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by guylhem 4233 days ago
I used that exact phone (well, it had a different plastic shell was called "cardphone" - no bluetooth) for a year as my main cell phone.

It worked very well, had about 3 days of battery time (given my uses). The best part is that I never forgot it, given how small it was - always there with my credit cards

Unfortunately, the headphone died after a bad fall (I could still use on speakermode).

I'll be very happy to buy a new one, especially it has bluetooth now. (if there's someone from China I would be interested, it usually sells for 3 times as much on ebay :-)

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I have been using a Motorola "FONE" (or F3, or "MOTO FONE") for the last 2 years. It does nothing but make calls. Well, I guess it has an alarm and it also has redial.

It also has an e-ink screen, which is mildly interesting.

It was designed and built for emerging markets that might not have reliable electricity, hence the e-ink and other battery saving measures.

I love it. Very small. The only problem is that it is 2G and I have some trouble in some places. I suspect that 2G service is not well maintained or observed these days ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Fone

Where did you find one? That was my phone through college and one of my favorite pieces of design ever. the screen was phenomenal and the interaction fairly unique.