I'm done with smartphones.
I've never liked them anyway. But now after breaking the umpteenth one I'm completely over them and decided to go back to "feature phones". What are some good-looking simple phones that don't break? A very basic internet access could be a plus, but definitely not mandatory.
Is the Caterpillar B100 the ultimate feature phone?
>>54573108
I've dropped my moto x and have had it for almost 3 years and it still runs perfect. I'm going to try rooting it soon and it will run even better.
Start using better devices m8
Why do you keep breaking them ? Wtf?
I'll never go back to using a dumphone
Fuck not shitposting on /g/ 24/7 365 anywhere
>>54573108
I'm using an iPhone 5 since 2012, it's a tank.
>>54573177
>>54573430
>>54573456
I'm not the original poster but you all aren't worth your father's manhood. Get a portable telephone that doesn't make you stupid. See, in my world I want people to actually think and retain information.
>>54573108
How do you even break so many phones?
>>54573108
You desperately need to get a decent case. Ballistic makes very good cases that make your phone pretty much butterfingers-proof while still looking good.
>>54573495
He throws them during his fits of autist rage
>>54573484
Yeah, why carry instant convenient access to humanity's most comprehensive fountain of knowledge when you could just memorize a few dinky facts to look smart?
The 'manly' choice is clear.
Op should get this case and chain
UNSTOPPABLE IRONMAN SHITPOSTING WAR MACHINE
>>54573108
I just go for early smart phones
Better battery life than smart phones but not up to dumb phones standards but it has more flexibility than dumbphones
>>54573576
Do you keep your phones chain hooked even when you are sitting?
OP, hate to break it to you but you're probably going to break your feature phone too.
>>54573589
Is only hooked to my belt when I go outside.
As long as I'm outside and my pants are on then yes my case chain is perma hooked to my belt/pants
I was thinking about forging some iron/steel work to encase the case in
>>54573625
Wouldn't that interfere with the phones signal?
Go get an iphone since it's easier to find cases for them and find a case that works for your rough lifestyle.
>>54573430
This. Dropped my phone a million times. Still ain't broke. I'll probably be using my S4 until 2020.
>>54573484
I'm sorry you're too retarded not to pull out your phone at every idle moment
>>54573484
>tip tip
>>54573484
Yes because going to the library to research a quick little question you've suddenly asked yourself with out of date books or trial and error is definitely the manlier way. See, in my world I want people to work smarter, not harder.
Nokia 515 is the best feature phone.
Is there a dumb phone I can tether to?
I recently broke my phone and bought a cheap no name dumb phone as a temporary replacement and to my surprise am actually loving it.
There are two features which I am missing though. I mainly use SMS and the phone has a storage of only a few hundred messages so have to delete them frequently.
The other feature I am missing is that messages are not grouped into conversations.
Does anyone know a decent dumb phone that has these features? It is pretty much everything that I am looking for in a phone.
That's why you get a case for your phone. I don't know why people don't do this. A cracked screen is several hundred to replace. A screen protector can be $20.
Nokia 130 serves me well,the only issue is I'm going the other direction and gettting into phablets.
It's the current year and I need maps and mail on the go.
I would also like to inquire about feature phones.
I'd like one that:
>Supports custom MP3 ringtones
>Can be used as media player
>Japanese and English input/output (all other languages optional)
>Supports micro-SD up to 16 or 32GB
>Has mad battery
>>Finally, must work on Verizon<<
>>54574565
should also have a decent camera, like 3+ megapixels.
>>54573108
>I have fists of ham, fingers of butter and cannot take care of personal electronics or BUY A CASE THAT IS DESIGNED TO DEAL WITH MY PROBLEM but I'll blame the phones rather than contemplate the concept of personal responsibility
>>54574565
>>54574574
Anyone?
I think it's the most greatest phone I've ever had
I like the sonim xp5
>>54573550
This is actually legitimately true, with the access to information smartphones or any handheld device that is capable of accessing internet gives - at this point memorizing facts in various areas is done just to impress people, usually group of friends.
