Comments on: What’s the difference between a “feature” phone and a smartphone?

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7 questions to ask yourself before buying a new phone | here's the thing — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:39:19 +0000

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By: Ben Patterson

Ben Patterson — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:10:00 +0000

In reply to FoxFox.

I’ve been looking for one over at wireless.att.com and can’t find anything—or at least, not anything that isn’t a smartphone.

Anyone else out there have any ideas?

By: FoxFox

FoxFox — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:27:00 +0000

I’m looking for a cell phone with good video camera capability – many have 720p and 30 fps. But I don’t need any smartphone features at all. Only the ability to make and receive phone calls. I won’t even be texting. I only get AT&T service here in the rural area where I live, so AT&T is my carrier. If I understand SIM cards correctly, that means I cannot use an unlocked Microsoft Kin Two because it is CDMA and has no SIM card in it. Since I won’t be using any data features (not even texting), I don’t want to pay for an AT&T data plan, either. So that rules out any AT&T Smartphone, since now AT&T requires you to have at least the minimum ($15/mo) data plan with any smartphone they sell (such as the refurbished Samsung Captivate for $9.95).

Is there a GSM featurephone (not smartphone) with 720p video camera?

By: Can I get Gmail through AT&T’s $50 unlimited GoPhone plan? (reader mail) | here's the thing

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:40:08 +0000

[…] AT&T only offers unlimited web access through its $50 GoPhone plan if you’re using a basic “feature” phone. If you get a smartphone, you’ll have to pay extra for web and data […]