I'm upgrading to a Non-Smartphone. Any tips?

[Roguebeeker]

My wife is sick of the constant wasting of time with internet access on her smart phone. She is spending about 15 hours a month on the stupid thing. I'm getting rid of mine too to support her. Also, I hate how much they are spying on us. I'd like to have a good old fashioned non-smartphone.

Anyone else do this? What is the best deal for a basic cell phone? I'd hate to lose the touch screen but... if that is what it takes. Tips?

[Superfluous Man]

If you don't want a smart phone, why do you want a touch screen? Just for typing in text messages?

[TheTexan]

You can hook up a rotary phone to a VOIP adapter and then connect that to a 3G or 4G device, and just tape it together and carry it with you

[timosman]

You can hook up a rotary phone to a VOIP adapter and then connect that to a 3G or 4G device, and just tape it together and carry it with you

I think this is not exactly what the OP is asking about. This is not a cordless solution. Where will you be getting power from?

[mrsat_98]

https://bestmvno.com/

[Roguebeeker]

If you don't want a smart phone, why do you want a touch screen? Just for typing in text messages?

Essentially yes.

[Roguebeeker]

You can hook up a rotary phone to a VOIP adapter and then connect that to a 3G or 4G device, and just tape it together and carry it with you

ew...

[Roguebeeker]

With Tello I can make a custom non-smartphone plan with unlimited texting and calls for $18. Over a year that will save my wife and I a whopping $500.

They let me bring my own phone. The question remains however, what is the best possible non-smartphone phone if I don't want to go back to texting with a flip phone? I know that a few have keyboards... does anyone have one that they genuinely like?

Thanks for all the help thus far! It is very much appreciated.

[opal]

I think Tracfone still has dumb devices.. not sure about the kbd though.. I don't text

[GunnyFreedom]

[Suzanimal]

My wife is sick of the constant wasting of time with internet access on her smart phone. She is spending about 15 hours a month on the stupid thing. I'm getting rid of mine too to support her. Also, I hate how much they are spying on us. I'd like to have a good old fashioned non-smartphone.

Anyone else do this? What is the best deal for a basic cell phone? I'd hate to lose the touch screen but... if that is what it takes. Tips?

Mr Animal loves his dumb phone. I get him a Tracphone flip phone (he likes that it fits in his pocket without taking up space and he never worries about someone stealing it if he leaves it somewhere) at the Dollar General for $10.00 with double minutes for life and I buy him a yearly card for 100.00 (ends up being around 800 minutes a year). He's all set. He never uses up all the minutes and if you don't let the card expire, the unused minutes roll over.

Before you buy a card, check for coupon codes. Tracphone has tons of them. Also, Tracphone used to have touchscreen phones that weren't smartphones. I'm not sure if they still do, though.

[shakey1]

Never owned a smartphone myself, but it's easy to see by way of observation, that those gadgets have the ability to suck the life out of ya.

[Roguebeeker]

Never owned a smartphone myself, but it's easy to see by way of observation, that those gadgets have the ability to suck the life out of ya.

Us no longer. I swear... they lower the quality on basic phones to spite you for not using a smartphone.

[pcosmar]

Wife got a phone for me,

Samsung,, through Verizon. Just a phone.. and I still hate it.

[phill4paul]

Mr Animal loves his dumb phone. I get him a Tracphone flip phone (he likes that it fits in his pocket without taking up space and he never worries about someone stealing it if he leaves it somewhere) at the Dollar General for $10.00 with double minutes for life and I buy him a yearly card for 100.00 (ends up being around 800 minutes a year). He's all set. He never uses up all the minutes and if you don't let the card expire, the unused minutes roll over.

Before you buy a card, check for coupon codes. Tracphone has tons of them. Also, Tracphone used to have touchscreen phones that weren't smartphones. I'm not sure if they still do, though.

This. It cost me $20 and has triple minutes. $80 gets 1200 min. and plenty of text if you are so inclined. Phone is an Samsung Android 4.0.4. So it has a screen and texting is fairly easy. It's been through both a wash and a dry cycle and is still working.

