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Finally a cure for my iPhone addiction?

deany

deany

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I'm hoping this product will be below £50 eventually as I'd snap one up.

Fair play cold turkey will ensue but I need a rest after nine years - my eyes and brain are tired.

Plus its rude to sneak a peek at the dinner table!

http://www.thelightphone.com/#thoughtfullysimple

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37987055
 
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Hello everyone, my name is Applejuiced and Im an iPhone addict for over 9 years. :D
I have copped with my addiction by using ipads, ipod touch, ipod Nano and sometimes my home computer.
Nothing seems to fill the void and I'm urged to use my iPhone first thing in the morning when I wake up and even while Im sitting on the toilet.
Dont judge me:D
 
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Applejuiced said:
Hello everyone, my name is Applejuiced and Im an iPhone addict for over 9 years. :D
I have copped with my addiction by using ipads, ipod touch, ipod Nano and sometimes my home computer.
Nothing seems to fill the void and I even use my iPhone first thing in the morning when I wake up and even while Im sitting in the toilet.
Dont judge me:D
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Not laughed so much in a long time!, thanks for sharing.
Glad I'm not alone I guess the first step is admitting the problem.
11 steps to go!.

1.
  1. We admitted we were powerless over our iPhone —that our lives had become unmanageable.✔︎

http://www.aa.org.au/members/twelve-steps.php
 
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It seems that we are on our phones a lot, but that is only because smart phones have replaced so much different media. Previously, we would need all of the following to feed us content, and now we just need an iPhone.
- newspaper,
- magazines,
- books,
- radio,
- TV,
- letters, bills, greeting cards
- phone calls,
- memos
With the holiday coming up, even gift shopping can be replaced with online shopping or e-gift cards.

In my opinion, we have not changed how much time we spend for the above, we just changed the way we get them done (on our iPhones).
 
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silverblack said:
It seems that we are on our phones a lot, but that is only because smart phones have replaced so much different media. Previously, we would need all of the following to feed us content, and now we just need an iPhone.
- newspaper,
- magazines,
- books,
- radio,
- TV,
- letters, bills, greeting cards
- phone calls,
- memos
With the holiday coming up, even gift shopping can be replaced with online shopping or e-gift cards.

In my opinion, we have not changed how much time we spend for the above, we just changed the way we get them done (on our iPhones).
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Agreed I have a long and difficult road ahead, your list although mouth watering, makes my quest look like the summit of Mount Everest wearing my jimjams.

I draw tremendous comfort from @Applejuiced that I am not alone on this journey.
 
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I've found that with each iteration of the iPhone I seem to be using it less. This is a pretty cool idea as it is only a basic phone with no other capabilities. However some concerns I have for it:

1- Not waterproof or water resistant. Something like this I could see being popular for taking camping or hiking.
2- Runs off of 2G GSM. I'm curious how long 2G GSM will still be supported?
3- Standby battery life of 3 days.

However, concerns 1 and 3 are countered easily by it being the size of a credit card.

Either way, pretty cool idea and I'm curious if this will catch on.
 
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Yep I like the look and size, would prefer a slightly lower price point if £49.99 I'd probably go for it.

My apple watch works fine for apple pay sans iPhone so I could give myself a rest and see how I coped.

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very valid point @timeconsumer Re: 2g GSM networks are starting to decommission worldwide https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2G surely The Light Phone are aware of this, I wonder what they are thinking.

I think, although much more expensive, a third generation apple watch with cloned sim and no extra monthly cost may be the answer.
June '17 may be très cher
 
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C DM said:
Can't someone already use one of thousands basic feature phones that have been around for years and years?
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Of course, but I think the major appeal to the Light Phone is the size. I'm not aware of another phone that is the size of a credit card.
 
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timeconsumer said:
Of course, but I think the major appeal to the Light Phone is the size. I'm not aware of another phone that is the size of a credit card.
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There have certainly been quite a few basic feature phones that are that small (although perhaps not in thickness), and certainly many flip phones have been (again, not quite in thickness perhaps, although plenty fairly thin ones, like the popular RAZR).
 
