My dad busted his cell phone a few weeks back (or so we thought.. more on this later) and we needed to get him a quick, cheap phone. After searching everywhere we picked out the MotoFone F3 from Motorola. We got it new for $30.00 from E-Bay.
MotoFone F3
I would recommend this phone to anyone who needs a cheap but sturdy phone for everyday use. It would also be a wonderful phone for parents to give kids because of the simplistic nature of the phone. There’s no web, no pictures, and it’s even hard to send/receive text messages.
The MotoFone is very very durable and uses an E-Ink display that doesn’t use any glass. This means you can drop it, step on it, and nothing happens outside of a few scratches.
The aesthetics of this phone are not bad, it looks like a Motorola SLVR. I actually have the L9 and love it for the camera and high res screen. The F3 on the other hand does not have a camera and only has a monochrome screen. While using the phones most onlookers would not be able to tell the difference.
Let’s not forget the E-Ink display that maximizes the battery life and is very easy to read in nearly any light (indiglow backlight).. Construction of the phone is good, call quality is better than I expected too. I give this phone 2 thumbs up and my dad loves it. So if you’ve got a child,parent, or just don’t feel like having all the bells & whistles then this phone is a smash hit!
