In Search of a Dumbphone

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In Search of a Dumbphone

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I am going on holiday for a few weeks soon, and as I dont have any Cellular anyway on my Phone, I had the Idea of using a Dumbphone for the duration as trial run, to see if I can do that. Sadly I don't have any old phone lying around any more. And am searching to buy some. Sadly most ones I can find are these typical senior phone that are a bit Pricy and big for my taste.
Do you guys have any suggestions of Dumbphone that is the best case less than 50€ and not to big?
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Last time I looked, I was considering the Nokia 225 4G. If you can find one, they're reasonably cheap. Good luck in your search!
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Update, I bought myself the Nokia 225 4G in a nice Hot Pink :D As it was 40% Cheaper than the Blue Version. It hasn't arrived yet tho. I will report back once I got it
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Please report back!! I've been on a flip phone kick for a few years now, but sometimes there aren't many modern options out there for flippies, or the newer builds feel flimsy, so the "brick" design seems attractive because it seems like you could throw it around. ISO something "adventure ready" :D

I bought the Cat S22 for the robustness and like it very much for that, but its not perfect by any means so am open to options!
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So yeah HMD, the ones I bought it from, cancelled my Order so it never arrived. So I had to use my Smartphone for my Holiday. But while on Holiday my Aunt told me that they get a lot of Phones, especially Flip Phones for Recycling, from her Work and she offered to bring me a selection. I picked one out, a Kyocera S2720 unlocked Verizon varient, While it is defiantly on the Cheap side and I haven't Daily driven it yet. I am going to try it out soon.
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The Kyocera series are quite nice! During my undergrad and early postgrad years in the US, I used one, as I mention in my introduction. The size, durability and capacity to tether have made it the most powerful feature phone without any needless SNS integration or ability to download applications I have ever witnessed. I honestly preferred it over the Nokia 105 which I got on returning to this country, and hearing that Verizon’s Kyoceras can be made to work here is rather encouraging. I might look into unlocking my old US American mobile if I ever need one again.
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