12/7/2023 0 Comments Candybar phone 4gI don't know if the LG Classic Flip will work on Tello but I do know that you won't be able to get it unlocked from Tracfone/Straight Talk until you have service on it for 12 months. If you really want one you may have to go with a different carrier to get something half decent. It's gettin' tough out there finding a decent feature phone. I will warn you, the Moto E6 is quite large for a smartphone. Then switched to Tello.Īs for flip phones, Tello didn't have the Alcatel phone at the time, only the Coolpad phone.Īfter some research on it, I decided against the Coolpad phone so I had to go with a smartphone (Moto E6, which I opted for mainly for the price and the fact that it has a user-replaceable battery). But I only used it for less than a month. It worked OK, not too much to complain about. The Classic Flip was OK, but a little bigger than I wanted for a flip phone (but was thinner than my Convoy). So I quickly went out to Walmart and bought a $30 LG Classic Flip from Straight Talk with $30 worth of service to get me by until I decided which phone to buy for Tello. Then my Samsung Convoy phone died on me and it was one of the worst times to happen at that time. Was on Verizon but had my eye on Tello for a long time. I was in your same shoes about a month or so ago. So, after all my digging, I'm leaning toward getting one Alcatel GO FLIP 4 for my mom, and debating between a second for me or maybe the Nokia 6300. Mudita Pure - could be excellent by description it's just what I'd want in a basic phone, but I'm skeptical of reliability of a new product, and costs $$$$$ has 4G/LTE but unknown VoLTE or bands will keep an eye on this one for the future. SCHOK Classic Flip - sounds decent on one hand based on features, but seems like poor reliability and very easy to break, phone and screen very easily scratched and damaged.Īlcatel GO FLIP 3 - seems glitchy and unreliable, doesn't ring sometimes, convoluted menus to do things, muddled sounding mic/speaker, can't read a text while on a call. Snapfon ez4G - many bad reviews on poor reliability, texting experience sounds terrible, a short battery life for a basic phone, a "senior" phone that seems to glitch on way too many things. Nokia 6300 4G - decent reviews for what it is, but seems like too many features given my needs/wants and not truly a basic dumbphone, more like a smartphone with an intentionally poor/limited interface so as not to overuse it, with internet connectivity/apps, non-removable bloatware apps, fast-draining battery, still too much stuff to track and profile use, which I want to avoid also T9 texting must be enabled EVERY time which sounds annoying. It seems much more featured than I need or want.Ĭoolpad Belleza - newer phone, and almost no user reviews to find, so hard to judge.Ĭoolpad Snap - reviews say it is SLOOOW and unresponsive, poor battery, many died quickly, unreliable calling, a few users like it, many seem to really really dislike it.Īlcatel GO FLIP 4 - may be good, most 1-star reviews complain about seller not phone, a few complain about frequently missing calls and not receiving texts, short battery life, not terribly durable, clunky software, seems like could be a solid basic phone for predominantly calls. Sonim XP3plus - pretty new (mid-Sept '21), and therefore expensive ($220+), and HUGE, massive for a flip phone, 4"x2"x1", heavy (9oz), not many user reviews yet, just "official" reviews. Here are the summary notes I took down, for my own future reference and for anyone else's curiosity: So, I just spent some hours digging through tons of reviews and comments and videos and spec sheets for the all of the band-71 basic "feature" phones on, and unfortunately it seems there just isn't anything out there like what was made 10-15-20 years ago, just simple and reliable. Is there any good, reliable, Tello-compatible basic phone out there anymore like those from the good old days? All others I read reviews of complain of bad sound and reception, dropping calls, slow, awkward non-intuitive menus, etc. The Nokia 225 is a maybe, but it has some issues too from many amazon reviews. I see Tello sells the Alcatel Go and the Coolpad Snap, but both of those have mostly lousy (1-2/5 star) reviews around. Either bar or flip is fine, though I personally prefer the bar type. Our old phones have great signal, good sound and mic, long battery, (and for my mom, is simple to use), and those are the main things I want in a new phone. No apps or browser is needed or wanted, just a contacts list and T9 for texting. We both have plain, basic 10-15 year old dumbphones that work beautifully to talk and text, which is all we need a phone for. With CDMA going away, I need to upgrade 2 phones for my and my mom's Tello service. Anyone using such a phone on Tello that they love?
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