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ZTE Valet
Avg. Rating:
1.88

Great Basic Phone by asvpxill
I currently have this phone and have loved it since I got it back in late January 2014. Its December 2014 now and the only reason I am moving to anoth…

Not Good by lmiller_89
I had two of these phones, and the screen just went out on them both. The first phone lasted for 3 months, and the second phone lasted 9 days. The fea…

Phone and Company review Correspondence by zevicor
Gmail Re: ZTE Valet not turning on out of standby 4 messages mobile@zte.com.cn mobile@zte.com.cn Mon, May 12, 2014 at 4:09 PM Dear Valued ZTE Cu…


Exceeds Expectations by anf2374
What a great phone this is! For the pre-paid segment, this is most likely one of the best phones out there for the end of 2011. - Stock Android 2.3…

Love It by JenMansell
I love this phone. My husband paid much more for his Droid, but his has a few glitches. I have had the Enlighten for about 5 months and have had no …

Dependable by GrinderCB
Just changed from this to a Spectrum, but that was my employer's choice not mine. The Enlighten is definitely a steady-Eddie of a smartphone. Very r…



LG Revere / Revere 2
Avg. Rating:
4.34

Bluetooth is not always Bluetooth by poodlepeople
My wife and I use identical phones to makes things easy on us senior citizens. We decided to make a change last November and have been struggling e…

You Say 'Basic' Like it's a Bad Thing... by tiesan01
Got this phone as my "work phone" on a second line with my family's ancient family plan on Verizon. Our family plan has no data allowance, and I didn'…

Long Review was erased by PhoneScoop! by MountainMike
I'll be damned if I am going to do that review again! PROs: Good Audio - clear & loud Decent signal capture Good battery life (~4 days w. moderat…


Good Solid Phone by Nadesico81
I got this phone as soon as Radio Shack unpacked it out of a shipment. The sales man knew nothing of the phone beside it was for Boost. As soon as we …

Little DYNAMITE by FloDiesel
I received this phone on Monday May 2 . To my surprise this is a amazing little phone Pros : call quality downloads speed easy use screen bright…

A Steal by cynicaldreams
Have owned this phone for about a week now, and so far it's been a steal at $180. PROS: -Good battery life for a smart phone -Android 2.2 (a …



LG GS170 / 420g
Avg. Rating:
3.94

Simple, Elegant, Delicious by GravityFails
As you might have noticed from the FCC ID numbers on this phone's main page, it's identical to the LG420G for Tracfone. And that -- for both T-Mobile …

Very very nice device by Magnagarde
I loved this phone for the single month I used it. It has fantastic reception, is very quick and responsive, and is just a nice phone. Call qualit…

Bad call reception by craig4him
Only bought the phone to make calls. I lived in two different areas that were supposed to have "moderate" reception. Both places I lived I could onl…



Samsung Stride R330 / R335c
Avg. Rating:
2.67

No missed text alert, good otherwise by narn3049
my friend got this phone like 2 weeks ago it might be a different model because it looks a tiny different . he works a lot, and phone sometimes is lay…

An okay phone by emulzer
The R330 is an okay phone. I had it for a week. I do not care about cameras or any of that stuff when i get a phone, the most important thing for me…

A Lemon by champagnebottle
Cons: I had this phone two and a half weeks and it started turning itself off. Then it would take five or ten minutes of working with it to turn back …



LG UX-220 / 220c
Avg. Rating:
3.64

Poor Signal by bringel
Cons: I purchased this phone at wal-mart through Straight Talk which uses the Verizon network. I live in south central Wisconsin, and there is a veri…

Good Basic Phone by hdtravel
My wife has this phone with the StraightTalk service and it is a good basic flip-phone. Good reception, bluetooth, pretty decent build, decent look…

Good basic CDMA phone by wolfdude359
For the price, this is a very good phone. I joined StraightTalk because I didn't have a lot of money to buy a phone from MetroPCS, yet I wanted unlimi…


Great Bang For The Buck! by mtloveskg
Great Qwerty, sleekr yet more substantial feel than the Gravity 1. Web browser is nice, 3G feature a serious plus. Texting great as on the Gravity 1. …

