Verizon Picks up Alcatel Go Flip

I have had this phone for five days. After turning off mobile data, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi, I haven't charged it since the first day, and it still has over 50% of the battery charge remaining. If you use this phone as a smartphone, I'm sure the battery would deplete much, much more rapidly. As a replacement for my ancient flip phone, i.e., for making voice calls, though, it is a fine device. Sound quality on both the receiving and sending side are excellent--better than my old flip phone and at least as good as my smartphones. The buttons are quite large and easy to see and use in all lighting. A couple of complaints: 1. When a text arrives, the notification disappears from the outside screen after a few seconds, although the notification icon...
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