BLU Jenny TV 2.8 T276T Unlocked GSM Dual-SIM Cell Phone w/ 1.3MP Camera - Unlocked Cell Phones - Retail Packaging - (Black Red)

There is something wonderfully nostalgic, simple, and grounding about a very basic, 2g phone.(Edit : Tello works! Tello works! They’re an mvno, and so far, I’ve been able to make and receive calls on Tello! Thank God! It might sound silly to be grateful for something like this, but getting this phone to work has been a journey!I had to stick the SIM in a 4g LTE phone first, let is sit there and use it in the 4g phone for a week, then migrated it to the Blu Jenny. So far, so good! Hopefully it stays active and doesn’t blip out on me, but so far, Tello’s working! They have very affordable, customizable plans, too.)The phone itself is cute, and very functional. It's fun to push the buttons, and I realized I missed t9 texting. It has this cool, telescoping antenna, a built-in FM radio that works even if you have no signal or data, and international analog TV built-in. Phones should all be like this. The camera is very, very grainy, but that's ok. It's meant to be a phone first, and it's not meant to be a social media powerhouse.As big tech, big data, big government, and social media increasingly merge, it might not be a terrible idea to switch to something simpler. You can "triangulate" a person's location based on these things, but I don't think you can be directly tracked with pin-point accuracy; no gps. I don't need or want social media on my phone. Plus, it'll be easy to use this thing abroad, as many countries in Africa, Asia, and the Americas still have 2g.I'm thrilled with this weird, clunky little phone. I hope that I can get it up and running with a SIM. I'll let you guys know if I can. If all else fails, I have a nice, $25 radio that can be used as a telephone over seas.

Does the job but is really quite big and clunky. It's the same size as an iPhone 5 with a case. For such a basic phone there are other smaller options out there. Also call quality isn't that great if you're used to a newer smartphone.One of its selling points is the large screen but it's basically pointless as it can't really do anything with it. Maybe worthwhile if you live in a developing country but not really any good if you're in either the U.S. Or UK (as I am)

Good and worth items.

This is a cheap backup phone. It doesn't do much well except make calls. It's unlocked and GSM. You can pop a SIM card in it and make calls just about anywhere in the world.Pros- inexpensive- works well as an international phone- good 800 support- charge lasts a long time- powers up and down quicklyCons- worst instructions I have ever seen- cheap construction - if you drop it it will probably breakMy storyI had seen these BLU phones on Amazon for a while. I've got a locked Verizon phone and I wanted to have a cheap backup when I travel internationally. I got this phone and SIM card for about $35 and I'm in business. Tested it while we were in the Caribbean and it made clear calls.It's so cheap I don't care if I loose it.It took me a while to learn how to use it. To insert the battery and SIM card, you snap off the entire back cover, like snapping apart a cheap toy. You'll see two SIM card slots and a slot for a microSD card.SIM cards come in different sizes (who knew?). I bought one from sim4globe.com. It came as a pull off on a credit card sized plastic card. The SIM has two plastic wrappers for different sizes. The BLU takes the largest one. So, you have to keep the SIM and the two wrappers together and carefully insert into the SIM slot. It's tabbed for alignment. The microSD card slot has a metal flap and tab for alignment - again, difficult to insert. But, once you have both, you put the battery on top of the slots and it holds everything together (amazing).sim4globe.com SIM came with a good instruction manual. It was easy to go online, create an account, and add $$/minutes using my PayPal account.There are two SIM slots but I only used one.When you power it up, it will search and locate an available carrier.When you make a call, it calls the party, then your phone rings. You hit the answer button and it will complete the connection. Weird, but it works.

Seems like a decent device, very worthwhile of its price. It was a bit bigger than I was expecting, but I wouldn't complain. Buttons are easy to press without accidentally pressing others. The screen is exceptionally large, thus making it very easy to read content on it.However, I found the SIM card slots fairly difficult to access. The cages ended up chiseling away at my SIM card when trying to insert it. Eventually, the device stopped recognizing a SIM in SIM Slot 1. Even while the device recognized my SIM in either slot, it seemed unable to connect to my carrier's network (Consumer Cellular, with an AT&T-based SIM). I tried manually inputting APN information, but with no luck - the device only showed "Emergency", or otherwise "No service". I tried calling Consumer Cellular to see if they could connect the device via its IMEI numbers, but again, no luck.I believe the issue may be that AT&T no longer has a 2G network, thus causing this device to be relatively useless. As such, I don't think I can recommend it for use in the US if you want to subscribe to AT&T, but otherwise, it's a solid device for the exceptional price that it's offered at.