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> That's because the 24-year-old carries a $50 flip phone — the Samsung Gusto 2. There's no touch screen or apps. No Web browsing capabilities. No collection of music to enjoy through earbuds.

I'd like to point out that that phone [1] can browse the web (using Opera Mini Brew), can install apps and games (using the Samsung Brew store) and can be used to listen to music via a common 3.5mm jack (even though it only has 128MB of storage). It even has A-GPS.

"Dumbphones" have not been dumb for at least 10 years.

[1] http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=3614




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