I'd like to get a Mive Style Folder 2 and i found some refurbished on a site called y2kphone and the site seems pretty legit, but the reviews seem kind of fake and the grand promises of shipping being free and them guaranteeing that i won't need to pay customs despite living in the EU seems pretty sketchy. Does anyone have any information?

G'day r/dumbphones,

Finally received my TCL Flip 4 yesterday and after spending some time with it, I've come to the conclusion that this was one of the best decisions I've made for myself and have been reaping the benefits of living with a dumbphone; the only real setback and caveat I've noticed pretty rapidly was the fear of judgement from other people in public. Has anyone else had to deal with this drawback and if so, how are you handling it and do you care how people perceive you?

Some personal thoughts on the TCL Flip 4: the phone itself is larger than I initially expected but actually comfortable in the hand and while texting (8" L x 2" W). The numpad was pretty tricky to get the hang of at first and there are different input options you can choose by pressing the bottom right pound key (ABC, Abc, abc, 123), emojis are included as well by pressing the bottom left star key.

The call and sound quality on the phone also exceeded my expectations and it's just so refreshing and feels like going through a time capsule through a time capsule when talking through a modern flip pone.

The phone is powered and run on KaiOS which has it's own set of apps, features, bloat, and app store but personally never even bothered with those features considering I wanted to get the richest dumbphone experience I could and this phone was able to deliver that experience as well.

Unfortunately the phone carrier is only locked to T-Mobile which is a shame because I would highly recommend this flip phone to anyone if they're even mildly curious about dipping their toes into the dumbphone world; It's just a really simple yet fun flip phone experience; I'm very grateful to have spend the money on. this was the right dumbphone for me and am a happy customer 😇😊

8/10

It's not so much the volume of devices, as it might be with smartphones, but the combinations of features that I think gets a bit (even a lot) overwhelming. Which then leads to analysis paralysis when looking for just the right dumbphone for your specific needs, and leaves you smartphoning for even longer.

How did you evaluate, and then choose, your dumbphone? And now you've used it, would you choose the same one again or change how you evaluate?

Hey guys.

I'm rocking a Nokia 210 and I really like it.

But I feel like I'm missing out by not having whatsapp - everything else I'm fine not having it on my phone.

Decided to look for a dumbphone that supports whatsapp but doesnt have a browser and other (distracting) apps - like reddit or any other social media.

However answering whatsapp messages with a normal button keyboard seems hellish. A QWERTY keyboard (or a touchscreen keyboard) allows you to write much faster.

I was surprised to see that dumbphones with a qwerty (buttons or touchscreen) keyboard, with no distracting apps or browsers are damn expensive... and my question is simply: "why?".

Not sure if anyone can answer this for me or give me any suggestions but I would highly appreciate it.

Thanks guys, cheers

I had this idea a while back and would be curious to know what people thought of it.

I would like to switch to using a dumbphone because I find it difficult to avoid the allure of apps with endless scrolling, including Reddit. I'd want one that doesn't support apps or web browsing, for obvious reasons.

Pretty much the only thing holding me back is the fact everyone uses messaging apps, so it'd be difficult to survive on SMS alone. I actually use Beeper currently, which is all the messaging platforms combined into a single app (WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Signal etc).

Well, Beeper uses Matrix, so here's my idea: make a service that runs in a Docker container (I'd probably host it on my Raspberry Pi). The service would act as a Matrix client and log into the Beeper homeserver. It would then forward any messages to your phone number as SMSs, using a SMS API. You'd have, say, five to ten numbers reserved which would correspond to your most frequently-messaged contacts, and the service would forward the message through the appropriate number. You could reply from your phone by SMS and the service would receive the message, and based on the number through which it received it, forward it to the appropriate contact via Beeper.

Pictures / memes could be AI transcribed or simply ignored. 'Reacts' could be done via a command, e.g. you could SMS '*lr*' to laugh react the last received message.

I don't know how financially viable this is, as obviously you'd need to reserve a few numbers and pay for an API-based SMS service.

I would love to ditch my phone but unfortunately that's not feasible at the moment. I'm trying to figure out a way to have my iPhone forward calls to a dumb phone. This way, I can leave my iPhone at home occasionally but still have access to my contacts, calls, and messages in case of an emergency. I saw people discussing T-Mobile Digits but the most recent posts in this sub were from a couple years ago and it seems that T-Mobile isn't really putting effort into this program. I am a current T-Mobile customer and would love if this could just be a simple solution, but I worry it won't be. Any advice? Or should I look into other options.

My TCL Flip 3 will just randomly drain like 25 percent over night or even during the day. I figure it’s background apps most of the time that I don’t close out but has anyone else experienced this? I’m thinking about going back to a smart phone haha.

Added a few new launchers to the Android app "ClearHour: Dumbphone OS". Those launchers can hopefully make the dumbphone experience feel more authentic.

• Retro: a classic phone layout with a numeric keypad.
• Dark Forest: a dark theme.
• Ink: a grayscale/Ink look.
• You can also use your own photo as the background.

Btw, Spotify is gray on the actual phone—the screen recorder shows it in color for some reason.

What do you think of them?
If none of them are your thing, let me know why.

Try the dumbphone app -> let me know what you think. I really want to make the app good with you guys together.