Nokia 2780 Flip | Unlocked | Universally Compatible with All Mobile Carriers | Black

This flip phone is exactly what an a teenager who is addicted to social media needs. It allows my child to make and receive phone calls, as well as to do basic texts. A simple call to T-Mobile customer service on her prepaid Sim card plan allowed me to shut the data off. It does have Wi-Fi so if your goal is to eliminate social media, you’re going to have to block this device on your router. I have Comcast and it allows me to Restrict Wi-Fi access based upon each device attached to the network. Don’t underestimate your child’s ability to find other Wi-Fi sources, but the operating system on this phone render it relatively useless. The phone can still access the Internet through an installed browser in the operating system, but it’s fairly rudimentary and , I suspect that it in effect eliminates the desire for social media since it’s so difficult to type out a sentence on a numeric keypad. So my recommendation is 1) buy this flip phone 2) get a T-Mobile, prepaid Sim card and pair it to your child’s cell phone number after you’ve ported the number to T-Mobile 3) select the $10 a month prepaid plan 4) call T-Mobile customer service and ask them to shut off the data on that phone number. They will give you our time and tell you that that isn’t an option, but it is an option and you just need to continue to insist on it and speak to a supervisor if they aren’t willing or able to do what you’re asking. 5) finally, block, access to Wi-Fi on your router for this device. If you do those five things, you may have a chance to have your child back and hopefully pull them away from the devastating draw of social media.

This phone is overall, pretty mediocre. If you're an older individual just looking for something simple that calls your grandchildren, has a great battery life, and isn't bulky. This might be a good choice for you. However, if you're looking for something that is a debloat from a smartphone to a flip phone. There are serious issues with this approach.tl:drtexting is really bad because of ghosting through physical haptics (you will get a double press sometimes, or no press!) and the volume button is on the side of the device, meaning that when it's in your pocket, the device will randomly change volume from nothing>vibrate>low volume> high volume. Meaning that you can miss phone calls. You CANNOT disable the side buttons! (also no dimming/red light feature for evenings if you're into that)This phone runs KaiOS, and it's rather slow overall. When the phone rings, sometimes the contact name doesn't show up. The speed at which you can navigate menus is clunky, and it shows sorely that this isn't an environment that has had millions if not billions of dollars spent on research on the UI. Texting on any flip phone is always cumbersome, but this things is straight up poor. You can ghost a double, or no presses despite the physical haptic feedback, holding the back button DELETES your message instead of rapidly backspacing like on modern phones (lost a 20 min message I was typing on this slow thing).To put it plainly, it's a cheap phone that doesn't do anything except calls. I suppose that's what flip phones are supposed to do primarily, but the fact that it has texting, GPS, and photos baked in with absolutely no quality just makes it seem like it's more than it is.Also I bought 3 of these, one for myself, and two for my grandparents. The build quality isn't always the same, sometimes the battery doesn't fit quite properly and can come loose while in your pocket, or just randomly reset the phone from losing power for a split second.Probably the actual worst aspect of the phone, is the fact that changing the ring volume are physical buttons on the side of the phone. These buttons work EVEN WHEN THE PHONE IS CLOSED! This means that when you have it in your pocket, the volume of the device will be random, anywhere from absolutely silent, to rumble, to low volume to high. The fact that you cannot lock the buttons to not work while the phone is closed is absolutely baffling and makes this phone go from decent to poor in my eyes. It's not something that gets in your way quite as often as you might think, but it's definitely enough to cause you pain.After using this for 3 years I simple have to go back to a smart phone, the quality of simple flip phones is just too poor to excuse.

I bought this flip phone as a punishment for my teenage daughter because her grades were not good. I didn't want her to be unable to get ahold of me while she was grounded from her smartphone, so I got her this flip phone. She hated not having her beloved smartphone so much that she brought her grades up just to get it back.I set out to find the simplest, most durable phone for my girl while she improved her grades and I found just that. It does have texting features, but you really have to work for the messages (MDC). The screen size is not the biggest, you can lock the phone, and it has internet (it's not the most convenient -which should be fine if you don’t plan to use internet much on your phone). If you're looking to buy this phone for its simplicity, then you've found the one. I love that I can just pop her SIM card in there anytime she's grounded or I feel like she's spending too much time on her phone. Such a basic phone! But it did exactly what I wanted it to…I should also mention the color we picked was pretty accurate.Oh! And I guess I should also mention that my daughter did get sick of the flip phone and worked very hard to earn her phone back! Lol