Old-school flip phones are making a comeback as some look for simpler lifestyle

Major phone companies say some Americans want to ditch their smartphones in favor of so-called dumb phones. Some cell phone makers have even come up with new models of the iconic flip and brick phones to help those who want a simpler lifestyle.
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[@JackTavern629]

This should be the standard for every kid in school, until they get to college. Social media is destroying the younger generation. Now, don't get me wrong. I was addicted to my razor as a kid, but we didn't have even 80% of the things now offered in smart phones.

[@GeeGee19]

Sometimes I wish we could all go back to the payphone days. In general it was a better kind of life as a human being. I could only imagine the phycological effects these phone have had on all humans.

[@astrofierce825]

I've been saying this for years kids don't need smart phones, just a phone!

[@piranha7719]

I didn’t think of that…good idea! Kids can have it. I will keep my iPhone.

[@RaikaSTi]

You really loved scooting around on your Razor huh?

[@JackTavern629]

@@RaikaSTi lol no, the cell phone

[@ssshar2176]

My dad has always had a flip phone. He’s in his 70s, he just needs it to call my mom. 😂

[@ngonigriffith1491]

My mom, who is 86, still has a flip phone.

[@bbygrlpt2]

My dad too!!! We got my parents smartphones but they never liked it.. too heavy and complicated. They call each other and me😆

[@wotanmituns33]

Wholesome seal of approval.

[@kasino7132]

pops is old school LOL love it!

[@jayr3053]

That’s so cute

[@iamjungle3558]

This is a excellent way to help keep your children off social media which helps with mental health.

[@AprilTeniente-eu1mj]

I’m off the social media

[@iamjungle3558]

@AprilTeniente-eu1mj I'm happy for you however by you being in these comments (socializing:talking with others) and this is a news article (media) may I ask, are you truly off?

[@AprilTeniente-eu1mj]

@@iamjungle3558 actually, I am off the Facebook and Instagram and others

[@216Numbskull]

​@@iamjungle3558 The best way to keep your children off of social media to create a better mental health environment for this entire world. Would be for parents to stay off of social media themselves & focus on paying attention to their own children instead of ignoring them by babbling a bunch of nonsense BS with their so-called friends & people they've never even met yet in life. That's the best answer if I do say so myself. Just saying... Not that all of these tech devices & cell phones aren't a big part of the problem, but IDGAS what anybody says, "It Starts In The Home, Period." If parents, family members, friends & neighbors in the community would just stop & do the right thing to help instill a few common moral values & principles into kid's. Half of the shlt going on today wouldn't be happening. +Peace & Rock n' Roll 4 Your Soul My Friend+ 🤘😜🤘

[@wally6914]

😂​@@iamjungle3558

[@DarniseMartin]

I'd love to have my blackberry back!

[@DM-ed9os]

Same!!!!

[@unionash1]

wtf is a Blackberry? haha jk just wanted to make you feel old

[@phatalleycat]

Berry = smartphone!

[@HT77892]

Same it was my first phone I miss those days 😢

[@DeRussellMasina]

I'd pay iPhone prices for a new 5G Blackberry

[@DisasterMaster3K]

Not everyone in the world uses social media

[@charlesandrews2513]

You're using it right now.

[@mcg5888]

​@@charlesandrews2513you too

[@DisasterMaster3K]

@@charlesandrews2513 KZbin is a video sharing platform

[@DisasterMaster3K]

@@charlesandrews2513 and I didn't say I don't use it.

[@hellobot67]

WE KNOW!

[@RudieObias]

I deleted my social media apps, which is the main source of my addiction

[@kiwi25.0]

besides youtube

[@RudieObias]

@@kiwi25.0 besides youtube. It's the only social media i can't quit

[@Highflyer254]

Yeah you'll just download it again buddy 😂

[@jules263]

Mark is waiting for you on the dark side.

[@steve-j3j9k]

You realise youtube is a social media app?

[@Oh-That-Guy-Again]

To detox a flip phone is a great way to go. But the problem is social media. Just delete it and your smartphone is not so hot anymore... But the problem is you can reverse it... So a flip phone has its place in the phone world. The dramatic hang-up with the flip phone is still priceless!📞📞📞

[@dominicbravo9360]

I rather downgrade and increase my productivity than getting stimulated all day all night doing nothing

[@onlyh8720]

Exactly!

