I had to get rid of my texting flip phone which I loved.
Verizon would no longer support it.
LG Cosmos was perfect portable phone
Verizon offers flip phones and you can get unlocked ones to run on the Verizon network. They're 4G instead of 2G or 3G.
They're not as good as the older LG, Samsung, or Motorola phones but they do the job. Sadly, because they're 4G, the prices are a noticeably higher than the old ones.