KYOCERA OYSTR PREPAID VIRGIN MOBILE CELL PHONE

Ok so for those of you who are upset about the gadgets not being advanced enough...... come on, it's $20!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You get a great bargain for the price, if you want to upgrade, the next phone is $50 and up! This phone is being discontinued according to Best Buy, so if you're debating GET IT NOW AS THERE'S ONLY A FEW LEFT IN STOCK AND WILL NOT BE COMING BACK. Just keep your charger handy and or take the suggestion from a customer on here and adjust your settings. I bought this phone for my sister who will be entering college in a couple of weeks, the service is a Sprint line, and the free nights and weekends are the best! Paired with a $20 prepaid phone card, this is a great gift below $50!!

I bought an Oyster years ago when I first got Virgin Mobile service. When the display screen went dark, the Oyster had been discontinued and I didn't like any of the phones available, so I settled for some phones that I don't even remember their model names. I rcently happened to discover some Oysters available on Amazon and bought one at an insane markup (the original was $20 but included $20 worth of airtime). Yes, the Oyster has a number of problems, which is probably why it didn't stay on the market long. It needs to be recharged nightly, and the custom contrast setting takes a few seconds to kick in when it's flipped open (the screen is nearly unreadable unless you boost the contrast to maximum). But for some unexplained reason, I like the Oyster and missed it. I especilly love its distinctive happy bubbly ring tone!

this phone works fine. I use it only as a telephone. it reminds me of the cell phones 15 years ago. UPDATE stopped working after having it for 1 year and 6 months. it only cost 19.00 and served it purpose.

If your screen is blank, or dark blue, power your phone down by taking out the battery. Put the battery back in and get a toothpick. With the phone off, and the phone in the closed position, pinch the toothpick through and push down the power button till it goes on. It may take a few tries, but it worked for me, my screen went on, and I was able to continue using my phone. My suggestion would be to get your contacts off, in case it doesn't work again.Good Luck.

i have had about 4 oysters, i love the phone it does it all, with one small problem, after a year or so the screen goes black, just black & thats it, it still works but you can't see any of your numbers or anything, so i keep buying new ones because i love the phone, i've learned to write on paper all my numbers for when the oyster screen dies then just put them in again.Larry Steele

Loved it very nice phone thank you

very good when it was okay

I had a Kyocera Royale cell phone that I lost. The one complaint I had about the Royale was the tendency to be turned on inadvertently. I chose the OYSTR flip phone as the replacement based on my faulty assumption that the OYSTR would have the voice dialing feature that the Royale did. This is a must feature for me so the OYSTR gets the bad rating for my use. The seller, PROFLIPUSA, refunded my purchase which pleased me.