Kyocera Duraxe E4830 Epic AT&T Flip Smart Phone 16GB Rugged PTT Wi-Fi LTE Black (Renewed)

I bought this phone to bring a physical separation between me and my media addiction, it was exactly what I wanted. It kept me present and aware in day to day life. My grades improved, I made more friends and I actually worked on my projects. As for the actual phone it is waterproof as it survived being lost in a lake for a couple hours, the hinge is durable, I know I flopped on it enough times that it would have broken if it was going to. The speakers are wildly loud and good. Straight up works as well as a high quality drug store Bluetooth speaker and I never heard bad distortion even at the highest volume I turned it to, I never needed to turn it up all the way. I loaded my MP3s on it and used the heck out of it's music player which does pale in comparison to the iPod software or the Spotify interface but it worked perfectly. The camera is pretty mid, captures photos and video on par with phones from 2010 but if you want to send a video via text that requires forethought as you need to record it as an attachment otherwise the video file will be too big. Receiving pictures and videos can be difficult too, if a sender puts more than one image or a large video (over 1024kb) the attachment has to be downloaded to be viewed and that is best done on a computer since the file system on the phone is weird and doesn't always open the right downloaded pictures. Downloading PDF documents and viewing those is a breeze and was useful to me as I needed to download and navigate schematics often. Email is difficult since modern security doesn't allow direct logins on this interface, you'll need to create a one time key on a computer to authenticate this phone but once you're in it works great. Browsing the web is again difficult as some websites are built like something that isn't built well and won't work on this phone. A lot do though including Wikipedia and YouTube, reddit does not work. The calendar and alarm clock both work better than anything else I've used though you are limited to system sounds for the alarms. I love this phone but due to a recent job I've had to get a smartphone, on that note this is a great intermediate device when switching from apple to android since it makes you think about how to use it. 10/10 will go back to this phone if I can later into this job.

Activated w new SIM card. EVERYTHING works. Mobile Hotspot provides WiFi router on the road. Phone Browser can use WiFi to access internet. Calls. Texts. Everything. Much thanks to Mobile Supply Company. At delivery it looked completely brand new. Couldn't tell if the phone had been used before. One thing, to get everything working have to be careful w the APN settings

I couldn’t get half the things to work on it very unsatisfied

This type of phone still has a place in the world, so if you are after simplicity, this is a great phone. Built very well, will sustain most daily activities. Simple to scroll through the settings and add contacts etc. I gave it a 4 because I think it a bit overpriced for what it is. Would be most difficult to sell, no bells no whistles. So I feel it should have been 1/2 the price that I paid….it was a “refurb”, not even brand new. Thats all.

Fast shipping/looks brand new/functions perfectly what more to ask for

Seller legit. Phone not fully wiped. 'Renewed' , aka used. Not mint, brand new; found a few dings with magnifying glass. Appears tough. Issue: By the time I got it switched over to carrier I'm using, (phone was unlocked as advertised), and was getting it dialed in: previously owner's password is still active; past return point. I can NOT do a factory reset without this unavailable password. I can't go to att as I'm not using them. So, several issues and unchangeable settings are having to be ' lived with' . {Wish I had got a new unlocked phone.} I can only send/receive basic text messages, no pictures or web-links. The model appears an improvement; EXCEPT for some [CENSORED] person very unwisely positioning the back button directly under the (up/dn/lf/rt) directional ring. Previous model had it off to the right above the end/pwr button. Try to scroll or move down on web, goes back one to all page(s). Burns through my data like the sun would a pack of loose leaf paper dropped on (into?) it. Also: I'm unable to tell if its due to being locked out of doing to do a complete factory reset: but, this 'upgrade' for me does 1 thing better and 20 things worse. Twenty. Web holds fewer tabs, it keeps switching to 'magnie' font, its trying to play the apps game vs having straight menus, available settings to change are less, (the different type of notifications), less flexibility than an older model, and extra drama/bureaucracy for doing small things, (3 button presses <not counting up/de selections> now take 6 to 8) {with many redo's due to placement of back button } Summary: Only buy this model new, after a long 'hands on' testing. - Do not buy used phones. Stuck having to get my worth out of this investment. When I do get to replace this one; I look forward to the expenditure of resources to remove it from existence. End of line.

works but wont stay charged longer than 12 hrs tried different batteries

I just got my NEW in sealed unopened box AT&T Kyocera Epic 4G LTE phone and luv it! The phone is a little bulky BUT built VERY well. Would highly recommend this phone to anyone that wants to break away from the Smartphone Zombie land LOL. Call quality is great, and texting is super old school t9 typing. This is a phone that if you drop on sidewalk or in water it would not be a problem. The great thing about Kyocera phones is the always get a lot of updates. I received 2 on day one and on my last Kyocera flip phone received update for the first 2 years. The phone may be a little pricey BUT you do get what you pay for. 5-star basic flip phone PERIOD!