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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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Alcatel/TCL Go Flip (6)
Alcatel TCL Flip 2, From Tracfone or Amazon
TCL Classic 4058C, Sold on TCL
TCL Classic, From Cricket
TCL Flip Go, From UScellular
TCL Flip Go, From T-Mobile

Probably the successor to the LG Classic. $20 for the Tracfone version. Runs very well.
TAG can Kasher, Also @kosher_cellutions kashers, and there are people working on a free filter as well.

Update (9/22/22): A free talk/text filter is available. Filter with Waze (and maybe more) coming soon!

Not to be confused with the tcl 4056 phones which look the same but run KaiOs and are much buggier.

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, delicate, suffers from durability issues
Not sold anymore. Street price is over $400.

LG Classic Flip L125 – Tracfone (DDF Topic)
•   Can be  koshered: Yes
Decent phone from a well-known manufacturer
Successor to the LG Exalt, 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 were shrunk a little to make it a little less unwieldly to hold . . The street price of $30 is has jumped and it now hovering at about $150.

Compatible Networks;
•   Tracfone (and all Tracfone sub-carriers, like: Net10, Total Wireless, Wing and possibly more)

Koshering services;
•   http://kosherlgclassic.com/ (Talk Only $24.99 or Custom $29.99, strong)
•   http://filterlg.com/ (free, strong, but has limitation READ INSTRUCTIONS)
•   https://www.apps4flip.com/lgclassicflip/ (Remove apps with ADB, no reset protection)
•   Tag, Geder, and Meshumer locations can install a block as well

Probably the best quality phone from all the cheap (you can get it for like $30) phones, but the big limitation is that it's carrier locked to Tracfone carriers and cannot be used with normal Verizon plans or other Verizon MVNOs, Until it has active service for a year two months.

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 messaging app and fm radio) Also not sold. Replaced by the LG Wine 2 LTE

LG Wine 2 LTE (U.S. Cellular)
Not applicable


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 $250

Kyocera DuraXV LTE E-4610
•   Can be  koshered: Yes

Compatible Networks;
•   Verizon (4g)
•   ATT (3g),
•   T-Mobile (2g, bad reception)

Similar to Kyocera Cadence above but in a slightly bigger, rugged package. And added video playback capability. Great choice if you can find a good one.

Kyocera DuraXV Extreme E-4810
MSRP: $240

•   Can be  koshered: Yes

Compatible Networks;
•   Verizon (4g)
•   ATT (3g),
•   T-Mobile (4g)

Successor to the DuraXV above. More rugged, Thicker, Heavier. Now with USB-C!
Message+ Replaced with a slower clunkier messaging app.

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. Sluggish response to key presses. Cheap build quality


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. Seems to be a bit better than the competition in the "Easy to buy straight from Verizon" category


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)
ATT (4g)
T-Mobile (4g)
Cheap price, cheap quality. Buttons seem to wear out pretty quickly.

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.
Many many different iterations of these. Some can be filtered. Some cannot. Most are bad phones.

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.

Sonim xp3800
Compatible Networks;
Verizon (4g)
ATT (4g)
Unlocked versions available

Great phone, similar to the Kyocera DuraXV series
Can be kashered by TAG

Sunbeam
Compatible Networks;
•   Verizon (4g)
•   ATT (4g),
•   T-Mobile (4g)

Can be purchased kashered by TAG
Has a very good voice-to-text option @ $5 a month

Ans F30 Kosher
Offered by meshimer
Compatible Networks;
•   Verizon (4g)

Fig Kosher flip
Sold koshered

Nokia 6300 4G GSM
Sold koshered

Compatible Networks;
•   ATT (4g)
•   T-Mobile (4g)

Other niche options you may want to look into, and up and coming:

Keyphone  https://keyphone.tech
Mindphone  https://greentouchstore.com/pages/mind
Light phone ii $350 E-ink phone   https://www.thelightphone.com]T-Mobile
Punkt MP02    https://www.punkt.ch/en/products/mp02-4g-mobile-phone/

In Short (for most people)

Verizon- Find the Kyocera Cadence or Kyocera DuraXV E-4610
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

Site that allow you to search based on features and network -
https://dumbphones.pory.app/

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.

UPDATE: I switched to the Kyocera Cadence and overall, its pretty good.
I also have answers to my questions. To be very brief:
Real operating systems cost $$$$ and no one is willing to put in that much for a basic phone. They all use android (free) Or KaiOS (free and terrible) which dont come readily set up for a flip and have to be "stuffed in". Fulll android+cheapest hardware= Mess
Its hard for small companies to make their own phone due to the massive costs of certification approval and similar.


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Re: REVIVE THE FLIP PHONE
« Reply #1081 on: December 19, 2020, 08:24:31 PM »
Your phone is branded one way usually to work with a gsm or cdma network.
 What's your imei number, or what's the model number?
do you have an answer to this?
when buying a Tracfone lg classic, what towers do they use?Tracfone sells sims for VZ T-mobile and AT&T.

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Re: REVIVE THE FLIP PHONE
« Reply #1082 on: December 19, 2020, 09:04:04 PM »
do you have an answer to this?
Depends on what device you buy.
 Walmart sells a TMobile(GSM branded) and an CDMA one.

