I thought I'd Be Stuck with a Flip-Phone Forever, but ... I'm sorta "Upgrading"
@mythociate (21432)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
May 14, 2021 7:19pm CST
AT&T told my roommate that my old flip-phone wouldn't connect to our plan soon, so she got me a new 'flip-phone' that will still be on our plan.
(I put "flip-phone" in 'quip-marks' because--while the new phone is about the same size-&-shape (& 'foldability') as my old flip-phone--I don't think it suffers the same "lacks" as the old flip-phones (which aren't connected to the Internet, don't receive photos, don't receive videos, and so much else). https://us.alcatelmobile.com/alcatel-smartflip-att/
I'm kinda nervous about my 'upgrade,' so I'm going to review 'the manual' (both the info at the link, and some fliers that I found in the phone's box) on my blog.
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@kaylachan (69258)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 May 21
Foldables are becoming a thing, and many of them have the android OS. And with ATT you've got one solid thing.
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@mythociate (21432)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
15 May 21
"Foldables" ... I like that, a good way to avoid calling them 'flip-phones.' 
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@kaylachan (69258)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 May 21
@mythociate If you do a little research, it's actually a catagory of smart phone. This includes "newer" smartphones, as well as those phones designed to turn into tablets.
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@mythociate (21432)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
15 May 21
@kaylachan That's good; I just don't want my phone to be classified as a "flip-phone" anymore 
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@popciclecold (38626)
• United States
15 May 21
My husband only likes flip phone. But he's in a nursing home.
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@popciclecold (38626)
• United States
15 May 21
@mythociate Oh, I understand. Enjoy.
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@mythociate (21432)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
15 May 21
And I'd be fine with it; but everyone in my family & a lot of my friends use the new technology, and I end up 'out of the loop' if my technology can't receive their content. 
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@RasmaSandra (79648)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 May 21
I loved having a simple flip-top phone but then it broke and now that I really have no one to call for my calling and messaging needs I use Textnow on the laptop for free, No reason to have a monthly fee if there won't be any calls,
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