What's actually useful is constantly challenging yourself and learning how to filter out and find good information - also how to be more efficient and absorb less redundant information. This skillset would still be useful even if the internet infrastructure suddenly disappears, electricity and so on. It requires discipline tho, but that's a plus for you in every field of life.
>>54573770
>shitty antenna band on a plastic phone
Literally why?
>>54574565
>Verizon
get yourself a decent GSM carrier and your dumbphone availability pool increases by a lot.
>>54574565
You need to consume brain energy yourself and find one, your requirements are simple filters you can apply in any good online shop at phone section.
>>54574599
This
>>54573108
Just get iphone
Well, I have a Caterpillar B100 and I love it. It has the problems that >>54574154 mentioned, but then I'm not married to my text message history and the occasional purge is probably for the best. The only bad thing to say about the B100 is that all its ringtones are themed around construction, so you can choose from such options as "horn relentlessly honking" and "construction vehicle backing up beep" and "circular saw through wood." But if it ever flies across the room into a wall, I can safely think "not a problem, it was just the indestructible phone."
I'll answer the more important question, which is, what service should you get for the B100? I'm using Ultra Mobile which offers a $19/mo dumbphone plan. They're on the T-Mobile network, which is a bit spotty where I live, but it beats having a smartphone.
>>54573108
>But now after breaking the umpteenth one I'm completely over them
Sounds like you need a toddler phone.
Nokia E70, go get it now
>>54573580
P1 had an awesome keyboard typing system, but the stylus is fucked
>>54573484
If you need to change phones because you have no impulse control that's on you
>>54573108
Nokia 130
It phones
>>54576107
this
not only does it phone it also has a decent mp3 player with MicroSD card and holds battery for a month.
Likely the last Nokia/microshit phone without facebook built in
>>54573456
>iPhone
>a tank
pick one
>>54574875
Because its not plastic...
>>54574878
Yeah, I'm currently on my parents' plan. It'd need to work with Verizon. Once I'm not on their plan, I'm switching to AT&T or something.
>>54575061
I... I have...
I've been looking using all different keywords and filters, but as soon as I throw in the word "Japanese", Amazon doesn't show phones anymore, mostly phone accessories, or smartphones instead of feature phones.
It can't possibly be that this is a tall order. And I'm sure there's SOME phone that does it; it can't be exclusively reserved for non-Verizon carriers
>>54578288
Seriosuly, though, there is no combination I can find of
+feature +phone +Verizon +Japanese +input -smartphone
that gives me what I need.
On any site whatsoever.
I need a 10-key feature phone that can input kana directly.
>>54578476
*that also works on Verizon`
>>54574565
Japanese and English input
Import one from Nippon
What's the dumbest phone that will run whatsapp? That's the only reason I need a smartphone.
>>54573580
Sony Ericsson P series was pretty good
>>54573108
I'll tell you what you're going to do. You're going to look around the feature phone market, realize it's rubbish, then go and buy another expensive, fragile smartphone, and drop it like a nonce. Because that's what your subconscious has been trained to do, like a good little consumerist whore.
>>54573484
How do smartphones make you stupid exactly? You have access to a plethora of information at the touch of a button.
>>54578476
Sorry m8. You want something that does not exist. Nip phones will never work on cdma. You should probably just learn how to take care of your stuff instead of being a child that breaks things that his parents buy for him.
How am I supposed to shitpost on the go?
>>54580133
he equals trivia with smartness
>>54580431
Implying. You can read news articles, Wikipedia articles and more from your phone.
>>54580449
then the question stands
how does a smartphone make you stupid?
>>54580531
It doesn't, which is what I was trying to explain to you. It can if you mindlessly absorb stupid media
>>54574854
Yes, because all a smartphone does is access to wikipedia and google, right?
Doesn't serve as a free GPS everywhere in the world with routing.
It doesn't allow you to communicate with ease, receive and send emails easily, have a compass, flashlight, level, unit converter, etc.
