Does anyone have a Kin?

[AstroManLuca]

Thinking of recommending the Kin to my mom and brother. They're on a Verizon family plan with cheap phones they got years ago and are long overdue for an upgrade. They never felt like upgrading since their phones still work fine, and they don't want smartphones since they cost more per month.

But the Kin is cheap (the Kin One is free with contract renewal!), has wifi and a full keyboard, and doesn't require any data if you don't want it. I already told my brother about it and he seems interested, but if there are major issues with the Kins then I wouldn't want them to be stuck with phones they don't like.

Still, it seems if you're upgrading from a simple phone and not expecting smartphone-like features, it's a good and cheap option. Is that accurate?

 

[zerocool84]

Looks for something else if they want a feature phone.

 

[AstroManLuca]

Looks for something else if they want a feature phone.

Hmm, has Verizon stopped requiring a $10/mo data plan on non-smartphones? Last time I looked at their plans, they had three categories - smartphones required $30/mo unlimited data, "3G multimedia" phones required at least $10/mo for limited data, and only the most basic phones got out without requiring any data.

Still, it appears the Kin phones are the only ones not in the smartphone category that have WiFi.

 

[MotionMan]

Does anyone have a Kin?

Reminded me of this.



MotionMan

 

[snaber]

Hmm, has Verizon stopped requiring a $10/mo data plan on non-smartphones? Last time I looked at their plans, they had three categories - smartphones required $30/mo unlimited data, "3G multimedia" phones required at least $10/mo for limited data, and only the most basic phones got out without requiring any data.

Still, it appears the Kin phones are the only ones not in the smartphone category that have WiFi.

Correct they stopped the $10/mo data plans on non-smartphones.