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Phone as cheap and implistic as a Nokia 3310 but with internet access

arcon5
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Looking for recommendations please guys.... i'm looking for a stupidly cheap and simple phone. Had I not needed internet access i'd just buy a 3310.

But I often search google for new houses and address' etc that aren't on satnav.

Any suggestions>?

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  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    edited 24 May 2014 at 11:23AM
    How much do you want to spend?
    Cheapest smartphones cost just abut £30. They can be a little slow, but will do the job if you don't load them with any rubbish.
    Very good one can be bought for ~£80.

    For the cheapest options see this recent thread: Choice of handset
  • ballyblack
    ballyblack Posts: 5,184 Forumite
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    motorola moto E around £80

    is that too expensive?

    anything cheaper will be slow & frustrating to use
  • Frozen_up_north
    Frozen_up_north Posts: 3,177 Forumite
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    Don't buy one without trying it first... A couple of friends have low end Samsung phones (circa £80 a couple of years ago, sorry can't remember the model) and they are next to useless. Maybe their budget smartphones have improved but these have very sluggish touch screens and a hard to use menu system. Even sending a text message with one is a chore.

    It's almost as if they were deliberately made to perform poorly in order to make potential buyers look to their more expensive models IMHO...
  • ballyblack
    ballyblack Posts: 5,184 Forumite
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    couple of friends have low end Samsung phones (circa £80 a couple of years ago

    i agree
    That's why the Motorola 'E' or 'G' is streets ahead..........fast & modern
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