For those of you who have had both; do you find that you can hear better on a flip phone? It has been a long time since I owned a flip but I distinctly remember that I had a better connection when talking to someone. Either that or I’m going deaf.
I also like the durability of a flip phone. These iPhones are so bulky and obnoxious yet I still can’t see well sometimes when reading an article or a post and must enlarge the screen.

Time for a Jitterbug I guess

make sure you go into the smart phone and turn off adaptive volume

they try to protect you from too loud of volume so the phone tries to match volume to the surrounding room noise.

search "how to turn off adaptive volume (your make of phone)"

Thank you I did that! I’ll see if it makes a difference when I call mom this evening! Appreciate that , Pete.

Do I have to quiet you down with more Wiggles videos? Or are you gonna behave?

The shape of a flip phone sort of guides how you hold it and directs the sound closer to your ear. The big, flat things (smart phones) can easily be held at any angle and position and the slightest difference greatly changes the sound. I'll bet you're not going deaf!

I wish they made a flip phone that takes great photos and allows for an easier way to type up a text. I liked my old flip phone and used to go back to using it when I had another phone in for repair. It was hard to switch back to the smart phone when the repair was done!

I am actually shocked that most smart phones were created in the big, flat shape. Especially since it matters where you touch it! I won't hold the big, flat thing in the air to talk. I use a blue tooth device for talking more clearly with clients with both hands free while on a computer. I have a Z-flip smart phone that stays folded shut in my pocket unless I take a photo or text.

It's not you, it's the weird technology!

My spelling with a flip phone would be worse.....

I have a flip phone never owned a smart phone . All of my family have smart phones except me.

yall are going to hate me but get one of these

https://www.amazon.com/BlueParrott-...n/dp/B09YMSCK1B?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1

you can call your mom and do the dishes at the same time and hear very well.

also great in the truck , on the trap line one button tap to answer and hang up.

they didn't design those to be phones they made a tablet that is more portable that you could take a phone call on.

the young people don't hardly call at all , they text and drive into people instead.

they watch the screen so much there is a issue with people under 30 forming a bone spur in thier neck.

we are old and they aren't making the tech for us. so we adapt with headsets and such.

Bluetooth technology is great. I use the Shokz Opencomm headset. It's bone conduction and rests forward of the ear on the upper cheek bone between the ear and temple.

Have a cheap arse track phone, a phone is to talk to others on, can text with it BUT, some dont bother to answer them, never want a smart phone, dont need to spend endless hours on the darn thing, to many people dont sit and talk these days they spend it on smart phones, talk to each other its why you have a mouth.

None of my work associates hardly ever answer if I call. Like if I have something too complex to text. It’s like they panic. But they’ll text right back…

Flip phone is all I have ever had. Serves my purpose. I hear good on it so far.

Just think of the panic if all the phones went off line for 24 hours.WOW!!!!!!

If you tex much pushing a button up to 3 times per letter on a flip phone will drive you nuts. I wear noise canceling ear buds a lot comes through clear and helps with my bad hearing.

Long ago now, it took me a while to figure out how to hold an iPhone too.

Keith

Me too. And I don't text.

Well, there must be something to it.
Kirk n' them went back to flips and they are way ahead of us. I

Texting is super gay, all day, everyday.