Today we're going to talk about the light phone.
Two.
It's been three years since I've had this device.
I want to thank you for your support and your viewership over these three years.
Without you, I will not have this channel.
I will not talk about dumb phones as often.
I want to thank you for this opportunity to be in your device as you're watching this
video, and I want to give you my thoughts on the light phone two after three years of
use.
First, I'm going to give you an overview.
Second, I'm going to give you common objections that I. . And number three, I'm gonna talk
about the value that I have gotten, the benefits that I have gotten, and whether I think this
device is for you.
Number one is an overview.
When I first got this device, it was just phones, alarm and settings.
I had hotspot and Bluetooth in there.
But nothing else.
So you could call and send text messages, but you cannot listen to music.
You cannot listen to podcasts, you cannot get directions.
But since then, the company has supported the phone, and that's the first thing that
I would say that has provided value to me.
The company is responsive.
They really care about their customers, and they're looking to make the phone better and
better every single time.
So they're just not a flight by night.
Company.
They're not here to produce a device and leave them unsupported.
They're here to support the device and make the experience better and better year over
year.
And I can attest to that after three years, it just has gotten better and.
If minor things such as the Bluetooth now can connect to multiple devices, it only could
connect to one device back in the day.
Uh, it has podcasts and that have got it more reliable.
They still has some issues, but they're fixing them.
So again, if you're patient and you want a company that supports their device that is
not planning to release something and make it obsolete, then I definitely think it's
worth the money just just by that.
Just because it's a company that supports the.
But on top of that, they have just made the device better.
They have main new tools, like the Directions tool, like the music tool, like the podcast
tool, and more recently the notes tool.
There's a calendar tool coming up and if you want calendar or you need calendar, if that
provides value to your life, then I would say, uh, you know, think about this device,
because they are building tools to make this device better and better.
And that's something that you don't find with a lot of.
So this is a short overview.
I have in-depth videos with each tool in my light phone tool playlist, and my thoughts
over the years.
And again, it's just an improving device year over year, and you cannot say that about a
lot of devices in the market.
Even Apple devices, they get progressively worse because they don't update them or give
them better features or whatever it is, just because they're trying to, you know, make
you purchase the brand new.
But this advice has been reliable and the company has been responsive, not just with
me, but with a lot of you as well.
They also offer, uh, refurbished units for those of you who have cracked, your screens
are made, have had, you know, the misfortune of putting 'em in water.
So they're pretty responsive and they are for the customer.
Not a lot of dumb.
Do that.
So I want to say it's been excellent in that regard.
So that's a little overview of the phone and what it does.
If you want to go in depth, make sure to check out the playlist.
Number two, common objections that I hear, and over the past three years, they have increased.
First one is it doesn't have Spotify, it doesn't have Uber, it doesn't have a QR code, it doesn't
have a app that I need to open up my garage.
It doesn't have.
Uber app that I used, or maybe GrubHub to order food.
It doesn't have a camera.
Yes, it doesn't have a lot of things, but it was not meant to have a lot of things.
The whole point of this device is to have tools and now they have been open for collaboration
with these companies as well, especially Spotify and Uber.
There's a lot of requests of that.
There's a lot of people that say, if it only has Spotify, I would put it.
But the reality is that until Spotify really wants to collaborate with the light phone,
it's not going to happen.
There is a link in the description below that is going to give you the ability to sign in
and vote for that feature on the Spotify forums.
So if you want Spotify to collaborate with the light phone, make sure to go vote.
Make sure to, you know, say, to tell Spotify, I want this on the light phone.
So make sure that you collaborate.
And the more numbers that they have, then it's more probable that it's going to.
Same thing with Uber, same thing with Lyft.
If you really want it on this device, reach out to those companies.
Tell them, Hey, there's this great device.
I think you could put your app into it.
Make sure that you use it.
And you know, I would love to have this on this device.
I'm a user of Lyft.
Now, there are workarounds for this.
It's not that you can only have Spotify on your smartphone.
There's other devices that have been made.
There's a small MP3 player called the Mighty.
That essentially has Spotify or Amazon music, and you can have all of your Michigan there.
So you can just use that.
You don't have to have Spotify on the light phone, but you can just bring those two devices.
You can also get an Uber on your computer.
So I, that's what I usually do when I have to get an Uber.
I just plan ahead of time.
I bring my computer and I just go to uber.com, sign in, and then I.
