Cheaper smartphones on the way?

[colly]

I get my phones gor nowt

Kids cast offs.....i change my socks less than they do phones

 

[Blue Hills]

This is smart enough for me. Not even a camera, just phone calls and texts. Picks up a signal where my smartphones couldn't and the battery lasts forever.

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What's that joe?

I can top that with my wondrous samsung E1200. No camera either and it doesn't even flip!

http://www.samsung.com/in/consumer/mobile-devices/other-phones/others/GT-E1200ZKTINU/

So good i bought a second hand spare on ebay as it is now history and simple good phones are hard to get hold of. New batteries still available on ebay.

This thread taken a somewhat odd turn with a fair few folk singing the praises of "dumb" phones.

 

[gbb]

You stole it then?

It was gagging for that reply

 

[Smokin Joe]

What's that joe?

I can top that with my wondrous samsung E1200. No camera either and it doesn't even flip!

http://www.samsung.com/in/consumer/mobile-devices/other-phones/others/GT-E1200ZKTINU/

So good i bought a second hand spare on ebay as it is now history and simple good phones are hard to get hold of. New batteries still available on ebay.

This thread taken a somewhat odd turn with a fair few folk singing the praises of "dumb" phones.

Nice phone.

I like flip phones because there is no danger of activating the buttons by mistake when they are crammed in a pocket. A lot of us still like dumb phones because we don't need or want internet when we are out and about. The signal is generally better than on a smartphone that is crammed with technology and having to charge a battery every night is a pain in the arse. iphones won't even last a day, so I understand.

 

[classic33]

This is the best phone ever, and my current phone companion.

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Last charged on Christmas day and it is still showing 3/4 bars of battery remaining. Gets a signal in space or at the bottom of a mineshaft. Can also be used to fight off muggers, or to prop open the door in warm weather.

Got one of those, still got the plastic screen cover on.

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This was the best phone ever. Life was less complicated back then. Now i stare into my (work) phone more than my childrens eyes

 

[nickyboy]

Smartphone threads on CC are just like the alcohol ones (don't drink at all), TV program threads (don't own one), beef stew recipe threads (vegetarian)

 

[classic33]

Smartphone threads on CC are just like the alcohol ones (don't drink at all), TV program threads (don't own one), beef stew recipe threads (vegetarian)

I've two Nokia 2010's.
(Full size SIM Cards)

 

[Cycleops]

You can buy this revamped version of the old 3310 for about fifty quid. We’ve had down here for a while.

 

[Blue Hills]

Smartphone threads on CC are just like the alcohol ones (don't drink at all), TV program threads (don't own one), beef stew recipe threads (vegetarian)

Mm
Not exactly true nick, there's a massive ongoing thread on beer. I would maybe contribute if I wasn't so busy drinking the stuff.

 

[Blue Hills]

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You can buy this revamped version of the old 3310 for about fifty quid. We’ve had down here for a while.

Yes I know but it's a bonkers price isn't it? Sold as a "retro", ie style item. Better to buy old phones and source new batteries.

 

[Markymark]

The thread is just so adorable.

Look daddy I’ve cut out this cereal box and stuck on some Lego and now I’m driving a car just like you.

 

[classic33]

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You can buy this revamped version of the old 3310 for about fifty quid. We’ve had down here for a while.

£50!!

 

[Cycleops]

£50!!

Yes, amazing isn’t it. The original would have cost about £220 in today’s money when launched.

 

[roadrash]

how about £39 @Cycleops ..
http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/pay-as-you-go/nokia-3310-payg/sku96914?cid=ppc-mec-auto/smvaajth

 

[Drago]

£50!!!! Its not rugged, shockproof, waterproof...how is a ruffty outdoorsman like myself supposed to dig a snow shelter with that?