Anyone go back to a flip phone?

[oldballs]

Does anyone make a quality little camera that's tiny and I could carry just for photos?

Yep,....I have used the Canon "Powershot"ELPH 100 HS for years and it is the source of any pics that i post on TBN etc.

Cheers,
Mike

 

[Hersheyfarm]

I had flip phones from 1990 to 2023.
It finally broke down and the lovely Mrs Yanmar bought an Apple I phone mini as a gift for me.
I must say that it is slippery, so she bought me an otter box for it, that fixed the problem.
She even spent hours showing me how it works. Im Happy so far...

There is an absolute learning curve. I remember being very frustrated back in 2007ish when i switched from flip to iPhone. But now you can uncomplicated your phone with settings if you need.

 

[5030]

I've been contemplating it for a while, and I'm thinking that's the future for me.

My next phone will be a flip phone and my carrier 'Boost Mobile' has them too.

 

[sixdogs]

Yep,....I have used the Canon "Powershot"ELPH 100 HS for years and it is the source of any pics that i post on TBN etc.

Cheers,
Mike

How do you get the pictures from your ELPH camera onto the internet? Is there a micro card in there with photos or how do you get them over to the Internet?

 

[tacticalturnip]

My next phone will be a flip phone and my carrier 'Boost Mobile' has them too.

You're rather frugal, how does Boost treat you? We're about done with U.S. Cellular and I've been mulling over Patriot and Mint, but I hadn't given any consideration to Boost.

 

[CliffordK]

I decided to get a CAT S22 as a smart pocket flip phone. It is supposed to be ruggedized, and so far I haven't broken it. It is slower than cold molasses. But, it works. I have the phone number cloned to my primary phone. (T-Mobile Paired Digits). I wanted something that I could carry around when I'm working and not worry about it. It is a full feature smart phone with a minuscule screen. It has a camera. Not great, but it works.

I have an acquaintance in her 70's or early 80's that complains about smart phones every time I hear from her. She's been hunting down smart phones for quite some time. She seems to get about 6 months out of a flip phone, then needs a new one. I don't know if it is her, or poor quality of the phones.

 

[jjeff]

So people can't control themselves with a modern smartphone? Sad really. Just delete all of the apps, keep messaging and phone only.

I always get warnings of deleting certain apps will be detrimental to the phones operating system.

 

[andre3k]

Nope. I love having a smart phone. I use it too much in my daily life. I'm not dependent on it, but it is nice to have. You control the technology, don't let it control you.

 

[jjeff]

Nope. I love having a smart phone. I use it too much in my daily life. I'm not dependent on it, but it is nice to have. You control the technology, don't let it control you.

Thousands of years of information being able to access it anywhere/anytime.

 

[grsthegreat]

Thousands of years of information being able to access it anywhere/anytime.

and some of it is even real