I have a smart phone and wish I had never gotten one. If you look into it Google invades peoples privacy and sells our personal information. An iphone would probably be better, but they are not in my budget and probably do some invasive stuff just like Google. I'm not very tech savvy, so I may not express this very well. I keep reading info online about hackers, privacy violations, government listening in, etc. Laugh if you want. I like my privacy. So, Lizardlady, it sounds like flip phones will soon not be used anymore, if I understood your post? My current job requires me to have a smart phone, but I would very much like to go back to a flip phone.