[DamianTV]

If you have money, could look at a Blackphone, it is a smart phone, but locked down and very very private. Havent had a chance to get my hands on one yet tho.

[69360]

Mine is an LG. It was $10 at the dollar store 4 years ago. Still works fine. Has a keyboard for text messages. I have net 10. It's $20 a month for 200 minutes. I never use them all. I hate talking on the phone and barely tolerate texting.

Walk into your local dollar store and see what they have.

[Roguebeeker]

Mine is an LG. It was $10 at the dollar store 4 years ago. Still works fine. Has a keyboard for text messages. I have net 10. It's $20 a month for 200 minutes. I never use them all. I hate talking on the phone and barely tolerate texting.

Walk into your local dollar store and see what they have.

Thanks for the tip. I think that I found the plan. It is through a company called Tello. Unlimited texting and 500 minutes (that rollover) every month for $13. Works with any existing phone except blackberries for some reason.

[timosman]

Thanks for the tip. I think that I found the plan. It is through a company called Tello. Unlimited texting and 500 minutes (that rollover) every month for $13. Works with any existing phone except blackberries for some reason.

Great performance. What's your cut?

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

Never owned a smartphone myself,....

Yeah, me neither. I never owned a cell phone in my life (except company issued and they own that). I've never texted in my life. What a f*cking waste.

[sparebulb]

You can hook up a rotary phone to a VOIP adapter and then connect that to a 3G or 4G device, and just tape it together and carry it with you

Rico suave

[shakey1]

would ya believe, this?...

[LibertyRevolution]

I use an LG cosmos 3 as I just refuse to get a smart phone and have to pay for a data plan.
It is a slider phone with a keyboard for texting:

[oyarde]

I use an LG cosmos 3 as I just refuse to get a smart phone and have to pay for a data plan.
It is a slider phone with a keyboard for texting:

That looks like what I have . I can take the battery out if I want to disappear .

[TheCount]

I use an LG cosmos 3 as I just refuse to get a smart phone and have to pay for a data plan.

There are carriers that don't make you have a data plan, or whose data plan is per-data, so if you just turn off mobile data you won't get charged. I do that on Google Fi because there's wifi everyplace that I would want data service. Rest of the plan is $20/mo for unlimited everything.

[presence]

Find something under $20 online that lets you prepay minutes.
Once a year rinse repeat with a freshy.
Rest assured if it doesn't have a wire on it someone else is listening, so try not to use the thing.

[LibertyRevolution]

There are carriers that don't make you have a data plan, or whose data plan is per-data, so if you just turn off mobile data you won't get charged. I do that on Google Fi because there's wifi everyplace that I would want data service. Rest of the plan is $20/mo for unlimited everything.

No thanks. Those types of carriers have very poor service...

If you are not Verizon here, your calls don't connect, and if the do they get dropped soon as one their customer comes in range.

I had to switch off ATT to Verizon just to get a reliable service, no $#@!ing way a boost mobile or other $#@! tier company would get any service.

Here is the Google Fi coverage where I live..

[Roguebeeker]

Great performance. What's your cut?

If only... We still haven't done anything yet. Tello has been impossible to contact so far (are they even still in business...?) We had Cricket before T-Mobile and the basic plan there was like $25 a month. Better coverage than Tello. I don't know why it irks me so much that you thought this was a 'performance' but I've learned anything it is that people in the liberty movement tend to be a bit cynical.

[Roguebeeker]

That looks like what I have . I can take the battery out if I want to disappear .

That looks like exactly what I have been looking for!! Thank you!!!!

[heavenlyboy34]

With Tello I can make a custom non-smartphone plan with unlimited texting and calls for $18. Over a year that will save my wife and I a whopping $500.

They let me bring my own phone. The question remains however, what is the best possible non-smartphone phone if I don't want to go back to texting with a flip phone? I know that a few have keyboards... does anyone have one that they genuinely like?

Thanks for all the help thus far! It is very much appreciated.

When I had a dumb tracfone I did a few text-y things and it worked okay. not pretty and easy to use, but more or less functional if you aren't in a hurry to text back n' forth.