Phone options for houseless people – winter in Minnesota

Having not found a

Cheapest decent one i found online, $83 Nokia.

https://www.newegg.com/nokia-31-5-2-gsm-hspa-lte-black/p/23B-0001-001T6

A person who has gotten phones for people at lots of encampments said he could usually find $60 phones, and advocated requesting donated equipment.

The phone i have is probably the cheapest of the ruggeds, at $131, the Kyocera Duraforce Pro 2.

https://www.newegg.com/kyocera-duraforce-pro-5-gsm-hspa-lte-black/p/23B-0086-00041?Description=Kyocera&cm_re=Kyocera-_-9SIABPXCYG4086-_-Product&quicklink=true

The CATS60 Rugged Smartphone and the Kyocera Brigadier Rugged Smartphone just seemed too expensive for what they provided and/or not available.

Went with the Blackview BV5900 (2020) 4G IP69K 5V/2A Rugged Smartphone 5580mAh 5.7 Inches HD + Waterdrop Display Android 9.0 13MP + 5MP 3GB + 32GB at $160.

https://www.newegg.com/blackview-4g-rugged-cell-phones-unlocked-2-6-2g-gsm-3g-wcdma-4g-lte/p/23B-006N-00116?Item=9SIAN93BJY6231