[@FadeHook23]

What productivity? Lol, just don’t use the apps that use up all your attention. I would’ve killed to have GPS 20 years ago when my friends and I would get lost on bike rides.

[@joelmichaelviado1226]

who cares about productivity?

[@bswill5077]

@@FadeHook23 yeah that sounds easy for a person who have adhd or mental issue lol

[@deadpool6072]

In case someone is wondering, the reporter's husband's Flip Phone is a Nokia 2720 Flip.

[@George-zk4nv]

And of course, don’t forget the Nokia ringtone you hear every time they call you.

[@LazCain]

I’ve been contemplating the switch back to a flip phone for quite some time now. I’m just so tired of being inundated with seemingly perpetual notifications and I want to leave it all behind. I’m not talking about notifications for responses to social media, etc, those are few and far between. I mean random daily notifications that apps love to send out all too frequently. I’m ready to take my life back, and I think this story has helped influence me to do so. Thank you for sharing.

[@Saroku1000]

Just disable them.

[@MiguelY22]

​@@Saroku1000That helps a lot, silent notifications too

[@christopherkeene3647]

You need some self control

[@LazCain]

@@Saroku1000 thanks for the tip. 👍🏻

[@LazCain]

@@christopherkeene3647 a little extra self control can be helpful to us all at times. Thanks for the reminder. 👍🏻

[@hybridinfodesk409]

The older you go back the better stress free life you will have. Some people are going back to just landlines. Got one of those too.

[@patricialavallee8286]

Agree!

[@crosslink1493]

I had one up until two years ago but dropped it in a switch to a different carrier as the landline system in my area got ridiculously bad; noisy static on the line, drop-outs, it was worse than bad cellphone service. Just get a flip phone or a cheap smartphone to replace it.

[@oooh19]

I got rid of my landline I don’t even use it also I don’t use cable I have my Roku box so I’m like I’ll save money no more cable

[@jetfire245]

Landlines are exclusively for spam calls. Literally zero call filtering? No thanks. Some things DO need to stay smart lol.

[@kidrobot.]

thats only because you had less responsibilities. if you had no work/school/bills to pay, you would keep your latest technology

[@patricialavallee8286]

Bring back payphones and landlines, too!

[@whoknows6918]

Many people have house phones just don’t use it

[@lof7845]

Bring socials skills, communication and a sense of community.

[@wintersprite]

We still have our landline and use it.

[@EricLing64]

Unless they've updated the phone systems that won't be useful, no caller id so if the scambots find your landline, you'll have to answer them each time.

[@patricialavallee8286]

@EricLing64 old school answering machine. If don't haven't one, pick up. Don't know who it is hang up. Tell them they reached a funeral home. 🤣

[@Th33Vultur3]

I had a coworker or two in a previous job that had a flip phone and I didn’t laugh at them at all. I felt they were smart, and I told them straight out that as much as people can make fun of them for having those phones, they have the best battery compared to Android and iPhones. My first phone in 2003 was a flip phone at the age of 22.

[@mcg5888]

I had my first phone around the same time as well with a Nokia 3310. I was 15 years old and one of only 2 students in class who has a phone.

[@hdfjg]

you do realize how processing works? flip phones would have better battery When They don't process Videos movies, webpages music and more

[@Th33Vultur3]

@@hdfjg You are correct. Sometimes simplicity is key.

[@fakereality96]

Motorola should bring back the RAZR.

[@samuelj2475]

They already have. They're marketing as one of those smartphone flip phones, like the Samsung one.

[@bashfullJ88]

They brought back awhile ago and nobody liked it. So they canceled it again.

[@samuelj2475]

@@bashfullJ88 Cancelled it again? They released the Motorola Razr months ago. No confirmation of a cancellation. Don't make stuff up.

[@josephmessere7617]

They did where have you been

[@clewis3252]

I think @fakereality96 means the old school RAZR

[@FalconsEye58094]

Just call them cell phones again, not dumb phones

[@chasesmom14]

Right. That irritated me . The need to always have a new buzzword is ridiculous.