Glitchy by Monker45
I'll give this phone a 2 because when it is working properly it is a decent piece of equipment. I had one since November of '09 and suddenly the end o…

Great 1st Keyboard Phone!! by Wifey_Ma
I've had this phone for 6 days now and I love it. It's my first keyboard phone and Im happy I got it. It's a step up from the first gravity. It has a …



LG LX-290 / 290c
Avg. Rating:
3.22

290C Difficult and customer service terrible by Ironman1331
This LG 290C cell phone w/ pre-paid Tracfone service does the basics. The "manual" thatcomes with it is terrible so it is difficult to learn how …

buyer's remorse by b0rgm1nd
straight talk version = lg290c bluetooth locked down no contact sync (have spend 3 hours trying to hack/workaround with bluesoleil, broadcom, wi…

best CMDA Tracfone by Moonlight on the Water
Granted, this is my first cellphone. And I'm easily entertained. Regardless, I think this is truly a wonderful phone, and the top-of-the-line CMDA pho…



Samsung SGH-T301g
Avg. Rating:
4.34

Great coverage by bronze101
I have this lil samsung slider and for me the best thing about it is the amazing coverage I get with it on Tracfone! In the area I live people are alw…

T301g: Futuristic, yet inexpensive by iq145
Very good Samsung phone and good quality with a lot of desirable features, including the ever popular Sudoku. Camera with excellent resolution (for a …

Awsome Tracfone by GameKing23
The Samsung SGH-T301 is one of the best Tracfone models to date. Out of the three Tracfone models I have owned this one is the best one yet. First up …



Samsung SGH-T101g
Avg. Rating:
2.13

A very bad phone by Cha7520
Buying this phone I thought I was upgrading my tacfone, but I was very disappointed with this phone and had to replace is after a week. This phone is…

Great by narn3049
This is actually a cooler tracphone that 9 dollars is for. A bunch of friend have and like, but then a cousin has and the phone takes awhile to load a…

Tracfone texter by Whittle
With this cheap phone be sure of one thing - what is the phone going to be used for? If you need it to take, and make important business related phone…



Motorola W260g
Avg. Rating:
4

Good basic phone, but no ringtone selection by cat54mom
After 3 weeks of casual use, this seems like a good basic phone for the price, especially if you get it in the "bonus pack" with a car charger, simple…

Poor reception! by MountainMike
I had this phone, the TRACFONE neutered version, and the ability to pull in the AT&T signal from 10+ miles away was poorer than the C-139 and V-170 ph…

The Family phone by lancearmy
Never have had any type of problems with this phone. In fact this phone works so incredibly well that I went out and bought my wife one. With both o…



Motorola W376 / W377
Avg. Rating:
3.68

Motorola battery by twal8
it is a good basic phone, cheep at $10 on sale at target. but, and here is the but, it's battery is terrible. I can almost watch it discharge. I cha…

Very Nice Phone by The Turk
* First off, let me just say that I got this Phone about four weeks ago when Family Dollars Stores had it on sale for $30! For $50 (normal price) this…

W376g instructions by iq145
The only complaint i have about this phone is the User's Manual. It is very very incomplete. They're assuming you'll enjoy figuring out how to operate…



LG 600g
Avg. Rating:
3.28

Love it.. by bronze101
Hey there, I've had this solid little phone for around 3 months and I love it! Great value and love the bluetooth. Probably my biggest pro is being o…

Net10 Review by mudslinger83
this has to be the best phone that net10 has put out, i have good reception everywhere i go have yet to drop a call(central north carolina area) great…

LG 600g by Mark_S
Excellent pre-pay phone. Only problem that I was able to find was the generic "klinky" sounding ringtones and when the ringtone is set on highest volu…



Motorola W175
Avg. Rating:
4.42

Good Phone For the Price by virginmobilefan00
I purchased this phone at Sears on sale for only $10, a couple day ago. I'm not big on Tracfone, but I must say this phone is pretty good for what you…

One of the best yet cheap by viper34787
If your looking for a phone that you call somebody and thats it this is it. When I signed up for Sun Link Wireless a goverment sponserd program I thou…

great basic phone by Hawk6169
PROS: -great battery life -cheap -great reception through tracfone -it holds a lot of contacts -contacts can be on the phone or the sim card. …



