I want a flip phone that has a camera of at least 2 megapixels. No touch screens, no qwerty keyboards. No cheap phones meant for a 12 year old or a senior citizen, no cheap plastic crap, and no construction worker/military spec phone. I want something like the LG dLite, or Wine II, or the Razr.
The physical quality of "basic phones" has significantly declined in the past 3 years. And remarketing the same crap you have now and calling it a new phone does not cut it. If it truly were a "new phone" it would have features that make it stand out, and they are all same, with nearly identical specs.
Verizon has doomed the "basic" phone community. I am on a family plan, and we cannot afford the exuberant prices for five unlimited smart phone plans- because really, who doesn't use up the smaller amounts quickly...? The "New Basic Phones" are not happening. Check out the latest phones.
Verizon’s “Basic Phones”
As of 10/26/11 9:31 Mountain Time
1. October 6 2011- Pantech Hotshot
2. October 4 2011- Pantech Jest 2
3. August 11 2011- LG Revere
4. August 9 2011- Samsung Convoy 2
5. July 14 2011- LG Cosmos 2
6. November 18 2010- LG Cosmos Touch
7. October 28 2010- LG Octane
8. July 29 2010- Samsung Haven
9. June 29 2010- Samsung Intensity 2
10. August 21 2009- Verizon Escapade
I didn't find much information on the Gusto...
Verizon’s Smart Phones
As of 10/26/11 9:31 Mountain Time
1. October 13 2011 Samsung Stratosphere
2. October 7 2011 iPhone 4S
3. September 29 2011 HTC Rhyme
4. September 22 2011 Pantech Breakout
5. September 21 2011 LG Enlighten
6. September 8 2011 Motorola Droid Bionic
7. August 21 2011 Blackberry Torch 9850
8. August 15 2011 Blackberry Bold 9930
9. July 7 2011 Motorola Droid 3
10.May 26 2011 LG Revolution
11.May 26 (19) 2011 Motorola Droid X2
12.May 26 (19) 2011 Sony Xperia
13.May 26 2011 HTC Trophy
14.May 16 2011 Samsung Droid Charge
15.April 28 2011 HTC Incredible
16. April 28 2011 Casio Commando
17.March 17 2011 HTC Thunderbolt
18.February 11 2011 iPhone 4
19.November 18 2010 LG Vortex
20.November 11 2010 Samsung Continuum
21.November 9 2010 Motorola Droid Pro
22.September 16 2010 Blackberry Curve 9330
The feature phones have been released by about four different companies in the last couple years, and their features have gone all but extinct! They also seem to just be renaming old phones or re-releasing them. They're cutting the lifeline of those of us who want an affordable phone with good features and good service. Is that too much to ask? No wonder the Basic phones have been selling less. Verizon is monopolizing the network, allowing our feature phones to be unsatisfactory, and killing them off so that in a few years they will be gone! Whereas the smartphones have boomed! It's a bit sad. These are the different- not the ones that are unavailable or certified preowned- phones that are available on the current Verizon site. This is NOT RIGHT in my opinion. We shouldn't have our minds made for us, what happened to that excellent customer understanding that Verizon used to have. If theirs was a worse network, we would have made the switch years ago. Get better phones or loose good customers!
The Casio Ravine 2 was just released. But beware that it lacks a music player. This was confirmed by a few people on another forum who just received it.
In the words of Professor Farnsworth, Good News Everyone!
It tentatively looks like there will be a successor to the Samsung Reality/u370.
"FCC Outs Samsung U380 Slider for Verizon"
http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=9426
"FCC filing reveals the Samsung U380 - a slider bound for Verizon?"
kturcotte wrote:
What if I can't/don't want to pay for data?
Then you won't have a cell phone.
I highly doubt "basic" phones will completely go away. You can get prepaid daily use and unlimited texting for that kind of a price as long as you're not calling everyday.
just noticed that the Octane has been reduced to free on Verizon's site. It has been 100 bucks for the longest time. Is it getting ready to be replaced or is this just V's Chritmas cheer for the little folks?
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