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Anti-Smartphone Phone Launched For Technophobes

Posted by samzenpus on from the I-do-one-thing-and-I-do-it-well dept.

geek4 writes "A Dutch company has launched what it calls 'the world's simplest phone,' targeting users who are sick of new-generation models. Only capable of making and receiving calls, John's Phone is dubbed the world's simplest mobile phone, specifically designed for anti-smartphones users. It does not provide any hi-tech features. No apps. No Internet. No camera. No text messaging. All you have to do — in fact, all you can do — is call, talk and hang up."

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  1. Re:Expensive Price by AlanMJones · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The lack of features IS the expensive feature. Because of that the volume is low and the price per unit is higher to make it, I would expect.

  2. Yes, you may still be a technophobe. by SanityInAnarchy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If you're seriously considering this phone, especially paying extra for it -- have you seen it? RTFA.

    Let me put it this way: Why would you want a phone without at least an address book? I'm with you that it's gotten out of control, but why would I want a paper address-book stuck to the phone, so I can take it off the back, flip through it, and manually type that into the front? Every time I want to call someone, I'd have to do that.

    Or I can press probably fewer buttons than it would take to actually dial the number, and only have to remember the person's name.

    Yes, I do "just want a fucking phone." But this isn't just a fucking phone -- the paper addressbook does indeed scream "technophobe."

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