VeggieSue wrote:Mom+Me wrote:...and I just went back to Amazon to see if they offer used copies of the CD. Not only are those not available, but there's only 1 CD copy left in stock. So it you're going to buy, but soon!!
That's why I suggested ebay and other used media places. Amazon hasn't been that great lately - more vendors with exorbitant prices than Amazon itself with lower-than-new prices for used merchandise.
As for the flip phones - I'm afraid their days may be numbered. In this post-covid world, so many places, like stores, barbers, even doctors' offices, are now going to require not just appointments made in advance, but you have to call when you get there, and they'll call or text you to let you know when you can come into the building. At least one of our local dentists is also forwarding you links to forms that must be filled out just before walking in the door (medical questionnaire and covid liability disclaimer) and are insisting on hands-free payment with things like Apple Pay. We can't do any of those things on our flip phones, so we may be forced to bite the bullet and get smartphones. I use my phone now for less than a half hour a month and pay only $20 every 90 days. Hubby has the same service plan for his phone, but gets closer to the maximum number of minutes since he uses his phone for his work phone AND our home phone (no more landline). I never switched over because of the crazy costs for smartphone service that includes phone/text/data.
Agreed about Amazon and the probable end of flip phones.
We've been with Tracfone since the mid 2000's. Used to pay $100/year for service and more than enough talk and text for us. With the dawn of "smart" phones, the data is becoming the most costly thing. But for those who can access wi-fi, then it's not a problem.
Yep, my smartphone was too small and old. I just got a LG Pie operating system with a year of service for $60 + tax shipped for free from
http://www.hsn.com . I was able to transfer my existing Tracfone # to it with no problems. With the one year of service, it also came with 1,500 minutes of talk, 1,500 texts, and 1.5GB of data. For some reason the minutes, texts, and data weren't added, so I have to contact them about that. But for say $65 out the door for 1 year of service, a new phone, and the minutes, etc., it's hard to beat.
Just used it the first time to do a video visit with my elderly loved one's neurologist--worked perfectly. I was skeptical because I had never done any video call, etc. before.
Haven't tried it yet, but supposedly calling individual (not business) phone numbers from a whole host of countries would cost the same minute-wise as calling your next door neighbor.
You may want to check into Tracfone. You can even use your current phone and transfer your phone# to their service. No, I do not work for them or own their stock.
) continued success!
Several weeks ago I made sure I had a good amount of data on my phone and tried downloading one of the items. It took a long time (and a lot of data) only for it to fail. 
