Non-smart phones

[tog]

Who here still uses a non-smart phone? Or has anyone given up a smartphone to go back to a basic mobile phone that is just a phone?

I have used iPhones for the last four years or so (first a 4, now a 5), moving from a traditional Nokia prior to that. I find I annoy myself with the amount of time I spend just fiddling with or looking at nonsense on it. I don't use Facebook so that helps, but I find myself constantly just reading the news, checking email, looking at my Twitter stream (don't post much myself though), checking saved eBay searches, reading this site and so on. Little that is urgent, but I just do it because it's there in my pocket and I succumb too easily. I like having email with me for work and so on, but pretty much everything else on the phone I could live without.

So I am considering going back to a non-smart Nokia (they still make new S40 phones which will do email, or maybe find an older model on ebay) and getting an iPad to take with me on the occasions I think I'll need more than a phone and basic email, but less than a laptop. Has anyone here done this? Regrets? Or has it given you a new freedom from device addiction?

[sjg]

You'll waste your time playing Snake instead.

[-Pete-]

sjg said:

You'll waste your time playing Snake instead.

[williredale]

Samsung slidey phone. People laugh at it and reminisce fondly about the last time they had a phone whose battery lasted longer than a day!

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sjg said:

You'll waste your time playing Snake instead.

Damn, I forgot about that! In fact, about the only game I have on my iPhone is a snake game that actually lets you play on a representation of an old Nokia...

[soad]

I wouldn't go back to a basic phone (had a few with no internet or email capability).

GPS comes in handy too.

Simply don't log in to ttter and fkBork? Or spend less time on them, you're not a female...

Edited by soad on Thursday 29th January 23:14

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soad said:

I wouldn't go back to a basic phone (had a few with no internet or email capability).

GPS comes in handy too.

Simply don't log in to ttter and fkBork? Or spend more time on them, you're not a female...

I don't use Facebook, but I find Twitter quite useful/interesting for various work and car related accounts. I could live without it however.

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williredale said:

Samsung slidey phone. People laugh at it and reminisce fondly about the last time they had a phone whose battery lasted longer than a day!

Have you tried a smartphone and gone back, or have you just stuck with it through the years?

[soad]

Documents To Go are great too. Plus YouTube.

Let's not forget Wi-Fi connection either.

Edited by soad on Thursday 29th January 23:20

[grumbledoak]

I had a Nokia 208 as a stop-gap. If I wasn't playing with Windows Phone App development I could have happily stuck with it.

[williredale]

tog said:

Have you tried a smartphone and gone back, or have you just stuck with it through the years?

I've got an iPhone sat in my desk at work. Just didn't really get on with it. I have an iPad and nexus 7 with me a lot of the time though and I'd be lost without them; the nexus especially.

[stuart313]

Currentley use this as a daily phone with a £5 giff gaff sim in it.



It was the cheapest phone CPW had, why would you pay anymore than necessary for other people to mither you to death.

[soad]

Nokia 106 is also dirt cheap. Too basic for me though.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

My phone up to 9 months ago...it finally died & the refurb I bought off eBay wasn't the same

[Hyde]

I am lazy so borrowed this photo via google

I have used a Nokia 7110 as my phone for the past 2 years
Great signal, long battery life and works as a phone

When at home or work the internet is available to me, haven't yet been in the position that I required a smart phone

[bristolracer]

I was playing with a customers ipod the other day and i did wonder how apple justify the the additional £400 to add a bit of phone technology and a sim card reader to an ipod to make it into an iphone when a basic phone can be bought for £10.

Smartphones have their uses but they have become very intrusive, and certainly add to the "must have an answer now" ethos of business these days.

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Hyde said:

I am lazy so borrowed this photo via google

I have used a Nokia 7110 as my phone for the past 2 years
Great signal, long battery life and works as a phone

When at home or work the internet is available to me, haven't yet been in the position that I required a smart phone

Looks near identical to this (Nokia 8110 from the Matrix).

[GetCarter]

I have moved back from smart phone to 'regular' phone. I use this for making phone calls (weird, I know). I have to charge it twice a month. Bliss.

I have other things to do google, e mail etc.

[soad]

And I have to charge my smartphone twice a day!

I'll give this thread a rest.

[rovermorris999]

I'm still using a Motorola Razr V5. Small and a long battery life so ideal for me. So far I've not felt the need for a smartphone as I usually have internet access when I need it and I don't use Facebook or Twitter.