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This is a totally nice phone. Of course it is not a smart phone but if you want a phone that is durable, shockable and waterproof this is it. I have dropped it, taken it in the shower and it still works fine. I purchased it because I am an older guy and I wanted something I could wear around my neck in the shower in case I fell so I could call 911. It does indeed have a lanyard slot on the rear top, center of the phone. It doesn t look like one, but look for two horizontal slots at the top of the backside. Thy are actually a lanyard 34; slot you can slip the small cord of a lanyard through. You may need to slide the loop in the lower slot and fish for it with a paper clip or something but it indeed will go through and you can form a hitch knot to hold the phone on the lanyard. The customer service team at Plum is very conscientious. The best way to reach them is through the support email link. Twice they have responded quickly and accurately. With a phone call it may take a little longer. (I m guessing they are answering the email link before phone calls.) Hey this is a rugged keeper of a phone for uses that don t require smart capabilities. (I think Plum Mobile has smart phones also, but for my needs this is great. You can also just toss it into a pack and not worry about it getting busted or getting wet in the rain. I am very happy. m downgrading the rating from 5 to 4 stars. I am using the phone with Ting mobile who uses T-Mobile towers. T-Mobile has 3g service on my other T-Mobile phones but this Plum Ram 7 phone only connects with the 2g network.. I believe that not all 3g phones necessarily will connect with all 3g Networks. I m told by T-Mobile that the IMEI number suggests to them that the requirements necessary for a phone to reach T-Mobile s 3g network are not on this phone. But the Plum people said it is definitely 3g network capable. Each is giving me different answers. What I can gather is that each Cell Phone Company s 3g networks may require slightly differing 34;radio bands 34; from the phone to be able to be compatible to their 3g networks. I am no expert in anyway and am just trying to figure this out. So even if the phone is 34; it may still connect with various networks, but maybe not at 3g for some. Anyway, for me it s 2g on T-Mobile towers. And that s fine for what I do with this phone. This may be confusing, and that is because I am confused after talking to both the Plum people and T-Mobile folks.

The phone is the best basic phone fromthe phone which I used till this time. It picks signal immediately where I had to search signal. It didn t hung or spin while reading message. No unwanted apps. The only one challenge would be sim change. In order to change sim card, you need to carry necessary tools to remove the screws.

Only USIM slot 1 is 3G (WCDMA) capable. USIM slot 2 is GSM only. Cons first: Works in Korea but single USIM (slot 1 only). No Korean, Japanese, Chinese fonts. - Just blanks. No automatic APN (internet, MMS) setting in Korea - Solved manually. No audio volume control during talk. - FM radio and audio player volume control by Mechanical sound of the keys are different from key to key. Key 34; omits typing from time to time. OK here are some pros: Very sturdy with good design. Very good reception 3G. Everlasting battery. Any more question?

First let me say that this phone works with Mint Mobile. I bought this phone for my 10 year old daughter after finding out she had become addicted to her smart phone which brought her grades down. My ex wife had taken away the phone due to the low grades. So I decided to get her a dumb phone that is strong and reliable and to also allow her an I to communicate during the day not depending on her mother s phone when she arrived from work. This phone is strong, feels great, and sounds very clear. At first the phone wasn t working, although it s a 4g phone, it will not work if you are in a 3g area. I went into settings and there is an option to connect it to 3g only and once I pressed that the phone was up and running. I tried the automatic setting for the phone to switch from 4g to 3g on its own and for some reason that doesn t work, as if the 4g is the dominant setting no matter what, so I just kept it on 3g and she hasn t had a connection issue with the phone at all. The phone also has a built in FM tuner which is great, it allows her to listen to music when she wants. I also added music in a micro chip and she loves it. It will only play mp3 music, it will not play apple lossless files or any high quality music files. This is a great phone and I highly recommend it

Does what it is supposed to do, namely making phone calls. Construction is pretty sturdy and it should endure tougher than normal conditions. Battery is outstanding, lasting up to a month on stand-by mode.

I purchased this phone as a temporary relief from smartphone use. It has all the basic tech needs I use and need to function in my everyday. Calls are clear, loudspeaker functions good. Included headset earbuds work but do not have volume control on them, instead you control call volume on the phone which is fine for me. One could possibly just use their preferred earbuds that use a 3.5mm jack, I suppose, that have that feature but I have not tried that since I don t care enough to try others. Battery life is good, on a full charge, lasts about a week or so possibly longer but as I use the radio ALOT, I m not actually sure how long it could last. I like the Bluetooth option, it works great! Connected with multiple BT devices and most will connect except for Airpods, those won t work. It is waterproof, I sometimes take it in the shower with me to listen to my favorite radio station for the morning news on FM, must keep up to date with COVID-19! I have not tried to upload any music, files or ebooks. You can access Google on this device. I get 3G on Mint Mobile. I have not used any Micro SD cards to expand storage as I do not need it. Alarm works. Basically, all features on this phone work great, it also has some others not listed. All I do is make and take calls, either on speaker or with wired wireless earbuds, use the alarm, listen to radio, sometimes use the flashlight but thats really it. In anothers hands, I m sure this phone could do so much more. The potential is there. All in all, its a great phone, I recommend it and I am happy with my purchase.

Wanted a tank protected type phone and yet simple to use and I found it in the plum phone. Actually this is not your typical china junk and realy impressed me with how sturdy the casing is. Easy to program and use and even though it has full connectivity, it is not a big phone like the modern smart phones. Great of the person who wants no buttons on the side and wants more of a rugged phone than a computer. I recommend going to the plum website and reading about the company and the several products in their phone line. Very happy.

I have recommended this phone to Consumer Cellular to add to their line, standard no frills phones are hard to find, but this phone meets, exceeds and soars about the rest. Anyone looking for a phone for a relative, friend or themselves that is not so interested in surfing the net (this one does that too) and just wants a great little phone, than BUY this one, NOW, and you can even make your own ringtone, (mine talks to me in my own voice)

Excellent little phone, but a little difficult to navigate the functions. We still haven t figured out how to adjust the volume on the ringer or when playing music. The Bluetooth works, but the phone continues playing the music, too. Odd. Instructions would be helpful.

I had purchased a Motorolla phone for my mom thinking that would be good, but she never got the hang of doing all the updates and it was very difficult for her to simply make a call. This phone is nice because Extremely long battery life. Buttons are easy to push, but they could be a bit bigger. I just put in the chip from my cell phone company and it worked. No codes or configuration. We have Mint.