someone who has never had a smart phone currently use a Sonium XP3 (Forced to upgrade due to network shutdown) Before that i used a Doro Phone easy and before that a Motorola Startech. I also have a 13 year old Panasonic Toughbook CF-30 with a sim slot. I don't have home internet (never have) or cable tv also never have.
Nokia has 4G dumb phones now. Flip and brick. Maybe that is something.
@@rob2662 My Sonium XP3 is a rugged flip phone it has 4g as well I really like it.
Glad you liked it, I also have never had cable tv. way too expensive!
@@Vanderkin I agree. I have it but actually I almost never watch regular TV. Only series on Netflix etc...
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thank you i am morocco
Or put smartphone in battery save mode 😂
i used iphone 3 for 1 year
Watching because I think it's funny. 💃
Nice video
You need a better microphone ❤
I love flip phones 🩷
Hi Mr vanderkin
11:50 you're dumbphone wtf
my phone died an now i rely on my laptop for work ,etc its been more than a week and i feel very much relaxed not , no ting ting click click etc
I want to Drop all Smart technology! I have a Tablet, smartphone and SmartTv and Now I want to Go backwards
I prefer an iPhone
Bought nokia 3310
1 - it's called speech recognition or speech to text. not text to speech
2 - your experience was bad because you used modern dumb phones which are just an imitation of a long gone past. should use pre 2010 phone instead
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1 year no phone ≠ 1 year dumb phone. Clickbait!!!!!!!!
leave mr vanderkin alone
You should try cat s22