Nokia 2780 Flip

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.

Ok let's start with the hardware. When it comes to the construction quality of the Nokia 2780, it's SUPER cheap. We know the plastic that HMD started using some time ago, when moving from the 2720 to the 2760, was a downgrade. However, when I picked up my new 2780, it fell even below my already low expectations. The lid is TERRIBLY wobbly. In fact, you can close it and it will still wobble from side to side, making you feel as if at some point it will tear apart from the rest of the body. Also, the USB-C port only works one way, defeating the whole purpose of USB type C. Sometimes you just forget about this, plug the cable, and then realize after a few hours that your phone is dead because you didn't plug the cable "the right way". Regarding the software, it's totally amateur stuff. Even for the most BASIC stuff. I will list all my current issues with this phone, in no particular order: 1. The clock app is buggy AS HELL. Sometimes a scheduled alarm won't go off at all. Sometimes you disable or even delete the alarms and they will still sound. I've even seen something as weird as two or 10 alarms ringing at the same time -- imagine the alarm going off with some sort of insufferable and schizoid "echo" that doesn't stop, even after pressing the corresponding buttons over and over again. 2. The WiFi connection drops regularly (every 10 minutes or so). Not sure if this is on the software or hardware side though. 3. This one is particularly BIZARRE -- from time to time, the big clock on the main screen will show a different time from the small one on the top left corner. You have to way several seconds before seeing the right time. What the heck? 4. The contacts app is SUPER slow. For instance, I have set it up so it displays my contacts by last name. After you open it, you have to wait between 2-3 seconds for it to rearrange itself. (My list is not even over 100 contacts btw.) 5. It lacks a Spanish dictionary, despite advertising otherwise. Supposedly, the device comes with predictive keyboard for both English and Spanish. Yet when you choose Spanish, there is no dictionary, and despite the fact that you chose said language, it will change to English when texting. 6. Sometimes the phone will restart randomly after closing the lid. In general, there are several "details" around the whole system that look and feel unfinished or WAY too buggy, even for casual or basic use. I mean, if you can't even use this phone as an alarm, it doesn't make any sense. Well. At least the Nokia 2780 will make and receive calls. I wouldn't recommend this phone. There are better alternatives in a similar price range when it comes to feature or "dumb" phones!

If you are looking for an old school phone, primarily for phone calls and text messages, then you have made a great choice. I tried it on an European carrier and on T-Mobile and I was able to test text and phone calls without problems. The ring is also great as it features 15 volume scale, the highest suitable for when you place it in pocket or purse. Vibration also works well. Pictures are not of great quality as resolution is quite mediocre. In the end, this is to be expected since, back in time phones like these had similar characteristics. As far as internet (wifi included), I have tested it and it is not great, because you have to use the middle key (the largest one on the keypad) to move the cursor and browse, which, as the many perceptive of you may understand, is not practical, making the browsing experience lengthy. The goal is to have a phone without those features at all.

Good phone but had previously been owned. It was bought as a new phone and when I went to set up the Wi-fi hotspot, it had already been named and a password chosen. Works on both Consumer Cellular (although Wi-fi hot spot is NOT supported) and Mint Mobile (where Wi-fi hot spot IS supported). Quality, crisp calls. Better connectivity than smartphones when it comes to using as a telephone. Texting is pretty quick with the predictive text feature. I don’t use the internet browser or email but the weather works fine. Occasionally, gets colored snow and freezes upon opening it closing but it passes quickly. This is not a big deal since opening or closing again usually resolves this issue. Restarting helps if it totally freezes but this is not frequent. Phone is lightweight, fits well into a pocket or purse. Great for the basics with a little extra if needed. Deducted one star to its “new” status not being true. But the phone was in good great condition. Just wish seller had been honest about its status, thus offering a fair price on a pre-owned device. Would recommend since many flip phones out there lack sound quality.

No WhatsApp support ...

Bought this for my mom but had to return because there’s no Whatsapp and Facebook app which we wanted to use to chat and data call her. Overall a very good phone for senior people but only for calls and texts.

This does NOT come with a Uk plug only an american plug!!?

This phone is not universal it is locked to Telstra and wont accept my sim. Very disappointing.

Mi papá tiene 69 años, y desde hace años, solo sabe usar los celulares de "tapita". Con el pasar de los años ha sido muy difícil conseguir, siempre son celulares de marca zuum o algo por el estilo. Pero no duran ni 2 años. Como son equipos muy baratos, siempre se le compra uno nuevo que encontremos en el mercado. Cuando vimos este equipo y vimos que ya tenía tecnología 4G y llamadas VOLTE, o sea, un equipo con tecnología de un smartphone, no le pensamos. Teclado fácil de usar, buen sonido y una claridad de llamadas como nunca. Estamos muy felices, tanto que compramos 1 equipo adicional para reserva en algunos años. Lo usamos con TELCEL y sin problemas. No funciona para redes ALTAN.