[touron]

Flip is the new chic. Is your phone old enough?

[Chico]

Tried a Motorola flip-phone briefly. Very briefly. Problem was, I was too used to my bag phone. A full 3 watts of output. Reach out and touch someone! Very disappointed with the flip-phone. I ended up selling it and my older bag phone to a friend. Took the money and upgraded to a newer model bag phone.

[coldrain108]

I had a razor, after just about exactly 2 years it died. Then I got a first generation touch screen gizmo - 2 years then it died. Now I have a 2 year old smart phone, the headphone jack just croaked and the charger port is starting to act funny. Every 2 years I get another FREE phone, slightly better than the last one. I beat them to death. I would NEVER, EVER pay for a phone. I use it for work and play. It is my day planner, my rolodex and my alarms pager. It is my music player, my camera and my shopping list. I have never accessed @$$book or any of that prattle from my phone even though it tries hard to get me to. My #1 concern has always been battery charge length - the old razor would have a dead battery after one 1/2 hour long conversation. The next one would allow me to listen to music for about 45 minutes before it died. The smart phone actually holds its charge all day even under heavy usage. So there has been some worthwhile advancement.

[mike]

Kellogg Redbar

Works when the power goes out.

[Redwic]

Even better than the real thing:

[marta]

Carrying two phones is the new black. Flip phone for talking and smartphone for 'google-researching, summoning Uber cars and paying bar bills (with the TabbedOut app)'.

[Jaberwock]

[touron]

Interesting how many people have relatively new phones. I have been thinking about getting a new one as the buttons on my present phone are kind of wearing out. I also went to replace the battery and the guy at the mall store looked at my phone and the battery that went with it and then said something like, "Well we can replace the battery, but for the price of a new battery you might as well get a new phone." I'm not quite sure what he exactly meant by that comment, but I think it means that it is time for an upgrade. Possibly a couple new cans, maybe a new string.

[Conrad]

In my experience (with cheap dumb phones), the price of a battery is in fact similar to a whole phone.

[coldrain108]

[Malachai Constant]

You can get a burner at Wallysworld for $10 and 6 mo service for $20.

[MtnGoat]

My old Iphone 3 just keeps ticking along, so I just keep using it. Haven't had any issues with it.

[Voxxjin]

[Ski]

I think we paid a dollar for the used trimline touch-tone in the kitchen. Tried to find a date on it, but no luck. I'd guess 20 or 30 years old, maybe. Works just dandy.

[kbatku]

Motorola V262

Motorola V262

(2004) Cost me $10 - 20 on Ebay, makes calls from anywhere, toss it when it wears out (they last forever).