I want a phone, just a phone, and nothing but a phone.

[cheesehead]

My Razr is driving me up the wall - the sound sucks, the microphone sucks, and it loses reception at inconvenient times. I'd like to buy something similarly sized, but minus the camera, games, internet, and other useless frippery. Preferably very, very cheaply.

Any recommendations?

 

[erwos]

Sorry, but the market you're looking for doesn't exist. On the plus side, those problems are from the RAZR sucking - it's not like the games and camera on your phone are making your sound, mic, and reception suck.

 

[JDub02]

umm, go get a new phone. the contract on a RAZR should be up .. those have been out for quite a while.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: JDub02
umm, go get a new phone. the contract on a RAZR should be up .. those have been out for quite a while.

Just because the phone has been out a while doesn't mean he didn't recently get it. I'm not a fan of you jumping to the conclusion that all razr users must have gotten theirs at launch :roll:

 

[cheesehead]

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Just because the phone has been out a while doesn't mean he didn't recently get it. I'm not a fan of you jumping to the conclusion that all razr users must have gotten theirs at launch :roll:

Cost $10 last year. Which was about $100 too much.

I'm amazed that no one can make a recommendation amongst the wide array of phones made for Verizon by any manufacturer in the last three years or so. There's hundreds of them!

 

[thomsbrain]

Jitterbug

*snicker*

 

[rdp6]

I have a Moto v325 and it has pretty good reception. The interface is slow enough to be irritating most of the time. The camera sucks enough that I never use it. I don't have a problem with the sound or reception, which is the most important quality for me. I am not a cell phone addict by any stretch. My in-laws are on the same plan and have the same phones and complain about them all the time, but I think it has more to do with proximity to a cell tower (not close) and to a tractor trailer manufacturer (lots of welding): very close. Nothing electronic has a long service life at their house.

 

[QueBert]

Originally posted by: Cheesehead

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Just because the phone has been out a while doesn't mean he didn't recently get it. I'm not a fan of you jumping to the conclusion that all razr users must have gotten theirs at launch :roll:

Cost $10 last year. Which was about $100 too much.

I'm amazed that no one can make a recommendation amongst the wide array of phones made for Verizon by any manufacturer in the last three years or so. There's hundreds of them!

Motorola e815

/thread. Best phone Verizon ever had imho. Nothing about it not to like. I miss mine

 

[Jawo]

Originally posted by: QueBert

Originally posted by: Cheesehead

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Just because the phone has been out a while doesn't mean he didn't recently get it. I'm not a fan of you jumping to the conclusion that all razr users must have gotten theirs at launch :roll:

Cost $10 last year. Which was about $100 too much.

I'm amazed that no one can make a recommendation amongst the wide array of phones made for Verizon by any manufacturer in the last three years or so. There's hundreds of them!

Motorola e815

/thread. Best phone Verizon ever had imho. Nothing about it not to like. I miss mine

I loved my e815 as well and used it until the phone refused to take a charge....Sadly VZW enforces their Red OS on all of their phones now which sucks.

 

[QueBert]

Originally posted by: Jawo

Originally posted by: QueBert

Originally posted by: Cheesehead

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Just because the phone has been out a while doesn't mean he didn't recently get it. I'm not a fan of you jumping to the conclusion that all razr users must have gotten theirs at launch :roll:

Cost $10 last year. Which was about $100 too much.

I'm amazed that no one can make a recommendation amongst the wide array of phones made for Verizon by any manufacturer in the last three years or so. There's hundreds of them!

Motorola e815

/thread. Best phone Verizon ever had imho. Nothing about it not to like. I miss mine

I loved my e815 as well and used it until the phone refused to take a charge....Sadly VZW enforces their Red OS on all of their phones now which sucks.

If Alltel has the same model what I've heard is a lot can be flashed with the Alltel Firmware, which gets rid of the VZW junk. My last Verizon phone before I left was a Motorola Q so I was lucky enough to never have to use ther RedOS crap

 

[MyThirdEye]

I had a simple phone with Alltel called the Moto Pebble. Not sure what the specific model name it was, it was free with contract.

 

[Raduque]

Cheesehead, try the Moto W315. It's very very basic (no camera, no internet, no etc), has good reception, a good (if small) screen and good sound quality. Should be able to find them very cheap for VZW. I bought a prepaid MetroPCS/Alltel W315 off Fleabay for about $20 and was able to activate it with VZW, but YMMV.

Moto W315 on ebay

 

[MyThirdEye]

Originally posted by: Raduque
Cheesehead, try the Moto W315. It's very very basic (no camera, no internet, no etc), has good reception, a good (if small) screen and good sound quality. Should be able to find them very cheap for VZW. I bought a prepaid MetroPCS/Alltel W315 off Fleabay for about $20 and was able to activate it with VZW, but YMMV.

That's what I meant, Cheesehead. The W315.

 

[HopJokey]

I just upgraded from a Moto e815 which got awesome reception to a BB 8330.