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So i'm migrating from a smart phone to what they would call a function phone? basically, i need something that is smaller, cheaper and fits my needs as i am trying to depart from todays world of tech.

what does poal think? nokia has a few decent looking flip phones out there but what hidden gem am i missing out on?

So i'm migrating from a smart phone to what they would call a function phone? basically, i need something that is smaller, cheaper and fits my needs as i am trying to depart from todays world of tech. what does poal think? nokia has a few decent looking flip phones out there but what hidden gem am i missing out on?

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Unfortunately a lot of them (all?) run Android so it's still got all the spying capabilities.

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the one i use now runs KaiOS.. it seems pretty decent, but i have no idea about what is under the hood other than what i heard to be a linux variant.

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I have one of those old pre-pay numbers where you put $10 on it and it's good for a year (assuming you don't use the minutes given by the $10, of course.) It's not my main phone anymore, but I'm not giving up the plan since you can't get it anymore and it has it's uses.

It's in a Nokia 6300 candybar phone, it will last about 1.5 weeks on standby depending on the signal strength in my area. Supports VoLTE, so no worries about the impending T-Mobile 2G sunset.

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yeah, i'm looking at a nokia 2760 and 2780 right now. the 80 probably has the most features, but i'll have to order it, as opposed to the readily accessible 60.

i've had the alcatel flip and i like it, but it lags at times.

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but it lags at times.

That's like the definition of Alcatel.

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yeah, don't get me wrong, it is a good phone, and if I were 89, it wouldnt matter. just not enough lead in my pencil

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Wow, there are still services like that, only $10 a year (assuming you don't use the minutes)? Is this in the USA?

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Not any more, I think they quit offering that something like 10+ years ago. It's one of those "If you have it, it's good as long as you keep it up."

I've seen active sims with those plans sell for big bucks on resale forums.

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Verizon sent my dad a new flip phone because his old one was outdated for the network or some shit. I think it's the Nokia 2720. It's a flip phone but it has it's own OS and Apps. So it's more of a hybrid dumb/smart phone. The battery life is terrible and only lasts a day or so when idle. His old flip phone would go a week without charging.

I just picked it up when writing this and the stupid phone has a message locked up on the screen about notifications but there are none. It's glitching out for no reason.

Yeah so I don't recommend this model.

Personally, I switched to Boost Mobile to save money. (They just suffered a major data breach/fail of sorts but that's another topic) Boost has 2 flip phones available for cheap. May wanna check reviews of those models.

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Tello is very cheap if you don't need a lot of data (bring your own T-Mobile-compatible phone). $5/mo. for 100 minutes a mo. You can add more minutes etc. per dollar more a month. I pay $5/mo. for 0.5GB of data, no minutes (and use Google Voice for phone calls, usually on WiFi so free).

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Can they run Square card readers?

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no, but maybe. i havent looked into it