Don't play it off like depriving yourself of technology is some manly thing. It's what hipsters do to appear fresh.
>>54573108
Fuck off caterpiller shiller
You're looking for the keyword "rugged", rugged featurephones are designed to be tanks.
>>54580553
Read the reply chain asswipe
>>54580629
I did. What's the problem?
See, this isn't about your phone, this is you trying to pretend to be better than everyone else. Fuck off.
>>54580710
this. op = pic related
>>54580589
This about as hard as possible. Dumbphones in 2016 are special snowflake shit, only a true retarded pseudo culture could go the other way with it and pretend that some deprecated garbage is "better". Oh well I guess that's true if all you fucking care about in your existence is being different no matter the cost because you are a unique individual and would die if you conformed by using modern technology or whatever you tell yourself
>>54573694
That's the thing no body ever talks about, get iphone and you are in a whole world of a ecosystem where accessories and replacement parts abound.
>>54573580
Can confirm smartphones pre 2010 have fucking awful battery life.
>>54580969
>he defines himself as a person by the toys he owns
>>54573108
The Cat B100 is fucking shite, don't bother.
>>54581402
Read this
>>54573484
And tell me he doesn't
>>54573484
Yeah, it's manly to remember things. Go ahead, find some way to retroactively justify your shitty education and your lack of critical thinking or information processing capability.
>>54573108
Dude just buy a nice case. Had a GS4 in a 60 dollar otter box. Brought it with me rock climbing all the time. Tossed it on the ground regularly with no reserve, dropped it off forty foot cliff while climbing. Lasted me till my upgrade, now my brother uses it, was like new out of the case. Have a GS6 now, same style otter box. Regularly throw it around, and toss it on the ground at the crag. Fell off my car roof at 50 mph, not a scratch on it.
tldr. Protect your investments, buy a good case
>>54576107
I had one of these and somehow managed to kill it. Closest i'll ever get to killing a terminator
ITT
>>54573108
dude, there are rugged phones that can resist being underwater or crushed to dead
if you want to buy a featured phone, you can use that money to buy a cheap chinese rugged smartphone IP67 military grade
>>54580603
Hah. I loled. Not the shill, but i still badly want that FLIR phone.
>>54573108
I miss the good old times...
>>54582633
Pretty cheap feeling if you ask me. Nowhere near as robust as Nokia's older 3000 and 5000 series phones.
bumping as I read. I haven't been here since this morning
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>>54573108
Use your smartphone as a dumbphone
>>54580210
I have only ever broken 1 phone...
and my current one is not it.
Although, after like 2 years, the flip is starting to make a clicking noise when I open it. I'm worried it might break in the somewhat near future.
But, if there really is no Japanese phone I can get to work with Verizon, that sucks...
Whatever, though, I don't think I'll be relying on my parents' plan for too much longer. I'll switch to AT&T or something.
However, I would appreciate you not to assume I don't take care of my tech.
I've made a few mistakes, but I rarely damage technology.
>>54579959
Nokia 301, a feature phone with Whatsapp. Might be a bit uncomfortable to use though
BB 9650
Tankiest phone i have ever owned
Isn't Freetel making an Andoird Flip Phone for international markets?
You could always wait and see if that ends up being not-dogshit when it comes out.
dude get an old flip sat phone, you can call people everywhere anytime on a island in the ocean. Fuck regular mobile companies and muh 4gle data. Sat is where its at.
>>54591150
I keepo a sat phone on my boat
>tfw sat phone never works when i actually need it
Buy an IP68 phone from a chink supplier OR have a look at panasonics rugged phones, they are fucking amazing
>>54591202
This one looks pretty tits.
>>54591202
Too bad anything panasonic and tough in the name is instantly expensive.
>>54574565
See if shf31 works on verizon, if i was you would get that phone
>>54591125
Freetel Musashi, already available in jap land, I am also using it. Gabage battery, retarded buttons, several software and hardware issues while being overpriced as fuck. The japs even destroy it on jap review sites.
>>54591202
>chink phones
enjoy your Chinese botnet senpai, not even the google type that they try to hide either.
