Recommendations for an inexpensive unlocked non-smart phone with good voice quality and reception?

December 3, 2011 1:05 PM

Recommendations for an inexpensive unlocked non-smart phone with good voice quality and reception?

Any recommendations for an inexpensive unlocked non-smart phone with the following features?

AT&T Network (I am off contract and want to stay off contract)

Top priorities:
-Good call reception
-Good voice quality listening and speaking
-Long battery life
-Bluetooth (Will work with a Plantronics Voyager Pro+)
-Cheap (I would like to keep this less than $100)

Secondary priorities:
-Port for wired headset
-Preferably small flip phone (I used to a Tracfone Motorola w376g which I liked the form factor)
-Preferably Quad band

It is really hard to find advice on non-smart unlocked phones and would appreciate some user feedback. Want this phone to have very good call quality as I want to drop my land line.

posted by cycleback to Technology (2 answers total)

I have auditory processing issues so call quality is very important to me (otherwise I can't understand a word that people are saying). I had a Motorola Razr flip (Verizon) phone that was wonderful. When it finally died I spent about 6 months researching and trying out non-smart phones and they ALL sucked. Honestly. The sound quality difference between them all was negligible. Finally I got an iPhone because if I wasn't going to be able to hear calls, at least I could get my email on my phone.

You can get Motorola Razrs on Ebay. Maybe go that route? They are fantastic phones.
posted by LittleMy at 3:03 PM on December 3, 2011

I've always like Sony Ericsson phones for reception and sound quality. Unfortunately, it looks like they only make smartphones these days, but I see that Newegg has this one available.
You might also take a look at the other no contract phones Newegg has to offer.
posted by nickthetourist at 4:34 PM on December 3, 2011