Regarding getting a working "dumb" phone, you should get an import if you don't find them in the US. You said you travel a lot, right? There are low-end phone m

Regarding getting a working "dumb" phone, you should get an import if you don't find them in the US. You said you travel a lot, right? There are low-end phone models made for developing countries and such. Nokia has lots of 1xxx series phones that only offer the very basics. Here in the UK, I had no trouble finding a refurbished Nokia 1100 for 17 pounds on Amazon, while used ones go for 11. Apparently, this particular model has been discontinued, but wikipedia has a whole list of all Nokia models, some still in production. And if you still want colour screens, there's the 2xxx series.