Any recommendations for a new cell? Requirements are: att service and
free. From the customer reviews on their website they all sound like crap.
But I guess poor sound quality is endemic to the industry. With thanks ...
Get one with a low SAR rating.
Which would mean not getting a "smart phone." For whatever reason,
"smart phones" radiate much more RF than do "non-smart" phones.
"Free" phones aren't free. Their cost is included in your monthly fee.
If you don't plan to use your phone a lot, buy a phone outright and use
PAYGO, maybe AT&T network [AT&T is expensive], but with another provider
like O2, or use T-Mobile network [best deal].
My dad [now over 90 yrs. old] recently got a cheap Nokia 2600--speaker
phone, puny camera, bluetooth, excellent reception, cost <$30. He likes
it, it's easy, but we did have to do the text for inserting address book
entries. Speaker is clear, reception awesome.
Buy either an unlocked phone or AT&T phone. Unlocked is best, so you can
choose network instead of being stuck with one. Nokia phones have best
reception. My husband is still using [infrequently] my old Nokia 6010. I
got rid of Samsung, Moto, and S-E phones because their reception quality
is awful, Moto sounds terrible. Some newer Samsung phones and HTC phones
are better than older ones.
Consider a gently used unlocked phone. I bought my last one on eBay and
saved around $300. When my new Nokia 3220 was stolen, I bought another
one, barely used, online for less than half the retail price. You'll
probably want a speakerphone, maybe bluetooth and a low-res camera.
Betty
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