4g dumb phone - any recs?

[woody1]

My 20-odd year old Nokia 6310 is still going strong, and on the original battery, but the giffgaff (O2) 2g network is starting to get a bit flaky eg. texts not always arriving promptly.

I've got a smartphone but it's much heavier and bulkier, and I don't want to lug that around every day.

I know Nokia aren't Nokia anymore but I'll probably get another one.

Anyone recommend anything else?
Thanks

[sadkingbilly]

My 20-odd year old Nokia 6310 is still going strong, and on the original battery, but the giffgaff (O2) 2g network is starting to get a bit flaky eg. texts not always arriving promptly.

I've got a smartphone but it's much heavier and bulkier, and I don't want to lug that around every day.

I know Nokia aren't Nokia anymore but I'll probably get another one.

Anyone recommend anything else?
Thanks

anything else?, another 2g 'phone? or another mobile co?

i had to retire a perfectly fine LG 3G which was thin, light and petite.
all the bloody 5G phones are monstrosities now.
i settled for a secondhand galaxy s22 which was the smallest i could find*.

*i won't have an I-anything in the house. i hate apple and its smug little ecosystem.

[woody1]

anything else?, another 2g 'phone? or another mobile co?

A 4G dumb phone. HMD (badged as Nokia) do a few eg. 110.

But maybe there are better makes?

[WTFH]

I've seen adverts for the Doro Leva L10, but can't vouch for it. It might be aimed more at those of advanced years rather than young whipper snappers.

[woody1]

BTW, one thing to watch for, if you're buying online, is a lot of phones are advertised as 4G when they ain't.

For example, Nokia's 105 and 106 have several editions; many are advertised as 4G but only the later ones really are.

Similar goes for mobile broadband routers; there are a lot of false claims of 5G connectivity.

[courtg9000]

needed to pick one of these up today, so....
Might this suit you Sir? https://www.argos.co.uk/product/3034...hone:30:1065:2

[woody1]

needed to pick one of these up today, so....
Might this suit you Sir? https://www.argos.co.uk/product/3034...hone:30:1065:2

Except it says it's only 2G. There's even a Q&A confirming this. At least Argos are honest about this, which is more than can be said for other online sellers.

There is a later edition of the 105 which is 4G.

As I said above, I'm already having problems with 2G, and I suspect this may get worse before it's finally switched off in 3 or 4 years time.