[@Prunejuice928]

They were always called dumbphomes, no? ​@@chasesmom14

[@saras6588]

I kept my 'dumb' phone until 2019 before getting my first smartphone which I think has helped me to not use it to waste time. I don't have social media or game apps on it. I use it for calls, texting, directions when I'm out, to listen to podcasts at the gym, and as a camera (but I don't post pics to social media because I don't have any of those accts). I don't have an unlimited data plan which also prevents me from wasting time on it.

[@FastGuy1]

Good for you! Phones are just a massive brain rot

[@GeeGee19]

Sometimes I wish we could all go back to the payphone days. In general it was a better kind of life as a human being. I could only imagine the phycological effects these phone have had on all humans.

[@Saroku1000]

It wasn't, its much more convenient now. Only seems better for people who overuse modern technology in an unhealthy way. Anything can be used unhealthy.

[@myautumnishaunted]

We still got pay phones luckily

[@OhJodi69]

@@myautumnishaunted Good luck finding any.

[@GuardianTiger]

I don't agree because I met great people even my lover across the world because of social media. I'm not addicted to it so, it won't benefit me to go back at all.

[@myautumnishaunted]

@@OhJodi69 There’s one down the street from me usually people who break down r using them for some reason

[@dl30wpb]

My 10 year old daughter asked me last year if she could have a cell phone. I immediately said no. She replies "but what if i need to call you?" I replied then you walk to the main office like I did when I was a kid and have them call me. She said ok and walked away. Fast forward to this year and the school just sent out a notice to parents to please make sure your children are knowledgeable about the cellphone rules in school. I guess they're pulling them out in class and this is elementary school.

[@CraShettaThomasHolloman]

Hi I'm a high school science teacher in Virginia and this is correct. At the beginning of the year during the first week of school in August, all teachers gave a cell phone policies sheet to each student read it to them and told them what it ment and to get it signed. They are not allowed to have cell phones out they have to be put away. In January of 2025 they will not be able to have them in use at all in the building. This is an inforcement that everyone has to follow. Hope this info helps have a great day

[@petpave]

in elementary school here phones are not allowed, must keep them in lockers

[@adelaferreira4575]

Smart phones are killing us,especially with the prices we are paying,I remember when a $400 cel was too expensive and now we are paying $1400 and $2000 dlrs for them,just crazy !

[@Uilani-g4m]

I paid $150 for mine. I would never spend a grand on a phone that can function the same as a cheaper phone. Having an Iphone is a status symbol, like wearing Gucci. It's for suckers in my opinion.

[@crosslink1493]

I signed up for a two year plan that included a low-end smartphone, cost is $35/month. It works great, meets all my needs.

[@onlyh8720]

Exactly

[@216Numbskull]

The high prices for smart phones is the main reason you feel smart phones are killing us today, seriously? 🤔🤨 "Get Your Mind Right." WOW!

[@jamiemorgan3649]

There are phones way less that work just as well. Buying those expensive phones is a choice

[@hybridinfodesk409]

Yeah they can't spy on you or stalk you. Just a dialpad. I have one.

[@the_mariocrafter]

KaiOS can stalk you, as well as most Android-based ones, what do you have

[@roderickmorales]

I miss my old school Motorola Razr V3. Good times

[@Leah-gk9qu]

had it in hot pink! 😊

[@johnurban7333]

No one uses their phone as a phone so why you need one. The only phone calls I get are from numbers I don’t know.

[@Zenguy89]

I use my phone as a phone 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@johnurban7333]

@ I envy you. Everyone I know just wants to text and I miss talking to people on the phone.

[@estebanlopez5016]

@@johnurban7333sounds like you need better people

[@Tmaster2590]

I wish the iPod Touch came back, basically a mini iPad that doesn't drain it's battery within 7 hours due to built in cellular functions. Instead let's have the utility and entertainment as separate devices like they once were!

[@andrew_cole]

You can buy an iPhone SE and just not put a SIM card in it

[@benfabs113]

I have made my old xperia phone as a dedicated music player. Feels great

[@isaiahmcclure8894]

I’ve been using a modern Nokia 3210 4g for the past 4 days now. I don’t think I’ll ever go back to smartphones

[@bbygrlpt2]

I just got one for my mom and dad bc their hands were hurting from usin big phones and they wanted something simpler.. They still have an iPad for whenever they wanna go thru KZbin. And I wanna do the same but Im not as addicted to my phone since I dont even have social media just KZbin to listen to music and watch Minimalist videos.

