Found an old Nokia phone, going to try it for a week just to experiment

Myiphone7 · Dec 9, 2012, 05:07 PM

Was going through my drawer and I found this phone (pic below). It just blows my mind how far we've come. I thought hey, I'm glued to my cell phone 5-8 hours a day. Sometimes even 10-12. Why don't I try this Nokia for a week and see what I discover outside if my cell phone?

What do y'all think

abz1981 · Dec 9, 2012, 05:08 PM

I think you will miss angry birds.

F123D · Dec 9, 2012, 05:17 PM

Who needs angry birds when you can play snake.

Myiphone7 · Dec 9, 2012, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by F123D

Who needs angry birds when you can play snake.

Image

Playing it right now!!!!

inselstudent · Dec 9, 2012, 05:58 PM

Well at least the battery's gonna last the week which it wouldn't on an iPhone

dictoresno · Dec 9, 2012, 06:28 PM

i still have an 8290 and 9690i as backups, well did, since i recently switched to verizon.

Chocolatemilty · Dec 9, 2012, 06:39 PM

Was this phone on TDMA? Is it even still usable on the network? This would be cool to do as an experiment nonetheless...

dinggus · Dec 9, 2012, 06:47 PM

I've often questioned myself about where I'd be today without an iPhone.

My first phone was the one with an antenna, I was a senior. Then I upgraded to a Motorola (I believe) juke box phone which looked like the NGage. Then I upgraded to the Razr, and then Samsung Blackjack. I returned from my 15 month deployment and wanted a Black Berry but then learned about the iPhone 3GS that just released a few months before I came home and that is the phone I got myself and my wife. We've then upgraded to the 4, 4S (just myself), and then 5 (my wife).

I used my brothers Android phone last year while he was in ICU and I was on emergency leave, I used it for a month and I did like some features of it such as Widgets, but didn't like the App Store very much and how fast it died.

One of my coworkers uses a Black Berry phone and I asked him why he doesn't get an iPhone and he said he's happy with just texting, I don't get it since he pays the same monthly amount I do. But to each their own. I wouldn't mind switching but I already know I'd hate it.

Myiphone7 · Dec 9, 2012, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chocolatemilty

Was this phone on TDMA? Is it even still usable on the network? This would be cool to do as an experiment nonetheless...

I don't think it's going to work

I put in contacts, everything.

Spent 3 hours.

Then put the sim in. No netowrk found

I'm actually really sad.

lke · Dec 9, 2012, 06:51 PM

You will miss whatsapp, messages, facebook, twitter, browsing the web and typing a message will be almost impossible.

LoloBond · Dec 9, 2012, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Myiphone7

Was going through my drawer and I found this phone (pic below). It just blows my mind how far we've come. I thought hey, I'm glued to my cell phone 5-8 hours a day. Sometimes even 10-12. Why don't I try this Nokia for a week and see what I discover outside if my cell phone?

What do y'all think

I did this experiment when I switched from Verizon to At&t while I waited or the iP5 and the results were amazing... I pay little attention to the phone, no games, texting, netflix, email, I didn't even want to use the phone at all, I only used the phone when I need it to call my wife or something.

duneriderltr450 · Dec 9, 2012, 07:07 PM

I still have my Motorola V3 Razr. Man I thought I was so cool.

Myiphone7 · Dec 9, 2012, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by duneriderltr450

I still have my Motorola V3 Razr. Man I thought I was so cool.

I loved the razr. Everyone did. I lost mine though.

stu.h · Dec 10, 2012, 03:59 PM

So you spent 3hrs on it without testing for a network first?

Really?

Myiphone7 · Dec 10, 2012, 05:35 PM

Ok guys. UPDATE! I ordered another nokia phone off the Internet. I put the picture below.

I am fairly sure it is compatible with AT&T. I love my iPhone 5 but I spend so many hours on it I can't get anything done. If there was iPhone 5 addiction, I would have it. In fact, if there is no such, I'm the first. I am addicted to my iPhone. And I need help. It wasn't that way with the 4. But I think this bigger screen is so much more usable I'm on it all day everyday. I'll have my books or work in my lap but be looking at my iPhone 5. After 3 hours, not a page of my work done. Still on iPhone. Hopefully this nokia can help with my chronic iPhone problem.

dictoresno · Dec 10, 2012, 07:53 PM

after owning a total of 88 cell phones in my life, of all breeds and mostly nokia, i couldve given you a better old school series 40 nokia to buy besides that beast.

sviato · Dec 10, 2012, 07:58 PM

Interesting experiment. I've thought of trying something like this during the summer but never got around to it. Maybe I'll dig up my old Razr after exams

AFDoc · Dec 10, 2012, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Myiphone7

What do y'all think

I think why do you think we care.

Have fun with your old phone.

dinggus · Dec 10, 2012, 08:45 PM

Can't wait to see how the OP loves his life without the iPhone.

How long will you last!

MisterKeeks · Dec 10, 2012, 09:07 PM

Send me the iPhone for the week...

I don't think you'll miss it as much as you expect. You'll enjoy the extra time you have.

Myiphone7 · Dec 10, 2012, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MisterKeeks

Send me the iPhone for the week...

I don't think you'll miss it as much as you expect. You'll enjoy the extra time you have.

Sorry my buddy already got dibbs!

Next time it's yours

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dinggus

Can't wait to see how the OP loves his life without the iPhone.

How long will you last!

Honestly, I am totally addicted to my iPhone. I really need to stop burying my head in software, a virtual world that doesn't exist, and look up at the world, the real world around me.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by AFDoc

I think why do you think we care.

Have fun with your old phone.

Looks like everyone who responded does, doc.

cpc12 · Dec 10, 2012, 10:56 PM

You guys make me feel old... Talking about the razor being an old phone.

