In need of a new cell phone...Please Help!

Nicolette and I had a very long Sunday afternoon nap and now I can't fall asleep. So I'm posting a blog because I'm in need of a cell phone. I purchased a new cell phone back in March but didn't activate it because I was given another phone to use. I thought I would use the gifted phone until I broke it, or it stopped working. That phone broke, and I activated my new phone. It is useless. I plug it in all night, but it will begin beeping at me for 4-5 days saying that the battery is dying until it finally just dies.

Maybe I should go back to the golden age of home phones...

Okay, maybe not.

I'm on a pay-as-you-go phone plan where I get 1,200 minutes and 1,200 texts for $29.95 a month. The carrier (Page Plus Cellular) uses Verizon's network and requires what is called a CDMA phone. It's a cell phone that doesn't require a SIM card.

I just need a CDMA phone that does 2 things: lets me make clear phone calls, and lets me send text messages. Lots of people have old phones just lying around their house and in drawers. If you have one, I would love to buy it from you.

OR,

If you can recommend a reliable, durable CDMA phone for me, that would be great. I would prefer one that doesn't have an antenna sticking out of it. I don't need any bells or whistles. It doesn't need to count my steps, have a QWERTY keyboard, double as a breathalyser, store my family photos, run Apps, call my wife automatically when I say "honey", or even have an electric toothbrush attachment. Just plain and simple will do the trick for me.