AT&T PREPAID Cingular Flip 2 Prepaid Feature Phone - Dark Gray (4 GB)

My dad has never been tech savvy. But now he’s got some cognitive issues and the smartphone has become truly alien. I bought him a Sonim brick, which has a loud ring and a loud speakerphone and minimal menus and buttons - he said it was too complicated.So I got him the Cingular Flip 2. I have an AT&T family plan and we already had a line for him, but the SIM card from the Sonim was too big to fit into the Flip. I did a chat with an account CSR at AT&T and she activated the SIM card that came with the Flip. I did a power cycle and it didn’t take, but it DID when I pulled the battery completely out.The ring isn’t super loud but I might be able to install a louder mp3. The speaker is great, talk sounds good from both directions, he’s slightly hearing impaired and he says it’s loud enough.If you flip it open in answers the call, if you flip it closed it hangs up. The buttons are all big and they all light up. The manual is short and easy to understand.He likes it.

Easy for my older parent to use. He didn’t like having a smart phone so I am grateful that I was able to purchase this one through Amazon. I went to the AT&T store and they weren’t in stock and we’re more expensive. While standing in the store I pulled up my Amazon app and ordered it in front of the sales associate. It arrived the in a two day time frame which wasn’t an issue, but I did have a problem removing the back to insert the battery.

I'm a 21 year old who wanted to switch from a smartphone just because I was tired of feeling "connected" all the time.I bought this because it was moderately priced, low-tech, and would work with my SIM. I took my nanoSIM out of my iPhone and stuck it in the phone (didn't use the prepaid SIM), it booted up no problem, and has been perfect for texting and calling. In the past I have tried to use other flip phones but have ended up returning them because they wouldn't accept my SIM. These days it can be hard to find cell plans which will work with flip phones, I don't know the exact issue, but I always was prompted to buy a second plan which I didn't want to do. It was really nice how easy it was to just put my old SIM in here, keep the same number and plan. I had it set up in an hour.The only problems I've had is there is no way to block numbers, and when sending picture messages, the pictures often don't send for hours until after they've said they're delivered. The ringtone is also pretty quiet, even at max volume, so I sometimes miss texts. Not the end of the world though.Other than that, I was really pleased with how easy this was to set up and use. Would reccomend to anyone (old or young) thinking about going retro.

I bought this phone for my mother who is tired of smartphones and wants something super simple. My grandmother has this phone (which was bought directly from AT&T), and it has been working well for years, so I figured this would be great for my mom. Upon receiving the product, the first thing I noticed was that the phone has the AT&T globe on the front but says "Alcatel" on the inside (which it shouldn't, it should have the AT&T globe on both sides). The second thing I noticed was that the phone did not look new. There was also an outbound call made on the phone to emergency number 112, which is Europe's 911. Weird, but as long as it works, it doesn't matter, right?Except the phone does not work as it should. When on a phone call, you can hear the other person just fine, but they cannot hear you. I called my mom on her "brand new" phone, and her voice kept cutting in and out. When I did hear her, she sounded like she was in a bubble of some sort. It is essentially impossible to use the phone for the one thing it's made for--phone calls.The phone itself is great if bought directly from AT&T. However, I do not recommend buying it from Amazon.

Product came packaged carefully. Set up was easy and much better quality than my last.

seems to be a nice phone. it has large buttons. my problem is the print on the screen. from what I saw,, I thought there was large print. there is a setting to make print large but was not very large. I have macular degeneration. I need large print & bold print. for this reason, I had to return it. the problem is with instructions. I had the same problem with instructions with another at&t phone. it took me two days to figure out how to remove the pre-inserted sims card. I went to consumer cellular alcatel flip phone video. they have videos for everything on this phone. I looked at the video on how to rerurn sims card. I had it removed in 5 minutes. each time I wanted to do something on the phone I looked at one of consumer cellular;s videos. at&t should have such videos.

Good phone for an older adult. I needed it for my dad who lives overseas, thankfully I was able to get it unlocked with no issues. It actually has wifi access. It was well worth the price because he can understand how to use it. Hopefully it will last for a good while.

Ok, it's just a flip phone. But for our intended purpose, it's fine. It is for a reluctant phone user to have for emergencies. It seems to work fine, is easy to use, seems sturdy, good value for money.