My mom, the technophobe, needs a new cell phone. Her current phone is a really old Nokia, the batteries are getting to the point where they won't hold a charge - and they are no longer sold.

I went with her to Cingular - and their current no-frills phone is a total piece of shit.

She hates change... this is making her grumpy.

So, I thought you fine folks might have some good phone recommendations for me mum.

*Cingular is her current provider, she's not against switching, the contract is up, so she can switch with no penalties

**she wants larger number keys - she really really hates the itty bitty keys and touchscreens - she wants big seperated buttons

*she also prefers the phone itself to be larger - a flip-phone or slider might be OK - she hated the three inch long candybar style

*she does NOT want a camera, MP3 player, bluetooth, internet access, or any other stuff like that
(if she has to, she might grudgingly accept one with extra features and turn them off - but she doesn't want to pay a couple hundred dollars on features she doesn't want)

*the cell phone is pretty much "emergency use only" and all she wants is to be able to make and receive calls that are clear and hold their signal

*it needs to be current enough that batteries and chargers are available - and so i won't have to go through helping her get a replacement again anytime soon


I have no idea how long I'll let this run - she uses her phone rarely, so it's not an immediate thing - but it needs to happen soon.

My next STPs to the person who comes up with the best match.

If she likes it, can find it, and actually gets it - you get my next 2 sets of STPs after that for a total of 3.