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From: Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
Subject: Re: OT Do high-functioning flip phones need data plan?
Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2024 22:36:14 -0000 (UTC)
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micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
> In comp.mobile.android, on Wed, 3 Jul 2024 07:39:12 -0000 (UTC), Chris
> <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
>>> OT  If a flip phone something like the one below can do all these
>>> things, including at the end, internet, do you have to get a data plan
>>> for it, just like the one I have, with what 2gig data, or do they have
>>> plans for flippone with say 100 megs of data? 
>>> 
>>> Multi Functional Flip Phone: The flip phone supports dual SIM support,
>>> dual SIM cards and memory cards with a maximum capacity of 16GB (not
>>> included). Camera, music and video player, picture viewer, Bluetooth,
>>> voice recorder, radio, calendar, alarm clock, games, calculator,
>>> flashlight, Internet and other functions.
>>> 
>>> https://www.amazon.com/Mobile-Unlocked-Seniors-Senior-Button/dp/B0C9D8JJ2J/ref=asc_df_B0C9D8JJ2J/
>> 
>> Do not buy. It only supports 2G which is more or less phased out everywhere
>> or at the very least will be very, very patchy. Get a 4G Doro if that's the
>> type of phone you want. 
> 
> Okay, thanks, I won't buy that one, but my question still remains.  Do
> flip phones with internet functions require buying a data plan? 

Not necessarily. If the phone supports wifi then you can access the
internet via any available wifi. 

> Are there especially cheap data plans for phones like the one above (not
> the one above but a modern flip phone without the objection you point
> out.)   A lot of flip phones are sold by specific commpanies that market
> to old people, iiuc. Consumer Cellular maybe, or maybe Cricket. Do
> companies like that include data in their low-cost plans?  

Why not ask them?

>>> How much internet do they do? 
> 
> How much internet do they do?  

Internet isn't a quantity. Rephrase please.