So yes, it is less convenient, but this device was not made for convenience.
That's just something that you're going to hear me say a lot in this video.
And then there's other tools, like the very niche things.
I need this for second factor authentication.
Get a UBI key, that's what I did.
Um, or talk to your employer and say, I need a second factor authentication device just
for this.
They will provide it for you or your IT team or your school.
Yes.
There's a lot of things that this device doesn't.
but that was intentional.
They're trying to make tools, not distractions.
So you're never going to see email on this.
You're never going to see a browser on this.
You're never going to see a camera just because it's physically impossible.
You're never going to see some of those things.
Like, I don't know if you're going to get to see a wallet that showcase a, a cure coat
when you go into the airplane.
I don't know.
The reality is that this device is not made like to compete with a smartphone, and that
was something that I learned over my first.
, it's a device that is make making you transition to a different kind of lifestyle.
So now when I go to the airport, I have to get, go to the ticket counter or go and print
it and have a physical airplane ticket.
That's just the reality, and it's okay.
They still not going away, and maybe when they go away, I'll be able to print one at
home instead of bringing a smartphone in order to do the QR code.
So this device, a lot of objections I hear is also like, oh, it's not fast.
The, the screen, the responsiveness is slower.
It's not super fast.
Well, it was not made for that.
This is an eating screen on purpose.
Again, the reality is that as you see right there, it takes a couple of flashes, it refreshes,
you know, it goes into whatever it needs to go, and it's not made to be super fast.
E Ink is not that kind of technology.
That's just the reality, and you kind of had to deal with it for now or just don't get
the device.
There are other devices out there, but if what you want is a device that respects your
time, if you want a device that makes you transition into a slower kind of lifestyle,
something that is not super convenient based and a company that supports the device, then
this is a good phone, but you have to know what you're getting.
Now, there is another thing that a lot of people talk about, which is the Directions
app is trash, is garbage.
It doesn't lock in.
I will give them that.
Sometimes the Directions app takes a little bit longer than the Google Maps does in order
to get your location.
But if you're looking for directions from one place to another.
It will give them to you.
That's just the reality.
Now.
This forces you to be a better planner, and that's something that I experienced over my
second year.
I got better at planning.
I was like, okay, I need to go to X location.
I need to go to work.
I need to go to the cafe.
I need to go to the post office.
Okay, I need to know my route.
I was more aware of the streets in my area.
I got more aware of, you know, what's happening in my area if there's construction or.
Then I had to plan better.
It's going to take me X amount of time because maybe I'm biking, I'm not going to be driving,
or maybe I'm taking public transportation, so the bus is going to come.
At this time, we have gotten used to this convenience.
It's there.
It's in my fingertips.
It's, you know, just easy and that's not what this device is for.
It's not going to enhance and make everything faster.
It's going to make everything slower.
Even the texting experience, over two years, we didn't have the voice to text, and those
two years, it was just like, you know, I'm going to text shorter messages.
I'm not going to speak speech to text.
I'm just going to text something and it's going to be short and to the point.
It's going to be slower.
And you get used to it.
But those are the third category that I want to talk about, the benefits that I have experienced,
and the benefits are quite large.
Number one, it has made me a better planner.
I have to plan my life around this device because it's not going to have the conveniences.
I'm not going to be able to search something on the fly.
I need to do the research beforehand.
If I'm going to go into a presentation, I cannot answer questions.
Let me Google it because it doesn't have Google.
I cannot go and say, I'm going to communicate and get back to your email as fast as you
want me to, because I don't have email on this phone, so I'm going to plan my day around
it and I'm going to have intentionality behind it.
And that was a huge shift because with the smartphone, you have access to everything.
Hey, check your email.
You can check it.
Hey, look at this real.
There is nothing worse than somebody trying to demand my attention, and I have learned
to say, no, I'm not going to be able to look at it.
You're gonna have to wait and you know, unless it's a life or death emergency, you know,
which there are very few scenarios that you kind of have that in your life, then it's
not going to be that big of a deal.
Now I want to say that yes, you do have to plan around.
You do have to be more intentional, but that's a huge benefit that I've.
number two, my screen time has decreased.
There's by virtue that I'm not looking at this device all the time with all of the different
apps that smartphones have.
Uh, that's just a reality.
It's just a little bit different.
It's a completely different experience.
It's lower.
Um, it doesn't have all of the enticements, but I'm still able to get information through
podcasts.