Yes I am iPhone addict too since 6 Plus. I move to S7 Edge Android but found that I didn't use as much as what I did on iPhone.

Now back to 7 Plus it just all made sense.

I wonder what lies in magic... Since S7 Edge is good phone too.

Maybe iOS just suit me better than Android?

I do miss the open concept of TouchWiz Android -> open app features...

But I'm back to iOS for now. Sacrificing some open concept app.

To me Android is like mini computer -> download easily, window explorer... Ahem adult app heehee

But iOS is cleaner ui, smooth and see the app and game is better in variety...

Not to mention I'm a live singer wannabe. iOS app is better for Musician.
 
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There have certainly been quite a few basic feature phones that are that small (although perhaps not in thickness), and certainly many flip phones have been (again, not quite in thickness perhaps, although plenty fairly thin ones, like the popular RAZR).
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Comparison:

RAZR V3, V3: 3.35oz (95g)
iPhone 7:4.87oz (138 g)

RAZR: 3.86" x 2.17" x .57"
iPhone: 5.44" x 2.64" x .28"

RAZR: 2.2" 65k color TFT unit display
iPhone: 4.7" Retina HD, LED-backlit widescreen display with IPS technology

RAZR: 176 x 220 pixel resolution
iPhone: 1334 x 750 pixel resolution

RAZR: up to 7 hours talk
iPhone: up to 14 hours talk

RAZR: 5 MB memory
iPhone: 32, 128 or 256 GB memory (plus online storage options)

RAZR: 640 x 480 pixel photos, with video capabilities
iPhone: 12 MB photos, up to 4K resolution video


All in all, it was fun to compare these, though I'm more than happy to take your iPhone off your hands if you get a different phone ;)
 
macTW said:
Comparison:

RAZR V3, V3: 3.35oz (95g)
iPhone 7:4.87oz (138 g)

RAZR: 3.86" x 2.17" x .57"
iPhone: 5.44" x 2.64" x .28"

RAZR: 2.2" 65k color TFT unit display
iPhone: 4.7" Retina HD, LED-backlit widescreen display with IPS technology

RAZR: 176 x 220 pixel resolution
iPhone: 1334 x 750 pixel resolution

RAZR: up to 7 hours talk
iPhone: up to 14 hours talk

RAZR: 5 MB memory
iPhone: 32, 128 or 256 GB memory (plus online storage options)

RAZR: 640 x 480 pixel photos, with video capabilities
iPhone: 12 MB photos, up to 4K resolution video


All in all, it was fun to compare these, though I'm more than happy to take your iPhone off your hands if you get a different phone ;)
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Seems like the main point behind it all is to have something smaller and much more basic to only use for calls essentially. Things beyond that seem fairly moot.
 
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timeconsumer said:
I've found that with each iteration of the iPhone I seem to be using it less. This is a pretty cool idea as it is only a basic phone with no other capabilities. However some concerns I have for it:

1- Not waterproof or water resistant. Something like this I could see being popular for taking camping or hiking.
2- Runs off of 2G GSM. I'm curious how long 2G GSM will still be supported?
3- Standby battery life of 3 days.

However, concerns 1 and 3 are countered easily by it being the size of a credit card.

Either way, pretty cool idea and I'm curious if this will catch on.
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All this sounds great, but will it stop calls from telemarketers and the department of windows help that calls about my non-existent windows computer.
 
HEK said:
All this sounds great, but will it stop calls from telemarketers and the department of windows help that calls about my non-existent windows computer.
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According to their FAQ section of the website, you configure who is allowed to call you.

http://www.thelightphone.com/faq/
"You can also set limits through the app, selectively allowing which friends and family members will forward through to your Light Phone."
 
timeconsumer said:
According to their FAQ section of the website, you configure who is allowed to call you.

http://www.thelightphone.com/faq/
"You can also set limits through the app, selectively allowing which friends and family members will forward through to your Light Phone."
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I can do all that on my current phone.

You can turn off all the other crap, delete apps, and screen calls on current phone. Isn't it a bit nuts to need another device to simplify our lives. If I want it simple with little or no contacts I could pull out my Newton. Amazingly it still works. LOL
 
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