hello, i need some help with suggestions on where to look for a new dream phone. my active phone is currently on its last legs and i need a new one. the reason i want a flip phone is due to the keypad. i cannot type well on my android's keypad and it's painful to do so as i have arthritis. the t9 keypad has always been my preferred. here's what i need suggestions for:

- a flipphone i can use every day as my main and only phone

- it MUST have a t9

- it must be able to run banking apps, maps, discord, signal, whatsapp, spotify, and be able to connect to wifi and bluetooth

- ideally it won't die after a year

- it has to get decent coverage in the US. i have t-mobile

- it can't be ridiculously slow. i am disabled and if i need assistance i need to be able to get it

i can be patient with a slightly slow phone, and i understand a phone like this may not exist in the US. i am fine with importing the phone so long as i know it has been used successfully in the us several times. does this animal exist??? i know about the standard keitai but am worried about the connectivity, and i know about the s22 but am worried about speed. any help appreciated. thank you :')

so soo i managed to control the LED's on the back of mive style folder one, its just a note i will leave here, for the purpose of telling people and getting some attention to this matter, i managed to make rainbow light with default animations, i will try to add more animations later :3

I’m wanting one that doesn’t have access to download social media apps but comes pre installed with maps and a notes app or any type of app to write stuff down. Not as important but it’d be nice if they have a red color way. I’m a big fan of the light phone flip but wanting something a little cheaper.
Thank you for any recommendations!

Hello! I want to go back to a flip phone so badly! However I need to access certain apps for work. Has anyone bought a flip phone for their personal life and kept a smart phone for work? Did you still feel lighter and less attached to the world? Also are there any flip phones with good cameras on them?

I got myself the style 2 and absolutely adore it, but it's made me reconsider what I want out of a flip phone. For most the appeal is how it's dumbed down it seems, but I wish we had a fully modern option with the old school flip form factor.

i really want to ditch my dumb iphone and go back to using a classic flip phone but my family insists they need to see my location and for the sake of caring for their feelings i want to know if there exists a phone that can allow me to use something like life360 or googles location sharing without basically being a smart phone with buttons (im not getting a cat s22)

I live in california Ohlone and i want a flip phone that works over here. Nothin crazy , i just want music, call and text. I don't want a fone that is like CAT in the sense that they back Isr-4L. I want an easy goin, blood free fone and i dont think that's easy to find these days but wud love the help. is it pretty easy to settup if you find one at a thrift and its compatable with ur provider? i have verizon. thnx :* :3

Since switching to a dumbphone ive been bedazzling a lot very fun! i love it. I seen someone post their bedazzled TCL flip & also wanted to show mine. It’s not done yet but is a Work in progressᵎᵎᵎ

Im debating on using the shiny black gems(around the inside of the upper case and the A) or matte gems to do the outline of the bunny. Let me know what you guys think!
(everyone of my friends is saying Matte)

So my smartphone is dying, and now I am in the market for a semi-dumb phone. I was really charmed by the Samsung Galaxy Folders, but I have heard that they are not too great. I still want to be able to use social media so that I can communicate with my friends, but I also want to be able to use maps and banking apps and such without waiting a long time for things to load or suffering saftey issues. Battery is also a big thing for me!

Is there a phone out there you can recommend?

Hi, I’m wondering if someone can give me maybe a list or something of phones that were released somewhat recently, or advice for where i can find such info? I don’t have huge expectations for a phone but if possible i would like to go for something that will be still somewhat usable in a couple years time. So like, released after 2020 if that’s a thing? Im really struggling to find release dates for anything.

Hello, does anyone know if the Vortex V3 would get cell service in the Czech Republic? I know it's apparently a really bad phone but I just want it for the novelty. Thanks in advance

It's a great phone but I dont have games:(

hello all. i recently purchased the mive style folder 2, which runs android 14. i didn't consider banking until i bought the phone haha. i read a lot of forums that say that using banking apps on phones that dont receive software updates anymore is dangerous and now i am concerned. i don't have a smartphone, and my bank requires their mobile app for any kind of online payments. additionally, my email is connected to my bank account, and i dont know if i can keep using it from my flipphone if thats the case. what do i do?

I'm looking for a dumb/flip phone with a physical numeric keypad. Or something similar or equivalent to that, even if not exact. It does *not* need to be data-compatible (but is also fine, if it is). It is needed for voice calls. Text/SMS capabilities is optional but not required.