[@NotYoung3592]

I have never had a smartphone, always a flip-phone. Best ever.

[@martymcflywilliams1]

are you typing on a nintendo 64

[@Zenguy89]

@@martymcflywilliams1people also have computers ya know 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@svongsa]

I find myself scrolling mindlessly and endlessly on my IPhone. I tell myself this needs to stop! 😂😂😂

[@mariakristinahawl1640]

My data is turned off, and my phone won't connect to wifi. I only use my phone for talk, text, and camera. Nothing more.

[@wintersprite]

I’m 38 and have a flip phone. I just have a Tracfone and spend about $30 every three months to keep it active. That said, I do have an iPod Touch and an iPad for apps.

[@Zenguy89]

Same, but I don't have my flip phone yet but soon I will 🙂

[@rtt4792]

I could only go back to a flip phone with a full keyboard! Trying to text on those flip phones was too time consuming, but I loved my LG env3.

[@ssshar2176]

Stop. That was my absolute favorite phone too. I miss the real life QWERTY keyboard so much

[@deusbeowulf6039]

It’s self control, not the tech. A lot of these people will go back to the smart phones just from the social pressure.

[@riggs20]

But it helps not to have the temptation for some folks. It’s like asking an alcoholic to carry around bottle of vodka all day.

[@MeganVivians-sb8ek]

It's also tech. They have multiple documentaries about how they make social media addicting on purpose. They know what they're doing

[@GXNNM]

I like how people are quote "Going back to flip phones" while recording a tiktok video on their smart phones lmfao

[@marcosmos7478]

They should make the phones exactly as they did when they first came out, no apps at all

[@patricialavallee8286]

In storms landlines still work!

[@UmmYeahOk]

Liar. Very few landlines still use the old copper wires. Most landlines are VoIP. Meaning no power, no internet, no landline. If your landline is bundled with internet or cable, odds are good that your phones used VoIP. During Snowmageddon 2021 in Texas, we had no power, no internet, no landlines. HOWEVER, if you had a smartphone with enough of a charge, and attempted to use it at odd times at night, like 2 in the morning, what little service you had, you could actually use, because most people were asleep.

[@patricialavallee8286]

Bring back copper wires. Enough people want it, and lose cellphones, if there's money in it corporate will listen. Money talks and bs walks

[@danielcarroll3358]

@@UmmYeahOk I have fiber to the home. 1Gb symmetrical Internet and a land line with unlimited calls to North America and landlines in most of the world. International calls to cell phones cost a few cents per minute as someone has to pay for the call. The ONT (optical network terminator) has a little 4" cube that is a UPS. The phone works for more than 30 hours in a power failure. So does the Internet as long as your laptop has a charge. And just like turning off your cell phone so it will work later, but not receive calls, unplugging the power connector to the ONT preserves battery for when you need it.

[@theantagonizer958]

​@@UmmYeahOkvery true

[@wonderyears_nostalgia]

Not having to be interrupted by constant notifications and texts is getting your life back. Plus, less likely to be contacted by scammers.

[@LenaMellow]

Razor was the best phone I ever had.

[@PureAloha78]

I agree. I loved my razor.

[@Nitrous2OH]

Blackberry was as good as it got back then. That was good enough.

[@Saroku1000]

I would say complicated lifestyle, there is a reason why touchscreen smartphones prevailed and flip phones did not. People may forgot it, but the technology back in the early 2000s was the opposite of simple, it was way more complicated.

[@Zenguy89]

Complicated for whom?

[@JerryJones-y2k]

People don’t miss flip phones we are sick of these high bills

[@thisissupposed]

Don’t even trust anyone posting on TikTok or any social media about it, the only ones you can trust actually want to go back are the ones who just…do this. As if they never left the early 2000s.

[@muccisebastian9300]

let Microsoft and Sony in the cell phone market again

[@addamr2052]

I still have my Nokia 5110 Mobile phone and I love it even if it's just for the looks .

[@KeritechElectronics]

Millennial here, got a smartphone very late in my life (2020, at 34) and it comes in handy but I never hopped on that "on the phone for long hours" bandwagon.

[@RandomGRK]

What we need is a simple flip/dumb phone with the basics. Excellent camera, google maps.