I remember before the star tac come out. It was them" next big thing " in cell phones

The year was 1996.

My first cell phone was in 1993...

Yea I know I'm old.

hifromtomorrow · Dec 10, 2012, 11:14 PM

my first phone -
nokia 101 1995 i think

my current phone -
iPhone 5

many phones in between,
can't imagine why anyone would want not to have all that is available in one device, however, it would be extremely funny to be getting around the city with an old "brick" talking on it and seeing who noticed

wordoflife · Dec 10, 2012, 11:27 PM

Those Nokia phones are cool. Wish I used those instead of the Samsung/lg/etc dumbphones that I used before the iPhone.

Myiphone7 · Dec 10, 2012, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hifromtomorrow

my first phone -
nokia 101 1995 i think

my current phone -
iPhone 5

many phones in between,
can't imagine why anyone would want not to have all that is available in one device, however, it would be extremely funny to be getting around the city with an old "brick" talking on it and seeing who noticed

LOL. That's so funny. I'm gonna walk around flaunting it like its the iPhone 5.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by wordoflife

Those Nokia phones are cool. Wish I used those instead of the Samsung/lg/etc dumbphones that I used before the iPhone.

Yeah they actually are pretty sleek. I like them.

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Dec 10, 2012, 05:35 PM	#15
Myiphone7 Thread Starter Banned Join Date: Nov 2010	Ok guys. UPDATE! I ordered another nokia phone off the Internet. I put the picture below. I am fairly sure it is compatible with AT&T. I love my iPhone 5 but I spend so many hours on it I can't get anything done. If there was iPhone 5 addiction, I would have it. In fact, if there is no such, I'm the first. I am addicted to my iPhone. And I need help. It wasn't that way with the 4. But I think this bigger screen is so much more usable I'm on it all day everyday. I'll have my books or work in my lap but be looking at my iPhone 5. After 3 hours, not a page of my work done. Still on iPhone. Hopefully this nokia can help with my chronic iPhone problem. Attached Thumbnails
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Dec 9, 2012, 05:08 PM	#2
abz1981 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2011	I think you will miss angry birds.
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Dec 9, 2012, 05:58 PM	#5
inselstudent macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2012	Well at least the battery's gonna last the week which it wouldn't on an iPhone
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Dec 9, 2012, 06:47 PM	#8
dinggus Banned Join Date: Jan 2012	I've often questioned myself about where I'd be today without an iPhone. My first phone was the one with an antenna, I was a senior. Then I upgraded to a Motorola (I believe) juke box phone which looked like the NGage. Then I upgraded to the Razr, and then Samsung Blackjack. I returned from my 15 month deployment and wanted a Black Berry but then learned about the iPhone 3GS that just released a few months before I came home and that is the phone I got myself and my wife. We've then upgraded to the 4, 4S (just myself), and then 5 (my wife). I used my brothers Android phone last year while he was in ICU and I was on emergency leave, I used it for a month and I did like some features of it such as Widgets, but didn't like the App Store very much and how fast it died. One of my coworkers uses a Black Berry phone and I asked him why he doesn't get an iPhone and he said he's happy with just texting, I don't get it since he pays the same monthly amount I do. But to each their own. I wouldn't mind switching but I already know I'd hate it.
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Dec 9, 2012, 06:51 PM	#10
lke macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2009	You will miss whatsapp, messages, facebook, twitter, browsing the web and typing a message will be almost impossible.
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Dec 9, 2012, 07:07 PM	#12
duneriderltr450 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oregon	I still have my Motorola V3 Razr. Man I thought I was so cool.
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stu.h macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2010 Location: West Midlands, England.	So you spent 3hrs on it without testing for a network first? Really?
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dictoresno macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: NJ	after owning a total of 88 cell phones in my life, of all breeds and mostly nokia, i couldve given you a better old school series 40 nokia to buy besides that beast. __________________ Verizon iPhone 5 32GB Black iPad Mini 16GB Black iPod Touch 4th Generation 64GB
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sviato macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Mississauga, Canada	Interesting experiment. I've thought of trying something like this during the summer but never got around to it. Maybe I'll dig up my old Razr after exams
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Dec 10, 2012, 08:45 PM	#19
dinggus Banned Join Date: Jan 2012	Can't wait to see how the OP loves his life without the iPhone. How long will you last!
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MisterKeeks macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2012	Send me the iPhone for the week... I don't think you'll miss it as much as you expect. You'll enjoy the extra time you have. __________________ Core Duo 1.83 Mac Mini, Dual 2.7 Power Mac G5, Dual 1.8 Power Mac G5, Dual 1.25 MDD G4, 1.6 GHz iMac G5, 900 MHz iBook G3, 800 MHz iMac G4, 500MHz iMac G3, 400MHz iMac G3
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cpc12 macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2011	You guys make me feel old... Talking about the razor being an old phone. I remember before the star tac come out. It was them" next big thing " in cell phones The year was 1996. My first cell phone was in 1993... Yea I know I'm old.
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hifromtomorrow macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Brisbane, Australia	my first phone - nokia 101 1995 i think my current phone - iPhone 5 many phones in between, can't imagine why anyone would want not to have all that is available in one device, however, it would be extremely funny to be getting around the city with an old "brick" talking on it and seeing who noticed __________________ "i harbour all the same worries as most..." 27" iMac late 2011 all spec'd up / 13" macbook air 2012 / iPad 2012 16g Black / iPhone5 16g Black / some other stuff...
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wordoflife macrumors 604 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Republic City, URN.	Those Nokia phones are cool. Wish I used those instead of the Samsung/lg/etc dumbphones that I used before the iPhone. __________________ "When we hit our lowest point, we are open to the greatest change."
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