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So basically, I love older technology, and also I use it for "reality restart"
Yes, technology today is really helpful, I can agree with that. But, as it can be helpful, also it can really take up so much time, and obviously we all have some kind of work to do, and many of people just doom scroll all day. Now, I will tell how I did fix that, and how it made me feel better.
How to get a device?
While looking for device, please be careful and check if ur country still supports 2g and 3g network, if it doesn't, u can also get a feature phone for cheap prices, probably in some local stores that sell that kind of stuff. My country still supports 2g and 3g network, so I thrifted my phone. If your country does that too, you can also do what I did. Also, get a sim card with adapter if u got an older phone, and make sure u get a memory card, I did buy a 16gb one. If u bought older phone, make sure that 3.5 mm headphone jack still works, if it doesnt, MANY PHONES ACTUALLY HAVE SUPPORT FOR BLUETOOTH AUDIO STUFF, INCLUDING BLUETOOTH EARBUDS. All of this doesn't have to be expensive, be careful about the prices and u r good 2 go.
My device
Personally, I use Nokia Asha 302. That phone came out in 2012, and I think it has a memory card support up to 32gb. It has wifi, qwerty keyboard (which feels really nice while texting), it also has support for .jar files, music files, and bunch of other stuff. It supports up to 3g network, which is still supported in my country.
How it made me feel better?
I did use it just for basic stuff and some cool features. I knew I had to learn a lot, bunch of work to do for my own life, and I realized my phone takes up so much time, so I decided to buy an older phone. First of all, I felt kinda nervous, but after some time I started getting away with it, and it really was my go to device. I didn't have bunch of problems that I had with my smart phone. I am really glad I did it.
How did I use it?
So, there is some stuff u need to know before getting into that. In my case, I did know which file format my phone "recognizes" for apps, and screen resolution. My phone supports .jar files, and I downloaded old java games that I love. I downloaded bunch of gifs, and I did put them as a wallpaper. I will give yall the website that I used for wallpapers, gif wallpapers and games. Usually, I connected phone to my old laptop, but u can share files via bluetooth from smartphone. And also, because my headphone jack is literally dead, I had to use bluetooth ones, and it was nice. I used it for calls, texting, music and games. U can always use social media while using a computer, but I had to detox because of the stuff on the internet.
Website that I used
https://phoneky.com/
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Enderpearl
I realized my country will soon close 2g and 3g...bunch of losers
Literally, the problem w that is, a lot of people still use 2g without even realizing, coz many things still rely on 2g
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Mine has already shut down those networks, so they're a mega loser.
I think it's especially stupid that they shut down the 2G networks when you consider the fact that 4G cellphones often rely on 2G as a backup.
I thought the 3G shutdown in 2022 was already bad enough, but hearing that T-Mobile, the last US carrier to offer 2G, was shutting its 2G network down last year was especially hard for me to hear.
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Wait so do they want to fully rely on 5g ?? I don't know a lot except the fact that 4g relies on 2g as a backup but other than that, imagine smth happens and for x or y reason we can't use 5g AT ALL (even for a short time)
What would happen then 0-0
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I'm not sure about anywhere else, but at least here in the US, there is a thing called dynamic spectrum sharing, which basically enables 4G and 5G to exist on the same bands, so 4G should hopefully be around for a while longer (but that still doesn't justify shutting down the older 2G and 3G networks, especially when you consider that it's not even just cellphones that rely on these sorts of older networks, but many other types of electronics produced as recently as 2019 as well, not to mention people living in rural areas and the amount of e-waste that has been unnecessarily created because of the 2G/3G shutdowns as well).
I currently own a 4G flip phone and I plan on using that baby until it either no longer turns on or when 4G LTE eventually gets shut down here too like its predecessors did not too long ago (though I'm hoping this won't happen for a long time and you can bet I will definitely be amongst the very last remaining holdouts of it by the time that day comes).
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Enderpearl
This is so genius. I'm so glad it made you feel better and less like a prisonner of a rectangle. When we think about it, it's literally just that. A rectangle that emits photons and sound waves, which you can touch.
It's like we humans aren't 100 times more evolved ? Yet, as you mentioned, a lot of people doomscroll and for various reasons. Sometimes they hate it, sometimes they don't.
Personally I share your pov, I also bought a tiny phone except it might be a little too um...well..tiny. I still *some* kind of way to communicate with friends & family when I don't have a computer. Anyway thank u sm for your recommendations, you're a star <3
THANK YOUUUU SOOOO MUCHHH <3333, if u need any help u can ask me, dont be shyyy <3 Just trust me, even if u feel nervous without doomscrolling all day, just continue, and trust me you will see the results <33
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Actually I do have some questions cause two years ago I didn't have any social media (deleted the heck out of meta) except for whatsapp, and for the class groupchat I used the IG website. I had to download IG tho cause some pple were complaining. Do you have friends who don't rlly understand your way of using a phone ? And if so would it be ok to share ur experience
by Enderpearl; ; Report
My friends really understand meee, but some of other people dont. I usually ignore those who dont, but if u have a computer, use web, whatsapp web or app, and IG web, it can help a lottt
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