As reported a few days ago, I lost my env2 phone. When I call it, it doesn't answer and text messages to it with instructions to "call home if found" have gone unanswered.

There were lots of great suggestions about hitting the refurb store. I think I'm going to do that.

I'm looking at reviews of the current and last generation of "budget" phones. I'm looking for something preferably with a keypad and just basic browsing, checking mail, etc.

I don't have an expensive data plan, rather I'm on a grandfathered data/voice plan that'll let me use internet services on nights and weekends for free and during the week it'll just eat into my minutes. I'm more than happy with that since it's very inexpensive.

Any recommendations for a budget phone? Again, keypad nice for texting and limited browsing/mail. Decent battery life and sound quality. Doesn't have to be the smallest, lightest or hippest. Just share any phone you are happy/unhappy with and why.

Edit: or a link to a good, review site.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/04/2009 04:31PM by Wailer.

I'd say just check craigslist and ebay. Find one you like that is an older model and then check those places. That is what I have done when my phones have broken.

Thanks. I think I'll just activate my old phone until I find something on CL.

LG VX8360.
Damn near perfect if you like a basic phone.

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Thanks Black. I just saw that one today for $40 (after rebate) if I renew my subscription for 2 more years.

I liked it a lot even though it didn't have a keyboard. I think I might actually get used to the t9 input. I don't do a lot of texting.

I'll check out some reviews and see what if anyone is selling a used one for cheap.

Thanks again for the suggestion!