Can anyone recommend a basic-classic non android phone (I know this is an android forum...) with 3G capacity for non internet based, i.e. standard, phone calls? I don't need the internet at all for this purpose. By basic-classic I mean something the size of a classic phone and not android. In fact for this purpose I do not want android.
I was thinking of the Nokia 3310 3G but when I contacted Nokia they said, to my surprise, that this phone does not use the 3G network to make calls. I know Australia has cut off 2G so this is likely to be an issue for many people that still have 2G classic phones. Ideally the phone should be also be quad band GSM and at least have the capacity to read all languages in terms of receiving sms but if it is only dual band for Europe/Africa etc. it isn't the end of the world.
In my area the network is getting either worse or has an increase in users which can result in poor voice quality and interruptions in phone calls. If I find the right phone I would like to also know if 3G might improve the signal for calls compared to 2G. I don't have much technical knowledge of frequencies but I guess the difference between how 2G and 3G uses frequencies would be something to do with that.
I was thinking of the Nokia 3310 3G but when I contacted Nokia they said, to my surprise, that this phone does not use the 3G network to make calls. I know Australia has cut off 2G so this is likely to be an issue for many people that still have 2G classic phones. Ideally the phone should be also be quad band GSM and at least have the capacity to read all languages in terms of receiving sms but if it is only dual band for Europe/Africa etc. it isn't the end of the world.
In my area the network is getting either worse or has an increase in users which can result in poor voice quality and interruptions in phone calls. If I find the right phone I would like to also know if 3G might improve the signal for calls compared to 2G. I don't have much technical knowledge of frequencies but I guess the difference between how 2G and 3G uses frequencies would be something to do with that.