I'm still able to listen to music if I want to.
I'm still able to call my loved ones and text them, but things take a little bit longer.
And I have adjusted for that, and I'm letting you know that if you want to make this transition
to this device, you should also think about adjusting to that.
It's not going to be as easy as picking up the device and having all of the conveniences
on you.
Now, the last benefit has to do around my mental health and what I think is going to
come in the next year.
Um, I'm not perfect and in my journey.
With the light phone too.
It hasn't been amazing.
I'm not going to say that my screen time has reduced entirely.
I still spend some time in my laptop.
I still work and I still go, you know, sometimes on, I watch some YouTube videos because I
love some creators or I, like yesterday we watch, uh, a show with my wife and it was
like two hours.
So, you know, it's a good activity that we do, uh, but we want to replace it with better
things, and that's something that I've learned after three years as my life has slowed.
I've seen the priorities that I want to set for the future, and that's something that,
it's not that this device did it for me, but this device allowed me to slow down my life
and to think about these things because when you go out, When I go on a walks with my dog
or with my wife, I don't have the distractions.
So now I have more time for boredom, more time for processing, more time to talk about
what really matters.
Instead of just being like, oh, let me check the score for the match right now that the
World Cup is going, or, let me check, you know, whatever.
Let me stream this, or be distracted by that.
It forces you to have to interact with the world once again, and a lot of us are uncomfortable
with that, but it's been a good thing for me.
Now, do I think this device is for you?
Yes.
If you are trying to make a lifestyle change, if you feel overwhelmed and you say, I don't
wanna live this lifestyle, I, maybe I'm willing to even switch jobs if my job is not willing
to like, accommodate me for, for all of these things.
Uh, maybe I don't have a two-factor authentication app anymore, but I need something else in
order to make it happen or, , you know, whatever it is with your family.
They have iMessage and they're like, we're gonna kick you out of the group if you're
not willing to let go of those things.
I would say don't switch, just stay where you are or find a better alternative if you
need WhatsApp, for example.
Uh, this doesn't have WhatsApp.
I still have WhatsApp because I put an emulator on my computer and I'm still able to use it,
but I communicate way slower.
I'm not part of the texting threads all the time.
If they really need my attention, they're gonna text me or call me to the, to my phone
number.
If you need all of these conveniences, just look into something like the CAT S 22 Flip
or the Shami F 22 Pro.
These are full fledged smartphones essentially, but they come in a different form factor.
So the Cat S 22 flip is a flip phone device still has all of the conveniences.
You know, I think the only thing that I may not have is Android Auto.
Another common complaint that I hear it doesn't have and Android.
We didn't have and Android Auto for years and we lived fine with our cars and our drives,
so get over it.
Um, but the Shami F 22 Pro for International Markets, CAT S 22 Flip for here, nationally
in the United States, they have all the features that you need.
They have all the apps, essentially.
Maybe one or two, absolutely not be able to be installed, uh, like Android Auto or something
else.
But those are transition devices.
Just get that device.
If you're looking for some, another company that is an alternative.
Maybe you've tried the Life two and it wasn't your cup of tea.
Maybe you want to try something else.
Uh, some Beam is another company.
I recommend some Beam.
F one, really great device.
Um, very good flip phone, very good support from the company.
Uh, and it does it's quirks.
It doesn't have hotspot if that's something that you need.
Uh, but if what you're looking for is just a great overall experience, if you're looking
to change your lifestyle, to change the frame of mindset and get off detox from smartphones,
or maybe you're trying to use this as a secondary device, something that you use in the evenings.
I know a lot of people that do this, they have their smartphone throughout their day
with their work, but when they get home, they turn it off or they put an auto reply and
say, Hey, I'm on my light phone.
Right?
If you need me for some reason, if this is an emergency, text this number and they get
a separate number, uh, for their life phone, which I do have that set up.
I have a work number and then I have a regular number that only my family has and it has
work wonders.
I think only one of my coworkers has my, uh, regular, my family phone number because he
would let me know if there's an emergency that I need to attend to.
But that's about it.
And it has changed my life because it has allowed me to.
And to separate the two worlds, if that's the experience that you want.
You got a light phone.
It's been great.
Three years in, I don't regret my purchase and right now it's $250, so it's even cheaper
than when I got it.
So I think when I got it, the price was 3 49.
Um, that was the price, the retail price, and now it has dropped to two 50 because they
have a promotion.
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