>>54573580
Holy fuck that looks amazing
get a Kyoex flip phone and be the envy of all your weeby friends. According to their FAQs page they work outside of Japan, but some of the features won't be available.
>>54573580
Why does a phone need to be anything more than this? shift the buttons up one row to make room for a proper microphone and you got the perfect phone
Are there any new feature phones?
I'd like one if they weren't fucking 12-14~ mm thick. Can't they make one that's at least even just a bit less than 10 mm with semi-decent build quality?
>Every single women I work with has a iPhone with a broken screen
How are they so clumsy?
>>54573456
>>54576381
I actually had that phone and tank is a good word to describe it. The guy who says pick one has clearly never owned it
Le wrong smart phone generation threads are the worst
This mobilephone is kickass. Very very very good design. Thoughts?
CAT S30
disable data, lock radio to 2G
install big launcher
Enjoy your one month standby and/or 24 hours talk time.
>>54574154
Anyone?
>>54592613
Wow, that sucks.
What're the japs saying about the other Freetel phones? The non-flip ones.
>be retarded
>break shit
>"wwaaaaa"
>>54594662
>>54594662
>2-3 hours talk time
Sounds like it has a shit battery desu senpai.
Find a 5-7 year old nokia phone, they have a good reputation for lasting long. My grandfather used 2 nokia phones through 20 years.
>>54573108
If you don't want distraction than flash an aosp rom without gaps and install fdroid to get basic stuff. You don't want to go back the laggy software that comes with dumb phones will drive you mad.
>>54573456
my 5c is a fucking beast ive dropped it plenty of time not even a scratch
Get a Cat S60
Virtually indestructible and has a cool thermal imaging camera.
>>54574565
Not gonna find a CDMA Japanese phone m8
>>54573108
get an old black berry, they are still the best and dont cost much.
>>54573108
Samsung Alias 2 or the Samsung Glyde
>>54595516
I didnt look much into other phones but seems like kiwami, priori 3s and miyabi are all well regarded. They arent frowned upon like musashi but nothing about them stands out either. They do get updates once in a while but you may as well get some chink phones from xiaomi or huawei really.
Had there been a decent affordable android with a physical qwerty or even a T9, nobody would even glance back at dumbphones anymore. But noooo, let's make more iphone clones instead of tapping a starving market.
>>54597761
I can't think of one android with a qwerty
>>54599024
Droid 4
Photon Q
Xperia Pro
>>54573108
If I could find a "dumb"phone with whatsapp and a decent camera I would ditch the smartphone.
>>54573652
yes
>>54581402
It's not about that. It's the claim that an appliance that gives you benefits with 0 downsides can make you stupid.
It's like saying going to school makes you stupid because you are just given the knowledge and you don't invent it yourself.
>>54600371
>A dumbphone
>with apps
You are the only dumb thing you need.
>>54573108
Phone in the pic looks really nice.
What's the price on thlse?
>>54573108
I'm starting to grow out of similar attitude. I'm almost thirty, never had a smartphone and I'm finally considering buying one. How do you even consume media on a 5'' screen though? I have a 10' tablet and I can barely browse net with it
>>54573580
this desu
had one of these until a capacitor for the LCD backlight fell off. good times
>>54573108
>But now after breaking the umpteenth one
I know the feels bro. My Xperia Z3 broke in the first 12 hours of owning it. My Note 5 broke the first time I dropped it a few feet (it was in a case). ...Even if I didn't drop it, it'd be having other problems by now any way. My mom and sister's Note 5s both have a mind of their own and seem to work when they want to. Unacceptable for $800 devices.
Pic related is what I've been using since my note 5 broke cause I don't want to dish-out $800+ for a device that'll break days later. Might as well flush the money down the toilet. This thing is a tank. I'm not use to the shape/flipping so I've dropped it many times and still works fine. A crappy 100% working phone is infinitely better than a broken 0% working phone, no matter how fancy. Even if you manage to break this modern day equivalent of nokia, it's only $50 new.