[@hipidipi20157max]

then its not simple anymore

[@freddolman1494]

I have a flip phone, but full featured (Samsung Z Flip 6). That said, I would be ecstatic to have my old Blackberry back!

[@rizingzun]

Theres a new "old phones are making a comeback" video like every 3 months I still have yet to actually see someone walking around with a flip phone 😂

[@rottiearies]

Nokia has never been more eager to enter the chat =)

[@PHlophe]

i still own a 3310 every 3 years i put it use

[@jflas3086]

I stopped using social media about two months ago, I definitely don't miss it, it was causing me tons of anxiety and stress

[@shannensaito9746]

Yes, I've considering this for years.

[@jasontomica8938]

A cellphone is a cellphone regardless, get rid of the whole phone, if you really want to call it a day.Silly stuff, give me a break, absolutely ridiculous

[@yolandaperry86]

Yea, I don't see this actually becoming a big thing.

[@danielcarroll3358]

But a few percent of the American market is lots of bucks.

[@d.a.elliottjr.367]

I know I'm getting old when things from the early 2000s are being called old school. I'm still not completely used to the concept of cell phones. Never had one till May 2023.

[@xXSavageBoiXx]

Well uh.....I miss the cellphones from back in my day which is the 2000's so I'm more into those instead of the newer flip phones. I'm full of nostalgia so that's just how I am.

[@4everdee33]

Back before phones got smarter, I used to carry my DSLR everywhere I go. Now, I have a 4K camera now in my pocket with an iphone...But tbh, I could see myself keeping my smartphone as wifi only for my sketch app, games, camera, and music player on the go - and have a flip for calls & texting. Might experiment with that.

[@RubenRamirezDaKingSon]

Quote, "they decided to go dumb" 🤣 Ahh heck with it- give me an Old School Flip phone📞

[@MNSkolGirl]

I haven't been happy for a while and I was thinking about times when I was happy. I realized I was my happiest in the early 2000's when I'd be hanging out with friends and going places, reading, drawing, being in nature. I didn't have a cell phone or social media until I graduated high school in 2005. I want to get back to that happiness. Aside from YT, I deleted all social media and dumified my iPhone. I've started reading again and now I just need to find fun hobbies and friends to fill my free time. I can tell you I'm already feeling so much better.

[@kurtjensen7264]

I Love my iPhone. But the original Razor was still my favorite. I even paid extra for space gray.

[@George-zk4nv]

So that’s why I have recommended KZbin videos about reminiscing on our childhood experiences! And this is it!

[@MarkDanielLouwe]

Basic phone + manual systems(pen and paper) is fun.

[@BlueStinger475]

I got a smart flip phone. It can do things a smartphone can, but it's harder to use. You need patience navigating around with the button controls. I would just use it for of course, calling, texting, music and note writing. Its very useful.

[@man.of.god.]

That's were we brought up on dumbphones. I see everyone on flip phones and I see people riding bicycles that what our generation needs flip phones and bicycles.

[@riaanlouw1874]

Problem is that one cannot use the OLD phones, as they were all 2G/3G only, which is now being switched off worldwide. One has to get a NEW old style dumb phone, that is 4G/5G frequency capable.

[@hipidipi20157max]

Yes. And the new "dumb" phones cost more than a decent "smart" phone on which you can simply remove the apps that are not needed and make it as dumb as you need. Dumb people buy new expensive dumb phones.

[@brittanymondragon9622]

I’m in my young 30s, and I really want a phone that just calls, texts, stores music, takes pictures, and is a hotspot when I need it for my laptop. I delete my social media over a year ago and it has been so liberating. Social media is the top reason I don’t want kids too.

[@levicruz2609]

no, it's just a fad. no one will come back to dumb phones.

[@ViperLevel]

Portable mini disc recorders are back big time with a huge following. We miss the tactile feel of solid state technology media instead of fb/tiktok vids.

[@jusletursoulglobaby]

i consider getting rid of mine but the GPS feature and spotify keep me hooked.

[@mrila-x3e]

while us watching this on our phones and those who use it promote it on tiktok and some commenting here they don't have social media but they're commenting on youtube. so broken

[@Zenguy89]

People do have computers ya know 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@DrProfessorBello]

​@@Zenguy89 very convenient how everyone here has a computer which they can still access social media on very easily

[@qpStRuGgL3xIZxRe4Lqp]

Im tempted to start using the sidekick again. Best phone of all time hands down!