Kyocera S1000 / K126c
Avg. Rating:
2.88

not the best phone by Hawk6169
pros: -ok world clock -ok battery for the first 6 months CONS: -phone battery dies in about 3 hours of being on and 40 minutes of talk …

Worst Phone EVER! by littlemiracle9
I've never had a phone that has caused as much hassels and problems that this phone did. I was just sent my 4th replacement phone and decided that its…

CHEAP YET STURDY! by girlymandy
I got this phone about a month ago and it has not disappointed me. I use this as a business phone and although I do like web and picture messaging and…


LG Aloha Sucks by ohtmhf
But that's why I bought it. It's simple. It doesn't even have external volume keys. The volume and call clarity is just as good as any other low-en…

good by dy537
I work for a corporate cellular company as well an go through phones quite often. Reception quality is excellent and the organizing applications are e…

Resonable price~ by jackpot9530
I have had this AX145 for about a week. It is what it is - a cell phone. It makes great calls, has good signal strength and is very good clarity. …



Motorola W370
Avg. Rating:
4

A Best Buy !! by gab5
Having spent the better part of 30 years in the American Corporate sector, retiring as a Program Mgr, cellular phones became a "must have" item for me…

my motow370 by VWBOY1992
i bought this phone from tracfone after using virgin mobile and verizon prepaid phone plans and i came to find that tracfone was the best value for wh…

A Nice Phone by GameKing23
The Motorola W370 is a decent phone offered by Tracfone. I have never had a dropped call with this phone, nor any problems. Build quality is great the…



LG CG225
Avg. Rating:
2.63

HORRIBLE by HOYT1287
I'm actually a cingular sales rep and this phone is horrible... the phone shuts off by itself and there is no reason for it... the camera is not goo…

Unreliable phone by GanetMarV
My wife and I had this phone, LG CG225, for 1 year. It has been a painful year because this phone is unreliable; not only mine but both and both have …

good phone for the price by sfcron
Purchased this phone with Tracfone as the carrier and have had NO problems with it; have found it to be highly reliable. Would highly recommend it to…



Nokia 1110 / 1112
Avg. Rating:
4.13

Living in the Past by GravityFails
At one point in 1998, I realized that I could have paid a total stranger $199 to kick me in the nuts, and it would have accurately simulated the exper…

i own this phone as a freebie by supermark
when i was in the province, there was this local cellular network (sun cellular) who set up their tower in our area. i am one among the 11 people in …

Nokia 1112 old looks, but first class performance by Spiritman
PROS: Sound = From a land line phone reception is clear and a person would not think it is a cell phone when listen to it. Also the volume can be ra…



Motorola C139
Avg. Rating:
3.87

Great Little Phone by krems2009
this phone has had some good times and bad. but mainly good...i can literally throw this phone and it will not break. if i ever got pissed off b/c a t…

Great phone by gas28man
If you want "just a phone" I don't see how you can do better. I get signal everywhere, even in places where friends with contract services get no or …

VERY, VERY BASIC phone by MountainMike
This was my first Tracfone (TF) (UGH!) back in Jan. 2008 and it was replaced by a V-170 because it made calls from my Levis pocket and had poor earpho…



Motorola V176
Avg. Rating:
3.47

V176 Tracfone or Net10 by BigJ
I upgraded from a V170 to the V176 and wow this is a much nicer phone. The main upgrade feature I like is the speakerphone. I had a phone from Alltel …

Motorola V176 nice-but by lcl
I've just switched carriers because I never seemed to have any service with my previous carrier (Virgin which I loved BTW in terms of support and ease…

v176 on NET10: Great combo! by sloshgator
The combination of this phone and NET10 is the best wireless phone experience I've ever had. (Caveat: I am not the biggest of wireless users, though.)…



Motorola C261 / C257
Avg. Rating:
3.66

I love it! by Hello
PROS: *Very stylish *Camera *Easy-to-use *Fast Activation *Thin and small- fits easily in hand or pocket *Loud ring tones *Games CONS: *Bat…

Very Good for Motorla by smashme101
I bought this phone for Net10 and I got to say that this phone is the best ive bought for Net10 Pros Camera is very nice Clear speaker phone Get…