While TracFone seems to only sell the Verizon(CDMA) branded one.
Which is now avlb for $19.99

 If you look at the info supplied or run the IMEI number on one of these free sites online it should tell you the status of the device.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Wmt-Family-Mobile-Wfm-Lg-Classic-Flip-L125dl-Gsm/812717006
Gsm $30

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Tracfone-Wireless-LG-Classic-Flip-8GB-Black-Prepaid-Flip-Phone/679025506?findingMethod=wpa
Tracfone cdma $30

https://shop.tracfone.com/shop/en/tracfonestore/phones/tf-lg-classic-flip-l125dl
CDMA
Tracfone $19.99
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« Reply #1083 on: December 19, 2020, 09:07:28 PM »
Where can I find the IMEI?
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« Reply #1084 on: December 19, 2020, 09:13:54 PM »
Where can I find the IMEI?
Back of the device, under the battery.
 Or dial *#06#
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« Reply #1085 on: December 19, 2020, 09:18:06 PM »
Decent price for an LG classic flip and one year of service.

$19.99 for the device and then for 1200 min(20hrs a month) 1200 text and 1.2gb( seems whatever you don't use will be carried over the next month.)
 If you're using a flip phone there's no reason to have 1.2 GB.
$99 for the 365 day plan and each month Usage resets.

 And then you can use a referral code to get another 8,000 bonus points good enough for some more free service.

   I have yet to refer anyone as of yet so I'm still holding by 5,000 points but there's many referral codes out there for 8k.
  And then even more from the stuff that's not allowed to be discussed here.

 And use the code Holiday25 for another $5 off the phone and service bundled together.
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Re: REVIVE THE FLIP PHONE
« Reply #1086 on: December 19, 2020, 09:30:16 PM »
It tells me Carrier = Tracfone. Doesn't say anything about GSM or CDMA :(
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« Reply #1087 on: December 19, 2020, 09:43:47 PM »
The part number written under the battery is gplg125dcgb. Does that tell us anything? (It's different than both the part numbers listed on walmart.com for the two versions linked upthread.)
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« Reply #1088 on: December 20, 2020, 11:22:02 AM »
Okay I just chatted with tracfone, the phone sold at Target is a Verizon CDMA phone.
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« Reply #1089 on: December 20, 2020, 11:41:32 AM »
is there a way to forward my sms messages to another number?

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Re: REVIVE THE FLIP PHONE
« Reply #1090 on: December 20, 2020, 02:39:17 PM »
is there a way to forward my sms messages to another number?
assuming you're asking about a flip phone, no. Google voice is great for forwarding messages if that works for you, I have also heard of apps that do it on a smartphone (never used them).

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Re: REVIVE THE FLIP PHONE
« Reply #1091 on: December 20, 2020, 03:06:19 PM »
Depends on what device you buy.
 Walmart sells a TMobile(GSM branded) and an CDMA one.

While TracFone seems to only sell the Verizon(CDMA) branded one.
Which is now avlb for $19.99

 If you look at the info supplied or run the IMEI number on one of these free sites online it should tell you the status of the device.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Wmt-Family-Mobile-Wfm-Lg-Classic-Flip-L125dl-Gsm/812717006
Gsm $30

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Tracfone-Wireless-LG-Classic-Flip-8GB-Black-Prepaid-Flip-Phone/679025506?findingMethod=wpa
Tracfone cdma $30

https://shop.tracfone.com/shop/en/tracfonestore/phones/tf-lg-classic-flip-l125dl
CDMA
Tracfone $19.99
I just got this from Tracfone chat.
"This phone has a dual network since the model number has "DL' at the end. It can be used both on CDMA and GSM network."

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« Reply #1092 on: December 20, 2020, 03:17:23 PM »
I just got this from Tracfone chat.
"This phone has a dual network since the model number has "DL' at the end. It can be used both on CDMA and GSM network."
Where did you buy it?
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Re: REVIVE THE FLIP PHONE
« Reply #1093 on: December 20, 2020, 09:09:48 PM »
Where did you buy it?
Didnt buy yet, but want a phone that I can use on sprint/T-mobile once it's unlocked.

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« Reply #1094 on: December 20, 2020, 09:10:44 PM »
Didnt buy yet, but want a phone that I can use on sprint/T-mobile once it's unlocked.
So what did they mean by "this phone"? were they referring to buying it from tracfone.com?
If they mean wherever you buy it, then one of our chat reps didn't know what they were talking about.
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Re: REVIVE THE FLIP PHONE
« Reply #1095 on: December 20, 2020, 09:43:56 PM »
Didnt buy yet, but want a phone that I can use on sprint/T-mobile once it's unlocked.
If you do find a way to unlock it, please keep me in the loop.
  Unless you plan on using it for a year?

 For me i rather pay $99 for a year of service than pay an exorbitant amount amount like $50 for an unlocking service.
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« Reply #1096 on: December 20, 2020, 09:45:53 PM »
Does the phone unlock automatically after a year?
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« Reply #1097 on: December 20, 2020, 10:10:29 PM »
Does the phone unlock automatically after a year?
Seems that's when they'll unlock it for you.
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« Reply #1098 on: December 20, 2020, 10:16:18 PM »
If you do find a way to unlock it, please keep me in the loop.
  Unless you plan on using it for a year?

 For me i rather pay $99 for a year of service than pay an exorbitant amount amount like $50 for an unlocking service.
I assume that the plan Iposted above from ebay, was 1200 min for 365 days of service, should trigger the unlcoking.
I wouldn't use the phone for the year. but I'll have an unlocked phone after the the year, for just 19.99 for the phone and $20 for 1 year of service.

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« Reply #1099 on: December 20, 2020, 10:17:17 PM »
I assume that the plan Iposted above from ebay, was 1200 min for 365 days of service, should trigger the unlcoking.
I wouldn't use the phone for the year. but I'll have an unlocked phone after the the year, for just 19.99 for the phone and $20 for 1 year of service.
Don't think it was $20 for the year!
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