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Texting phone (not smart)
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AZgl1500
Extreme Android User
just about any of them.
I have had Nokias, Motorolas, Panasonic, and others.
if all you want is texting, any of them will do the job.
The MOST important thing to look for is the SIZE OF THE FONT.
on cheap phones you cannot change that.
if it is too small for your eyes to read, it is useless.
I went to the stores, picked them all up and I bought the phone that had the largest screen font. Did not care what brand it was, as long as, it worked on my carrier.
I have had Nokias, Motorolas, Panasonic, and others.
if all you want is texting, any of them will do the job.
The MOST important thing to look for is the SIZE OF THE FONT.
on cheap phones you cannot change that.
if it is too small for your eyes to read, it is useless.
I went to the stores, picked them all up and I bought the phone that had the largest screen font. Did not care what brand it was, as long as, it worked on my carrier.
AZgl1500
Extreme Android User
Well, you could get an older, used, smartphone for cheap.
I have a 5 year old Verizon Fantastic which is a Samsung Galaxy S. slower than worms in July, but it does work.
great for texting though, as any smart phone would be. and you can install a Texting App that will suit the kiddo.
but, somehow, you would have to keep them from burning up your data if they tried to use the internet. On Verizon, I can go online and change the features that each line is allowed to have... IIRC it is possible to turn off DATA on a phone line. I know that I can restrict just about every feature the phone has, and have done so in the past.
You didn't mention the carrier you are with?
look at Swappa.com for your carrier. Here is a listing of phones on Verizon's network.
all the way down to $20 bux
https://swappa.com/devices/verizon
I have a 5 year old Verizon Fantastic which is a Samsung Galaxy S. slower than worms in July, but it does work.
great for texting though, as any smart phone would be. and you can install a Texting App that will suit the kiddo.
but, somehow, you would have to keep them from burning up your data if they tried to use the internet. On Verizon, I can go online and change the features that each line is allowed to have... IIRC it is possible to turn off DATA on a phone line. I know that I can restrict just about every feature the phone has, and have done so in the past.
You didn't mention the carrier you are with?
look at Swappa.com for your carrier. Here is a listing of phones on Verizon's network.
all the way down to $20 bux
https://swappa.com/devices/verizon
It would be less than $40 because that line would not be on contract (if you buy a used phone or pay in full). Depending on how much data you have it would be $25 or $15.
Call Verizon, just adding a 'voice' line is actually more expensive than adding a smartphone (if that line is off contract). I'm not sure how much it is but when I called to check a while back I was more than surprised.
Today is also the day for the new plans, compare them to what you have now. It might not be so bad to just add a smartphone for her. (Verizon will not activate a smartphone unless you have a data plan anyway, no voice only)
Call Verizon, just adding a 'voice' line is actually more expensive than adding a smartphone (if that line is off contract). I'm not sure how much it is but when I called to check a while back I was more than surprised.
Today is also the day for the new plans, compare them to what you have now. It might not be so bad to just add a smartphone for her. (Verizon will not activate a smartphone unless you have a data plan anyway, no voice only)
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AZgl1500
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no contract on Verizon is $30... or it was prior to yesterday and the new T-Shirt plans.
and I agree, it is way too high for a Texting only phone
I used to be a Civil employee and enjoyed a 15% employee Arizona discount for my VZW phones.
after I retired, the penny pinchers in the retirement board decided that due to the budget problems, that retirees would no longer be able to enjoy that discount. 15% of a 5 line contract is a heck of a hit.
My solution to that problem was to tell 2 people to buy their own phone, or do without... and I called up VZW and told them to cancel service on those two phones at the end of the current month's prepaid service fee.
IMO, your solution is to get a Walmart prepaid only el cheapo for $15, then pay for the voice only, texting fee by the month.... if the kiddo gets out of line, they phone's service does not get paid for the next month or so until their "grounding" is over.
I once grounded my son from driving for 12 months, I literally took his driver's license and cut it into pieces in front of the sheriff who found him for me. he laughed at me and said "I will just get it replaced".... the Sheriff's officer said "sorry son, but I just revoked your Drivers License and it states cannot be renewed w/o parent's consent... which meant until he was 21 y/o in New Mexico at the time.
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2 ea. Verizon Galaxy S5, Lollipop
and I agree, it is way too high for a Texting only phone
I used to be a Civil employee and enjoyed a 15% employee Arizona discount for my VZW phones.
after I retired, the penny pinchers in the retirement board decided that due to the budget problems, that retirees would no longer be able to enjoy that discount. 15% of a 5 line contract is a heck of a hit.
My solution to that problem was to tell 2 people to buy their own phone, or do without... and I called up VZW and told them to cancel service on those two phones at the end of the current month's prepaid service fee.
IMO, your solution is to get a Walmart prepaid only el cheapo for $15, then pay for the voice only, texting fee by the month.... if the kiddo gets out of line, they phone's service does not get paid for the next month or so until their "grounding" is over.
I once grounded my son from driving for 12 months, I literally took his driver's license and cut it into pieces in front of the sheriff who found him for me. he laughed at me and said "I will just get it replaced".... the Sheriff's officer said "sorry son, but I just revoked your Drivers License and it states cannot be renewed w/o parent's consent... which meant until he was 21 y/o in New Mexico at the time.
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2 ea. Verizon Galaxy S5, Lollipop