For almost a year I personally used a “dumb phone”. I believe it was a ZTE from one of the telco providers. It actually wasn’t terribly dumb, it did have a text based web browser that allowed me to read some lightweight sites, especially BBC and NPR which have lightweight text only alternatives to their core website.
However the browsing was painful and while the reward was within reach, attaining that reward was a chore so I simply didn’t browse as much until I eventually didn’t at all.
That means, for some, buying a cheaper, slower smartphone may help. Let’s face it, most websites would kill cheaper, older smartphones. So your browsing habits would suffer but in a pinch you could still access limited information.
Most third party apps wouldn’t install on your older smartphone but the core apps like Google Maps will still be accessible.
In addition to this, opt for a cheap data plan. I currently pay $20/m and that includes 1Gb of data. For $10/m I get more minutes and no data .
These tricks don’t work for long but they’re a good kickstart to developing a completely different mindset to how you use your phone.
However the browsing was painful and while the reward was within reach, attaining that reward was a chore so I simply didn’t browse as much until I eventually didn’t at all.
That means, for some, buying a cheaper, slower smartphone may help. Let’s face it, most websites would kill cheaper, older smartphones. So your browsing habits would suffer but in a pinch you could still access limited information.
Most third party apps wouldn’t install on your older smartphone but the core apps like Google Maps will still be accessible.
In addition to this, opt for a cheap data plan. I currently pay $20/m and that includes 1Gb of data. For $10/m I get more minutes and no data .
These tricks don’t work for long but they’re a good kickstart to developing a completely different mindset to how you use your phone.