+ No email--no, fuck you, you can't bug me during dinner because of something that just occurred to you.
+ No touchscreen--I can text without looking at my phone because I can feel the buttons.
+ It actually works as a phone, comfortably.
+ Battery lasts many days without issue.
+ I don't have to worry about it running arbitrary programs or getting viruses.
+ My old Nokia candybar was basically indestructible and waterproof. Even if it broke, replacing it was dirt cheap.
Indeed you can; but it's a generally unpleasant experience. The original poster might not have noticed this; and it was a nice help to show them that it couldn't be seen. In the future they may take that into consideration when posting information with the <pre> tag :)