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Vanity- Looking for a new phone compatible with Verizon
Jan 31, 2021

Posted on 01/31/2021 5:17:22 PM PST by metmom

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To: metmom

My smart phone is in a folding holder...I shut it anytime I want, (no spying) plus I carry my wallet in one side of it, ie credit, medical cards, license.


21 posted on 01/31/2021 6:31:21 PM PST by goodnesswins (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution." -- Saul Alinksy)
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To: goodnesswins

Like a wallet?


22 posted on 01/31/2021 6:32:35 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith.....)
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To: metmom

This might work but may not be a whole lot better than what you have now.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0858QDP5C/ref=psdcmw_2407749011_t1_B07891JPRS


23 posted on 01/31/2021 6:39:03 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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To: metmom
Consumer Cellular has two simple flip phones.

24 posted on 01/31/2021 6:42:25 PM PST by Right Wing Assault (Die-ggl,TWT,FCBK,NYT,WPo,Hwd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antf,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA,ARP,MSNBC )
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To: metmom

No wonder it’s crap. Alcatel is now a Communist Chinese company (at least its phone division)


25 posted on 01/31/2021 6:42:34 PM PST by Starcitizen (Thank you to the Senate for passing S.386, turning the US into the third-world shithole of India. )
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To: Right Wing Assault

Consumer Cellular has two simple flip phones.

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Both ZTE: Communist Chinese phones.

Flip-phones need a normal keyboard, not the early 2000’s one that is full of frustration and impossible to use to send simple sms messages?


26 posted on 01/31/2021 6:51:40 PM PST by Starcitizen (Thank you to the Senate for passing S.386, turning the US into the third-world shithole of India. )
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To: metmom

Yes...but only one side (inside) has slots


27 posted on 01/31/2021 7:05:13 PM PST by goodnesswins (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution." -- Saul Alinksy)
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To: metmom

I have a Verizon flip phone... KYOCERA
Does all those things...
Plus it bounces from heights and keeps on ticking...
Plus it fits in either of my front pockets...
Been chugging along for six years...


28 posted on 01/31/2021 7:09:45 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is Joe McCarthy now that we desperately need him sober?)
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To: smokingfrog

The reviews are terrible.


29 posted on 01/31/2021 7:18:42 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith.....)
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To: SuperLuminal

I’ve seen that advertised and thought about it.


30 posted on 01/31/2021 7:19:30 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith.....)
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To: Starcitizen
Since she said she loved her old old LG flip phone with an old style keypad, so I showed her a couple. Yes, I didn't check where the Consumer phones are made.

31 posted on 01/31/2021 8:04:11 PM PST by Right Wing Assault (Die-ggl,TWT,FCBK,NYT,WPo,Hwd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antf,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA,ARP,MSNBC )
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To: metmom

Ditch Verizon and AT&T. They are evil leftist companies. Seriously, look them up. No patriot should do business with these scumbags.


32 posted on 01/31/2021 9:13:18 PM PST by FLT-bird
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To: metmom

They look good .. but expensive.

https://www.amazon.com/Kyocera-Extreme-Verizon-Ultra-Rugged-1770mAh/dp/B08C6YB4LY/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=Verizon+4g+lte+flip+phone&qid=1612158938&sr=8-7


33 posted on 01/31/2021 10:00:04 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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To: metmom; V K Lee

Here’s solution that’s affordable and gives you 90% of what you need.

On Ebay, search for “tracfone 1 year service”. Then scroll down to find offers for a one year service plan for $59.99 which includes a new phone. (NOTE: Tracfone is now owned by Verizon.)

Now here’s something a lot of folks don’t know. Just because these Android phones are connected to the internet, you don’t have to use the digital capabilities such as internet search that enable people to track you.

Instead, when you are (rarely) asked to sign onto Google, you refuse. The phone will not force you onto the internet. However you can still use texting, and have phone service with WiFi.

Now most people won’t go this route. However if you can wait to get home to your PC to surf the net, then you have a smartphone that costs no more than $5 a month.

Also you can keep your phone number from year to year. You must simply order your annual phone service before the previous year expires. (Have done this for a few years myself.)

The other caveat is this is NOT a flip phone, but a non-tracking way to use a smartphone at a price that can’t be beat.

Were you aware of this option?


34 posted on 02/01/2021 12:02:02 AM PST by poconopundit (Hard oak fist in an Irish velvet glove: Kayleigh the Shillelagh we salute your work!)
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To: metmom

I just got one of these for an okder gentleman, tried it out, set it up for hom, and it works fine on the 4G network. replaces his old worn-out no longer supported Verizon flip phone. Works pretty much tyhe same as his old one, and like others that I myself have used. Read the User’s Guide carefully.


35 posted on 02/01/2021 1:17:16 AM PST by imardmd1 (Fiat Lux)
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To: metmom

Search for unlocked flip phones. First though look for best flip phones 2021 to help you pick. BestPRoducts dot com has article Get Back to Basics with one of these 13 Best Flip Phones.

If my wife had her way she’d have a flip phone too. I almost bought her a Trac Phone when her last phone died.


36 posted on 02/01/2021 1:53:08 AM PST by airedale ( )
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You’re still going to be tracked. I thought putting your phone in airplane mode stopped tracking but it doesnt. It stops tge reporting of your GPS location while in airplane mode and soon as you switch it off they get the tracking info.The only way I know how to stop the auto tracking is to pull tge battery and reinstall it later preferably at same location.


37 posted on 02/01/2021 2:00:41 AM PST by airedale ( )
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To: metmom

I got one of these several months back. It fits the bill.

https://www.verizon.com/basic-phones/kyocera-dura-xv-lte/#featuresHeading


38 posted on 02/01/2021 3:04:42 AM PST by surely_you_jest
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To: metmom

I’m not sure they make flip phones with easy/intuitive interfaces.
A friend has one and I was stumped trying to add a contact since it’s so long since I had one.


39 posted on 02/01/2021 4:53:48 AM PST by trebb (Fight like your life and future depends on it - because they do.)
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To: FLT-bird

No coverage in our area from anyone but Verizon.


40 posted on 02/01/2021 6:21:42 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith.....)
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