return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoEE warns parents against giving children under 11 a smartphonewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square153fedilinkarrow-up1421arrow-down122
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minus-squareVerdantSporeSeasoning@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down2·3 months agoWhen I went to price it out at the store, the line for a dumb phone was going to cost $30/mo more than a smart phone. It was dumb.
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·3 months agoSo get them a smartphone plan and slap the SIM in their dumbphone?
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 months agoI’m in the US and can get a simple plan for $6/month for no data, 300 minutes, and unlimited texting. Unlimited minutes is $8. There’s no contract, so this isn’t some kind of family deal, this is just the regular price at Tello for a single line. I personally have 1GB and 300 min for $7/month.
When I went to price it out at the store, the line for a dumb phone was going to cost $30/mo more than a smart phone. It was dumb.
So get them a smartphone plan and slap the SIM in their dumbphone?
I’m in the US and can get a simple plan for $6/month for no data, 300 minutes, and unlimited texting. Unlimited minutes is $8. There’s no contract, so this isn’t some kind of family deal, this is just the regular price at Tello for a single line.
I personally have 1GB and 300 min for $7/month.