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#324283 23-Mar-2026 23:21
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Well, it was a wonderful, yet too brief time for my Nokia 2720 Flip.

 

A new years' resolution to get off the damn phone by making it simple just got made harder with the 2G/3G switchoff and requirement for VoLTE support, and the newfound uncertainty that any phone bought from overseas will work here. This really sucks. I was really enjoying my phone being just a phone, and being good at that one job. (I moved most of the other stuff we need today, maps, banking apps etc to a tablet)

 

So, what dumbphone options are now out there that will continue to work? Preferably with Wi-Fi / hotspotting, no touchscreen, and a nice ASMR T9 keypad. Flip would be a bonus, as that's such a satisfying way to end calls.

 

I had a look at dumbphones.org and set VoLTE as a requirement, but lost all confidence in its results when its first suggestion to replace my Nokia 2720 was ... a Nokia 2720. It also included phones like the Jelly Star which @pengo reported here also stopped working today.

 

Nothing it suggested is sold by a local carrier/retailer. Does that mean there's basically no options at this point? :(


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aw

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  #3473325 25-Mar-2026 06:22
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So it turned out the solution was to hack the phone even more.

 

Can now confirm with a combination of this firmware and this Settings app patch to force enable VoLTE settings in the menu (MediaFire link), plus maybe some of my carrier config files or not (I haven't tested rolling them back), My 2720 Flip can now make and receive calls again. I'm so happy 😁

 

 

 


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