Give Me a Simple Phone

Via David Handy, an AP article in Wired News:

Nathan Bales represents a troubling trend for cellular phone carriers. The Kansas City-area countertop installer recently traded in a number of feature-laden phones for a stripped-down model. He said he didn't like using them to surf the internet, rarely took pictures with them and couldn't stand scrolling through seemingly endless menus to get the functions to work.

"I want a phone that is tough and easy to use," said Bales, 30. "I don't want to listen to music with it. I'm not a cyber-savvy guy."

My ideal phone has twelve buttons: 0-9, Hello, and Good-bye.

Pound sign? Are you trying to make me type?