[@OllieintoKickflip]

This is spot on I’m thinking about getting a flip phone and leave my smart phone at home but the only thing I’d miss is GPS 😭😭

[@greg33770]

Thats what I got, the old school flip....cuz I can't be bothered with all that extra b.s.

[@MAG320]

I have a flip phone along with 16 different smartphones. I always wondered how much of an upgrade they would get if they stuck around long enough. They are definitely getting major upgrades. This is especially useful when driving since there’s less to run on demand.

[@lexiyah643]

My mom and dad had old flip phones. I remember them when I was like 5

[@SanToriNiku]

They’re just doing it for their contents.

[@EdRo1900]

They can just bring back the BlackBerrys, I wanted one growing up. Let me make my childhood dreams come true.

[@keeper_id]

I've simply come to the conclusion that convenience does not always mean better. In the case of my smartphone, i will be ditching it by the end of the month. Ive been damaged and addicted to smartphones for too long. Im very glad many people feel my sentiment and also wish to take their life and privacy back!

[@Mercedeslover307]

You know I kind of agree, but we take away 95% of the things we need if you go to a flip phone

[@gamereditor59ner22]

I remember flip phone over 20 years ago.

[@somemorre]

I tried this, but the biggest issue I had was finding a new flip phone without a camera and getting people to stop texting me multimedia messages. It was exhausting having to email me pictures and website links.

[@watsoncrick4561]

I mean .. I'm not mad about this trend. Simplicity is beauty

[@iixixiboy3475]

i missed the old days where we have Nokia with symbian OS and XpressMusic, Sony Ericsson Walkman K series and P1, Blackberry with trackpad before they use touchscreen, Motorola.. i mean days before where all Phones brand has their own OS instead now theres only 2 major OS Android and iOS.. i think we all already just bored with this OS

[@9852323]

The companies be like hurry up update the flip phones so they have spy capabilities.

[@2riel]

Had mine since December 2023

[@GeeryX]

I'm glad for that

[@kenalanvoices]

The problem is increasing numbers of businesses are requiring smartphones for everday activities. To park at our local community college you must pay with a smartphone. There is no other way to pay for parking. You'd have to park on the street about a mile away to be out of the no parking barrier zone around the campus. Sports and entertainment venues are going cashless and ticketless. Theme parks require you use an app to order food or hold your place in line. So if you don't have a cell phone, you're excluded from these activities.

[@brainstem2023]

I like my smartphone. But I'd happily use it as wifi only and only during business hours. The remaining 2/3 of the day, I don't need all those apps. I'm good with shutting it off and letting all the companies trying to track me eat silence.

[@snyper217]

Bring back the sidekick 🎉

[@24ecko]

Those were also smartphones

[@valvalyrian19]

I still use a motorola razor I have had since early 2000s. People are so jelous of it.

[@GamingTohru698]

Still better than using social media on smartphones. These flip phones need to come back.

[@JohnJFebreeze]

so brave, so courageous

[@fthrizzi]

T-Mobile Sidekick! Come back please!! 💯💯💯

[@SunshineBell-p8s]

Just a thought, how about just deleting the social media apps....but whatever works.

[@lakerskid2013]

I’ve owned 3 basic phones from Verizon before I switched to Straight Talk 10 years ago and I still remember my very first phone which was a LG VX5400 flip phone. I’m not into these new age smartphone flip phones at all which are more vulnerable in the middle with folding glass. If I were to get any flip phones I’d take the old school style any day

[@patrickshaw411]

Am happy for this change. As an avid texter, I would prefer the full pullout keyboard style. Hope that’s a thing.

[@somin3d1080p]

I want to get a pager again. A player can’t get tracked down unless he wants to be 😂

[@milky1234123]

i would love if the form factor of the side kick made a comeback with a proper keyboard

[@jaydee4569]

I remember having a flip phone in one pocket and a digital camera in the other pocket. Great times!!🎉

[@jasfx7241]

Lmao you innocent poor souls those phones are used for “coke business” nun else.

[@k1ng_chicken]

Yep, that’s the way to do it.

[@brenthaymon280]

I'm going back to a rotary dial landline home telephone. 🤣 ☎️

[@GreenArt4]

I'd love a simple phone, but unfortunately most if not all of them are very low quality.