Parents see if their teen can send a text using a Nokia 3310
Watching an18-year-old try to navigate an old school, trusted device is priceless...
A father handed his Gen Z daughter a Nokia 3310 and asked her to text with it. The interaction provided some great entertainment and reinforced the belief that Gen Z lack some key problem-solving skills.
Last month, we observed International Internet Day, and Danny Guselli asked KZN what they love and hate about the internet. He thinks dial-up internet is proof that Millennials are more patient than Gen Z.
A recent video of an 18-year-old trying to navigate the classic Nokia 3310 has provided more insight into Gen Z and their use of modern technology.
Content creators from the United Kingdom, Martin and Bex, shared a hilarious video of their daughter and the old, but trusty Nokia 3310.
The goal was to test whether she could, without any direction, use the Nokia 3310 to send a text message.
Confused by the "letters on the numbers", her interaction had her father in stitches. At one point, she even believed him when he told her to turn the phone upside down and use voice command.
Watch the video below, courtesy of Instagram.
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People were quick to jump into the comments, sharing their experiences with the iconic phone.
- "Don't forget you only had 160 characters to use too."
- "I could text a perfect message without looking at the screen, probably faster than writing this message on a smartphone."
- "It was ridiculous how fast i could type on that phone, I didn't even have to look at the screen."
- "Once she realizes how to type, she has to find a way to fit all that text into a single message. That's the next level."
- "I used to be able to type a full text with one hand inside of my school blazer pocket. Now I incorrectly spell the same word 3 times with a full keyboard and while looking at the screen."
- "My first actual phone. Came in a grey color. These phones tested problem-solving skills. Good times."
- "Was on the phone around 2004 it was a Nokia 3330, on the balcony 1st floor, the phone slipped off my hand and fell down on concrete went down to the street the other person was still on the phone, picked it up and continued the call."
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