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No Slider Phones for 4G/5G in 2021?

Although Verizon is retiring its 2G/3G/4G non-HD Voice CDMA network on 31-DEC-2020, as of 18-AUG-2020, there are no 4G/5G Basic phones with a physical QWERTY keyboard (e.g. slider type) available for purchase. My family has purchased Basic phones with a physical QWERTY keyboard (slider type) for last 10 years and does not want any flip phones or so called 'smartphones'.

Verizon, please work with phone manufacturers to offer a 4G/5G Basic phone (slider type) with a physical QWERTY keyboard before 31-DEC-2020.

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blackopsjeep

Blackberry has announced a 5G phone for verizon available sometime in 2021. This link has some info but not about Verizon although I seen a link to that as well. I'll look for it.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/new-blackberry-with-keyboard-coming-in-2021

BasicPhoneOnly

Blackberry is not a basic phone. The ask is for a basic phone with a QWERTY keyboard - preferably in the "slider" form factor.

blackopsjeep

Then define basic phone. If you mean basic bare bones, that will be a dumb phone like a flip. Regardless of whether it's a Galaxy or Blackberry, those are still basic phones. Even prepaid phones are all smart phones these days. The days of dumb phones like flips are almost over. The blackberry isn't special. It's still a basic smartphone like any other. It's. Also android with a physical keyboard.

BasicPhoneOnly

Basic phone = phone and text; without those Orwellian behavioral tracking invasion of privacy programs (also know as 'apps' on so-called 'smartphones').

Ann154

There aren't enough customers interested in qwerty slider basic phones for the MANUFACTURERS to justify the cost of developing and manufacturing that style of phone.

Your petition should be directed to the manufacturers and not the carriers.

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