Great Phone by dayspassions91
Pros: - Stylish and compact (My friends say it looks a bit like a mini-PlayStation Portable when turned sideways) - Good call reception outdoors - …



Nokia 2125i / 2126i / 2128i
Avg. Rating:
4.28

Great Phone by c44335
This phone is the best I've had on Verizon. It gets a signal where neither of my LG phones would. Call quality is very good. No cons yet.…

Excellent basic phone at rock bottom price from Tracfone by dwbdave
This phone is now being retailed by the infamous big box store at under $20. It lacks a few bells and whistles of the Nokia 2285, which I deactivated…

Suprinsingly GOOD by lando_griffin
I bought this phone to replace the one my company provided me (samsung sph a660). I was looking for a flip phone but could not find one that was only…



LG VX-3300 / 3280
Avg. Rating:
3.65

you get what you pay for!!! by yeahright
This phone is what it is, a phone. Just like the 3100 and the 3200 before it. This is a cheap entry level phone with basic features. Color screen , vo…

It's Just a Phone! by Phoneme
I got this for my partner as an upgrade for my his family share line. He is not a cell phone geek like the rest of y'all. He just wants a phone that…

1st time no 2nd time yes by lguser00
The first time I bought this phone it broke in 13 days. I called up tracfone and they sent me a new one for free. It turned out the first time the bat…



Motorola V170 / V171 / V173
Avg. Rating:
3.07

GREAT 1st PHONE by ce95051
ok..for my first phone, i loved it! -it calls people -it texts thats all i really needed pros: -taught me easily how to text with looking a…

Okay for a beginner by purple_girl
I use this phone with Tracfone because it's very cheap. I would only suggest this phone for a "first time" cell phone user, though. It's very simple, …

v170 - Great utility phone by freeway91
I've been using this phone for about 3 years and I love it. I only use a phone for basic communication - not for a status symbol, camera, text messag…



Motorola C155
Avg. Rating:
3.36

S.O.B by liljon2.0
i hate this fone this fone is horrible. the screen is too small. the fone only comes in an ugly silver it diddn't even last 1 month with me. the servi…

it could be better by JeSsxMa
i had this phone for like maybe 5 months and it wasnt to bad the service could have been better the screen is way to small i could barely see wh…

PRETTY COOL by narn3049
It was an AWESOME PHONE for TracFone and it worked like a charm. It was dropped a lot and it always worked through it. I'd suggest getting it any …



Nokia 2600
Avg. Rating:
3.78

Can't be beaten for the price, now that it's available as a refurb by dwbdave
I've used this phone for a few weeks now in the Mid-Ohio Valley on Cingular's network. Reception is good given the limitations of GSM coverage in thi…

The Best Things in Life Are Free by GravityFails
It's hard to believe some of the things that people will complain about when it comes to reviewing a phone. One of these days the term "critical anal…

Great Starter Cell Phone For All Ages by Pie4Me
I had this phone on the TracFone prepaid service, and for some crazy reason, I decided to return it. Well, I did some thinking and did my homework, an…


WASTE OF MONEY! by MOTOROLASUCKS
This is the worst phone I have ever had, and Ive had many, from Nokia to LG, to Kyocera etc. Motorola has always been my least favorite, first of all,…

STAY AWAY!!! by ridgevale
I've had this phone for about six months. Stay Away!.. Keys are small...looks like my two year old's toy phone. Flimsy, poor screen contrast. This han…

The phone that should have been thrown out the window by JoyLCP
When I first got this phone it seemed nice, but after about six months it was useless. I would get a call and go to answer it and when I did I couldn…



Nokia 2285 / 2275
Avg. Rating:
4

Less is More!!! (Great Phone) by eyeluvfonez
Greetings Mobile Users. This phone is an awesome starter/replacement/or just daily use phone. Some PROS are.... Its small, compact. The design is …

Good phone, but better ones are out there (2126i) by dwbdave
This phone held up well, but I deactivated the ones I had and moved the service to the Nokia 2126i model. Battery life was OK, but for the phone'…

I like it. by oleg106
I like simple phones that are phones and not cameras and flashlights. Battery life and reception are more important to me than color screens and Get …


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