Looking for a phone without the internet. Is it even possible?

Ruth n Jersey

Ruth n Jersey

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I've had a Tracfone for years. The hubby and I need it just for travelling which we seem to be doing less of each year. Someone gave us one with the internet on it a few years ago. I didn't like it at all. The only thing good about it was the fact that I didn't have to press so many buttons when texting. I want a plain and simple phone that will also text. It doesn't even need a camera.
We have a landline at home because we can't get a good signal on the cell phone. Even my kids have trouble with their top of the line phones.
Any suggestions other than get with the program? lol
 

I like Tracfone. I pay $22 month on a plan... unlimited calls and texts... 1GB data each month which I never use... it has internet but I think u can get phones without data/internet . even with internet this plan is $15/month on auto pay. I've had good luck with trac fone.

you can get an android galaxy from $40 to 100+.... just try the $40 one it may be all you need. if you don't want internet you can get a flip phone if you want a very basic phone.
 

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Yes, there are a lot of phones without all the bells and whistles. I am surprised Tracfone doesn't carry any. I used to use that years ago, then my son insisted I needed an Android Smartphone, thus I have a Samsung Galaxy, something or other which is a waste. However, it is on his business account, so at least I do have a flashlight if we have a power outage.
 

I've had a Tracfone for years....a small basic LG that fits easily in my shirt pocket. We only carry a cell phone when we are away from the house, in case we have car trouble, or one of the kids needs to talk to us. I pay $7/month and have almost 4000 minutes carried over on it. I'm not interested in Texting, or being glued to a cell phone 24/7.
 
Thank you all. I want a phone that I can add minutes to but not a plan. I will have to look into this further. I buy a card each year for $100.00 and still have roll over minutes.
 
Don M. said:
I've had a Tracfone for years....a small basic LG that fits easily in my shirt pocket. We only carry a cell phone when we are away from the house, in case we have car trouble, or one of the kids needs to talk to us. I pay $7/month and have almost 4000 minutes carried over on it. I'm not interested in Texting, or being glued to a cell phone 24/7.
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When you say we only carry a cellphone when we travel...you mean the tracfone?
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
@MarciKS, I now see a couple that don't, but not sure if I need a plan or if I can buy my minutes as I need them.
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I don't like texting but sometimes I need it for the shopping issue. I let someone else shop and they message me when it's on the way or if I need to ok changes. Plus some sites have this 2 step verification where they text you a code if you get locked out so I have to have it. Otherwise I wouldn't.
 
Don M. said:
Yes....the tracfone/cellphone. It's useless at the house because we can't get a signal from the nearest tower, so we only carry it when we go shopping or casino hopping, etc.
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So if it's useless at the house then you have 2 phones to pay for??
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
@MarciKS, I now see a couple that don't, but not sure if I need a plan or if I can buy my minutes as I need them.
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Tracfones cheapest plan is their Basic "talk, text, and web" 90 day plan for $20...$18 with "auto fill", and includes 60 minutes. That's what I use, and most of the time they throw in extra minutes....which I seldom use. That is far and away the cheapest cell phone plan I've ever found.

https://www.tracfone.com/shop/plans
 
Don M. said:
Certainly! We live in the deep forest, and get a landline, Internet and TV bundle from our local Electric Co-op. The service is all fiber optics, with crystal clear phone, 250 TV channels, and 100MB Internet, for about $140/month.
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That's not bad. Hell just basic cable with an extended pack through Cox went to $175 a mo.
 
MarciKS said:
That's not bad. Hell just basic cable with an extended pack through Cox went to $175 a mo.
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Yup, this living in the boondocks is quite inexpensive....compared to the larger cities/towns. None of the Major TV suppliers service this area, so our local power company supplies everything. They serve about 20,000 customers in the middle of Missouri, and as "subscribers" we are all "Members" of the Co-op. They even give us a yearly "rebate" on our electrical charges....when they figure out their annual costs...since they operate as almost a "non-profit". We got a letter a few days ago saying that our monthly electric bill will reflect a $160 "rebate" for the past year, on the November bill. That pretty much gives us 12 months electricity for 11 months of charges.
 
Don M. said:
Yup, this living in the boondocks is quite inexpensive....compared to the larger cities/towns. None of the Major TV suppliers service this area, so our local power company supplies everything. They serve about 20,000 customers in the middle of Missouri, and as "subscribers" we are all "Members" of the Co-op. They even give us a yearly "rebate" on our electrical charges....when they figure out their annual costs...since they operate as almost a "non-profit". We got a letter a few days ago saying that our monthly electric bill will reflect a $160 "rebate" for the past year, on the November bill. That pretty much gives us 12 months electricity for 11 months of charges.
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I lived at this one HUD housing apt complex & they co-oped our cable bill between all of us and it cost me $14 a mo for basic cable. They were gonna try to get something similar going for internet before I moved away.
 
FWIW, I've used a simple Tracfone flip phone for many years. When we relocated five years ago we found that the coverage in this area was awful.

I called Tracfone and explained the situation. Apparently Tracfone uses other providers towers and has a variety of SIMM cards available to them. They looked up my area, sent me a different SIMM card at no charge, I replaced the old one, and our reception is now pretty darned good.
 
You can get the Doro 7050 from Consumer Cellular. It's a simple flip phone that you can use to call or text. It does have a camera. It's geared toward seniors. It has larger buttons and is very easy to use. They also have a smart phone that's supposed to be very simple, but the 7050 is the most basic model.
 
The reason I switched from a flip phone to a smartphone was because of the few times I needed to text, it was a PITA with a flip phone. For each letter you had to press each button one, two or 3 times. In other words, once for A, twice for B, three times for C. That gets pretty old.
We use a pay as you go plan with Tracfone, rather than a monthly plan. The main thing we use the phone for is in the car, where it is pairedby Bluetooth with the car's Bose audio system, and we listen to Pandora.
 
MarciKS said:
So if it's useless at the house then you have 2 phones to pay for??
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Not always.
We also have no cell service at or near my place, so, I use an inexpensive tracfone for when I'm out and about and toss it in the desk when it expires. (since it's cheaper to buy another phone with units than to renew) Then, we use talk-a-tone off our internet by using it's WiFi. This has allowed us to take one of our old expired tracfones, and use it so the wife can call me or anyone else we know in the country for free.
 

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