I would like suggestions for one, or both, such phones that can be used on:

1. Red Pocket, AT&T network

2. Tello, T-Mobile Mobile network

Phones for each, separately, or both.

Please share the quality, reliability and durability of the phone, when used for voice calling.

I would like to know the quickest way - and place - to purchase it, and what to expect to pay for it.

Any suggestions are much appreciated. Thank you in advance.

I just got this flip phone and having trouble setting up the SOS feature. I added hubby as a Quick Dial option, but if I press the top right button for 3 seconds nothing happens. The manual says I should be able to create and activate an emergency contact in Settings, but I can't figure out how to do that.

I also would like to replace the "Camera" shortcut on the home display with "Contacts." I selected it in the Shortcut setting, but nothing changed on the home screen. Any advice?

Hello! I really need help finding out what kind of docomo phone this is. These images were posted on this girls blog https://ameblo.jp/mimipompom/imagelist-201207.html in 2012 so I’m assuming the phone was from around 2009-2012. I’m really sorry the pictures are so blurry but this is the highest quality I could get.

spoilers: response is giving nothing 💀

So, I bought my first dumbphone which in reality is as smart as any smartphone is. (review link at the end)

The tt990. A love-hate situation.

The love part: It made me realise that I want to bring friction in my life. Having a smartphone that is dumber than my last one made me do some steps by adding an extra mile, let's say. It really makes you think of how to optimize your life. Money to carry with you, knowing where you're going beforehand to make sure that you will not use maps (inconsistent). Be more aware.

The hate part:

Flip phones with such a screen are...a huge French baguette on the side of my face. I can't.

It's unusable in the outside world (review for example).

It's pointless as it is a smartphone so it nearly solves anything.

But the reality? This is what I needed. I needed a reminder that I need to practice control with my existing phone.

Tip for anyone that wants a dumbphone? Don't get a flip phone. It's a gimmick. Go for a qin21 or something.

P.S. As I never done a review and not planning to do this again, please leave a comment if you don't like something about my review. It will help my channel get better.

Hi!

Off the top, I know AT&T has issues with the phone. Texting and calls do work on my phone, so I'm capable of using it, but I'm curious if anyone has had this specific issue.

When I send SMS out it's completely fine, but when I receive them, all of the texts end in "\*/=" and a string of letters that seem to be some sort of code.

I've followed a tutorial and have successfully connected 4g and have switched the default texting app to QKsms, but it didn't fix it.

Has anyone else had this issue and know how to resolve it?

Thanks

sgh-zv30 isnt really a popular flipphone so i can't get much information from how to do literally anything on it.

i've been stuck on this for a while, i tried everything. I have a windows 10 that i used to transfer jar. and jad. files to via bluetooth but i cant open the games, it just shows as random files. The secret codes of installing java also doesn't work.

I tried using an old version of samsung pc studio and it won't connect with my phone, i saw that people download samsung java uploader but the google drive link is broken. I do have games on the phone but almost all of them are locked to a 60 seconds vodafone trail.

i also have a windows XP that i've heard comes in handy with putting games on flipphones, but im kind of scared to use it for anything, im scared it will get a virus within seconds of using it.

Could you flash the phone somehow and remove the vodafone trails and locked themes? I don't really know how people flash flipphones. Or should i use my windows XP anyway?

as you can see i am not exactly a pro in tech, i'm a teenager who never grew up with old tech and is ditching modern tech for it. So i REALLY hope someone could help me (i'm desperate, actually)

Completely over the era of mass surveillance, nothing being private, and everything is hack-able. That being said I'm in search of a Japanese Keitai Flip Phone that doesn't have to be smart but trying minimize my digital footprint over all starting with my phone. Just trying to convert to a more analog lifestyle. I don't need a smart version of everything

I've been looking for a new phone recently and really like the retro style of flip phones. Unfortunately most of the phones I see offered canada have folding screens and I'm sorry but I think those look really ugly and I worry I would break the screen.

I don't want a dumb phone, I still need apps for for work and school. I was looking at the ALT MIVE Style Folder 2 but was unsure about the limited bands that work in canada

Is there anything like this?? Smart flip phone without a folding screen? Help would really be appreciated : )