List of Many Flip Phones. (No smartphones)
A lot of the descriptions is my opinion.
Feel free to let me know if you differ, or if there is info missing/wrong.
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LG Exalt LTE VN220 – Verizon
• Can be koshered: Yes
Compatible Networks;
• Verizon (4g)
• ATT (3g),
• T-Mobile (2g, bad reception)
One of the most popular flip phones. Well-known Brand. No button lag. Overall decent phone.
No outside screen, awkward shape, very delicate, suffers from durability issues
Not sold anymore. Street price is over $300. Going to be replaced with the LG Wine 2 LTE (Exalt 2 LTE?)
LG Wine LTE (U.S. Cellular)
Can be koshered: Yes
Same as the LG Exalt LTE but works with ATT 4g. Not compatible with Verizon (small changes like different massaging app and fm radio) Also not sold. Replaced by the LG Wine 2 LTE
LG Wine 2 LTE (U.S. Cellular)
Compatible Networks; ??
Successor to the LG Wine LTE, this phone added an outside screen (!!!) and an SOS button. Camera was downgraded to 2mp from 5, and lost autofocus (think Kyocera Cadence res). Screen and body was shrunk a little to make it a little less unwieldly to hold.At the moment only available from U.S. Cellular (midwest US). Probably will show up soon on Verzion (albeit wiith a new name, and higher price tag.)
Kyocera Cadence LTE S2720 & S2720PP
• Can be koshered: Yes
Compatible Networks;
• Verizon (4g)
• ATT (3g),
• T-Mobile (2g, bad reception)
PP Version must be unlocked before using with Verizon Postpaid/Other Networks
Overall solid phone by somewhat reputable brand. Has an outer screen to show show who is calling, but lacks video camera & playback. Camera quality could be better. Durability is pretty good. Software update finally fixed some t9 input issues Overall solid kosherable option. Also not sold by Verizon anymore. Street price of about $150
Kyocera DuraXV LTE
• Can be koshered: Yes
Compatible Networks;
• Verizon (4g)
• ATT (3g),
• T-Mobile (2g, bad reception)
Similar to Kyocera Cadence above but in a massive, rugged package. And added video playback capability.
Kyocera DuraXV Extreme
MSRP: $240
• Can be koshered: Yes. http://www.kosherfonewireless.com
Compatible Networks; (Assumed)
• Verizon (4g)
• ATT (3g),
• T-Mobile (2g, bad reception)
Successor to the DuraXV above. More rugged, Thicker, Heavier. Now with USB-C!
Kazuna eTalk
• Can be koshered: Yes
Compatible Networks;
• Verizon (4g)
A cheap prepaid phone made by a company that has a Chinese website. Can be purchased for under $40 but must be activated in the prepaid network to work. Has poor reviews but seems to be an okay phone/operating system.
Alcatel Go Flip V
MSRP: $99
• Can be koshered: Yes
Compatible Networks;
• Verizon (4g)
Slow & buggy Verizon phone. Changes back to ABC instead of T9 every time you create a new message, and no way to add words to t9 dictionary. Button presses take a while to register. Poor Quality
Orbic Journey V
MSRP: $99
• Can be koshered: Yes
Compatible Networks;
• Verizon (4g)
Another no-name brand with a slow buggy phone. Extremely poor quality. Avoid
Schok Classic Flip
MSRP: $99 Available at Target
• Can be koshered: Yes (Tag-No, Meshimer-Yes)
Compatible Networks;
• Verizon (4g)
• ATT (4g),
• T-Mobile (4g)
A large, highly compatible flip phone from a company that at least looks like its trying. Finally a viable T-Mobile option. Nice display, Impressive camera, and USB-C docking/charging. Feels laggy and a bit buggy sometimes. A little bit more smatphone-ish than others as it has a, sometimes convoluted , Google Play store and a Virtual Mouse to input touches on apps. Software updates keep improving the phone so there is hope…
NUU Phone
Compatible Networks;
Verizon (4g)
Verizon Flip phone sold koshered on koshercell.com and direct from Wing.
I don’t have any specific info on this product
Alcatel Go Flip ATT T-MOBILE
Sorry don’t have exact models all the iterations of these.
Old version- Horrible. Contacts and calling app broken
New Version Go Flip 3- Big improvement
Has Google maps and assistant, will be removed when koshered though.
There is a cricket version that was advertised on Dansdeals.com already koshered on ebay for $60 seems to be okay.
Coolpad Snap
4g Sprint Flip Phone. Bad Phone. Can’t be koshered
ZTE Cymbal
Different versions for Verizon prepaid and T-Mobile. Phone is Okay, Can’t be koshered, But available to buy already kosher in Lakewood.
Other niche options you may want to look into
Light phone ii $350 E-ink phone https://www.thelightphone.com
Punkt MP02 https://www.punkt.ch/en/products/mp02-4g-mobile-phone/
In Short (for most people)
Verizon- Buy the Kyocera Cadence
ATT- Schok /Alcatel Go Flip 3/Kyocera Cadence
T-Mobile- Schok /Alcatel Go Flip 3/
Sprint- Get a new service. You’re getting cheap service without a device to use it on
Why is there so many garbage phones?
Why are the big brands reluctant to make decent phones?
Why did LG and Kyocera stop making such popular devices?
Did Verizon ask for cheaper phones to make them more accessible? To make an even bigger profit?
And why can’t we get some normal phones like the old 3g devices? LG Revere, Samsung Gusto, etc. Durable, solid, reliable, NO BUGS! Maybe even… dare I ask for… a qwerty keyboard!
Why do people use sprint if there’s no phones?
What will happen to all the active old sprint 3g devices after T-Mobile/Sprint merger?
Full Disclosure: I currently use an LG OCTANE 3g Verizon Keyboard Phone and I love it. That’s gonna have to change by the end of 2020… but if you put things into perspective, that’s AFTER the November elections. Who knows if Trump will even be president?
I would love if someone knows the answers to some of these questions.
Great List! Thanks for the shout out to KosherCell. Just a correction, the website is KosherCell.org not .com.
The reason people use Sprint so much is because it's way cheaper per month. Like $8 on Tello instead of at least $19 on Verizon for unlimited.
Another benefit with Sprint is since they haven't shut down 3g yet, you can get cheaper devices. We have numerous options with kosher 3g Sprint devices. Best of all... you can get the qwerty keyboard phones.
Anyone remember and miss the blackberry phones with the rolling trackball? Those are available in kosher versions (talk and text, no picture mail) for Sprint MVNO's as well.
The NUU phones come in Talk only and Talk and Text versions. Geder and TAG recently requested that all versions block video playback and video recording so it's blocked now. The NUU is officially a Carrier Unlocked phone and should work well on At&t and T-Mobile as well. Though you may have some initial trouble getting the APN settings set up correctly.