Buy Used Cell Phones

It's easy to forget that cell phones are really just phones which you can carry around and use like any other phone with a landline.  With new models, there are lots of non-phone or communication features which over time has made the phone a communication device and less of a phone.

I realized this the other day while commuting.  There was a blind man sitting across from me and he was dialing on his phone.  After checking that the phone was ringing, he shut down the phone, and took off the casing to replace the battery.  It seems that he was not getting any indication that the phone's battery still had any charge.  After going through his clutch bag, retrieving the spare battery, replacing the phone's battery, closing the phone case, and then stowing the other battery, he again made his call.  It worked out fine as he was able to make his connection.

The blind man was using an old Nokia 3200 or 3300 series which had no other features but being a GSM phone capable of voice or text messaging.  Obviously, he didn't have any need of the voice messaging feature either.  A blind man might appreciate a voice dialling feature.  But that would be the limit of what he needs in a phone.  Additionally, the older model Nokia enables the easy replacement of battery.  Though changing phone skins is not something I think he would be in a position to appreciate, I would guess that being able to easily find replacement casings is another advantageous feature.

This is one old phone which is not in any danger of being replaced any time soon.  And this is one cell phone user who would not be looking at features other than voice communication.  I would guess, when he does get around to replacing the phone, he'd still try to find a (used) Nokia 3200- or 3300-series.