In highschool, uses a flip phone AMA

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It’s not like I’m not allowed to have a regualr smart phone, my parents ask me if I want a regular phone but I just don’t really want one. It can do most anything that a regular phone can do (call, text, etc) and on good days I can play solitaire if it doesn’t crash.

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  1. Just-Country-6811 Avatar

    I had a flip phone in high-school too, while everyone had a smartphone.
    Would you say it changes how you link with people ?

    Edit : Do you feel left out ?
    Do you feel better about it ?

  2. ride-surf-roll Avatar

    Young man! Young man!
    Good job.

  3. jgoolz Avatar

    Smart phones were still fairly new when I was in high school but I chose to wait until midway through college to get one. I think you’re making the right decision! I teach 8th grade and I see the impact of smart phones on teens – it’s NOT good.

  4. PigeonAway Avatar

    But does it have whatsapp? Or do you not need it

  5. Lucybunny96 Avatar

    How are you posting this then? Computer?

  6. Tasty_Gonzo Avatar

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  7. Trading_Elephant Avatar

    How is the experience? Do you feel like you are more productive?

  8. WestCovinaNaybors Avatar

    Ur missing out get a regular phone

  9. Unable_Ad_1470 Avatar

    Are you on Cingular wireless?

  10. Ok-Painting4168 Avatar

    Good for you!

    I’m 40 and thinking about getting one for myself. Smart phones are just as much of a help as they are a hindrance.

  11. aHunterMustHuntt Avatar

    Same! But mine is a “smart” flip phone (with apps like Whatsapp and reddit).

    Do you use your phone to listen to music or do u have an mp3?

    (Edit: My phone is a Mode 1 Retro II)

  12. PDizzle525 Avatar

    How much puss are you having to beat off with a bat?

  13. MinionofMinions Avatar

    Come back when you are using the Zack Morris. The very idea of a cellphone in high school is such a novelty for us 40+

  14. Jackmerius_Tac Avatar

    Why are we calling smart phones “regular phones”? Anything more than voice calls is above and beyond actual regular phones.

  15. MPuddicombe Avatar

    Didn’t even have a cell throughout high school, graduated 2017. I got my first cellphone Nov 2024.

  16. danyonly Avatar

    You’re doing good. Smartphones suck life away. Try to stay away from them. Flip phone like you said does everything you NEED. Good on you.

  17. Shuffman010 Avatar

    When I see someone using a flip phone my first thought is there a sex offender, there not allowed smart phones it can be one way to spot them

  18. Shoddy-Mango-5840 Avatar

    Did you decorate the outside, and do you have a cool background screen

  19. Repulsive_Zombie5129 Avatar

    What brand and model? Did you buy it new or used? I’m assuming used but idk if they’re still being made new.

  20. Big-Form-15 Avatar

    I had a flip phone TCL brand and I personally think it was a good phone, it had YouTube so that was definitely a plus!

  21. Any_Yam8906 Avatar

    You should join dumbphone and flip phone subreddits!

  22. rhetoricalcalligraph Avatar

    Do you do it because you think it makes you unique?

    Do you find it irritating that all of your peers have instant access to information, but you don’t even have snake?