>>54573177
>Start using better devices m8
Show me a device that doesn't break just cause I put it in the wrong pocket plz
>>54573495
Probably during normal daily activities. ie probably bumped against a counter top. That's how most of mine break.
>>54573527
IMO this is like buying an egg and dressing it up with tank armor, when you could've just bought a tank in the 1st place.
>>54573576
I like this
>>54580589
All that fancy stuff is useless if the phone is broke.
>>54580605
I thought of getting one of those instead of a flip phone. Flip phone is probably almost as durable but only $50
Aren't CAT phones overpriced?
>>54574738
I still have mine in storage. Shit was a delight to use. Only shitty thing was the weak ass antenna, and the fact it's 2G only.
If I could find an HPSA+ model of phone like this, I'd be in heaven
>>54573108
I'd suggest Sonim. http://www.wirefly.com/product/sonim-xp6
>>54573108
my LG cosmos has a full keyboard and the phone is finally starting to fail after 10+ years of continuous abuse
>>54605083
>All that fancy stuff is useless if the phone is broke.
imo it's more that you very rarely actually do productive things with the smart features
you get to toy with something while waiting for transport or when on the shitter and in exchange you have to drop a whole lot of money and you have to charge it every 24 hours (letting it be at 50% bettery means it will die)
In theory a smart phone can do almost anything (productive), but in practice when you what to do those things (not in transit or shitting) you have acces to superior machines to do it on (your laptop, tablet, desktop, a piece of paper).
There are a few fringe cases like GPS, but besides that you activly have to come up with ways to be productive with a smart phone because there are no actual naturally (productivity) needs it fulfills.
I rather have a e-reader.
My back up phone. Holds charge like a champ for days and its old. Going to purchase another one because they're truly awesome with zero defect with no fuckery.
>>54605428
getting my first smartphone ever soon, 2 use cases
1. email
2. signal
what a fucking joke. i know the battery will always need to be recharged, but at least the thing can be encrypted so my contacts/messages are safe if i lose it
the LG cosmos unlock button only exits the clock, the phone is never actually "locked"
>>54606245
They say new tech is always better. Its a total 100% lie to get you to spend money. When a company make a epic phone they know they fucked up.
The cheap feature phones that I've had my hands on rarely feel that good in my experience. They can lack some basic features like MMS, or just have cheap nasty buttons that feel horrible to type on.
I think an old phone is better. Won't be getting the same battery life, but a high end phone from early 00s will probably feel much better than cheap feature phones today.
Doro phones feel ok, but they're kinda grandpa tier. But not everyone care about that tho.
Use one of those old Nokia's.
I'm planning to replace my six year old blackberry (semi-smart phone) and what is the tough as balls phone with a very good battery life. Something not Nokia or a ChinkPhone.
>>54607401
BlackBerry Classic.
>>54607362
Operator!? I need an exit!
>>54574854
You have it backwards. Smartphones reduce and actively inhibit that discipline and ability to filter information you were talking about.
I have been considering getting one of these to discourage me from spending time looking at my phone, and for the external perception of responsibility while using it. Same reason I use a stylus when I'm in a public setting and on my phone; people assume taking notes or writing emails instead of shitposting on 4chan
>>54607988
I don't think that's going to keep you from shitposting on 4chins. That keyboard makes it the perfect comfy shitposting machine. It can eve run Clover.
>>54573108
nokia sidetalkin'
How fucking retarded do you have to be to continually be breaking your phone? Do you have 1 arm and 3 fingers? Do you have Parkinsons? I have owned 4 smartphones and each lasted me about 3 years without a single crack and most of them I didn't even use a case.
>>54573108
Ex-Nokias and Blackberries are still tough.
Currently have a Lumia 640 and a Blackberry Classic. Clearly not as tough as an actual feature phone, but they've seen some shit and still run strong. Also Windows Phone is a stable, reliable, no bullshit OS, base apps are god tier, has all the most common and functional apps, clearly the most featurephone grade OS right now.
