But flip phones weren't ideal for texting as you had to press a key up to three times to land on the letter you want, not to mention super-small screens.

At the beginning, I pissed off my friends and family. I was a bad texter before I got a flip phone. Now, I was also a slow texter. My initial messages were answered with scornful comments about green ...

In 2021, texting/messaging is the primary form of communication, but Danae started to grapple with the sheer tediousness of trying to send even the most basic messages: “I can’t type that!

The Nokia 2780 can use Google Maps, but for texting it's stuck on SMS and MMS. James Martin/CNET Basic flip phones could still use better texting ...

I spent $9 on a flip phone, plus $120 for a year of unlimited talk and text on a new number. For the last five months, I haven’t carried an iPhone with me, just my flip phone.

Flip phones have always been the go-to for talk and text — but today's flips have games, apps, and web surfing. We rounded up the best that you can buy in 2023.

Did T9 texting drive me crazy? Definitely. Was it worth doing? Absolutely. ... So this December, I made a radical change. I ditched my $1,300 iPhone 15 for a $108 Orbic Journey — a flip phone.

Again, this isn't surprising because the Flip 3 is dumb phone designed to handle simple functions like calling, texting, and basic app usage. TCL Flip 3 battery life TCL claims that the flip phone ...

Flip phones are having a moment. It’s true: People are snatching up those basic clamshell throwbacks of the early 2000s faster than a bag of discounted Reese’s the day after Halloween. The ...

Because time is a flat circle, flip phones are hot right now. Skip to main content. The homepage. ... These phones are a far cry from the phone that you mastered T9 texting on in college.

Home; Entertainment And News; Woman Teaches Daughter Lesson By Getting Her Flip Phone As First Phone—'Thank You I Guess' She taught her daughter the art of T9 texting.