provenance61 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 We are about to buy our son his first phone, and want an inexpensive "dumb phone" -- only the capability for calls and texts, no internet. But our very old flip phone is uncool (even I get that). And really hard to text on, too. Our idea is to buy the phone until he is used to carrying and takes good care of it, then move eventually to a phone with data. I've heard recommendations for Tracphones -- but I'm clueless as to where to start looking, and also what is out there. Should I start with Best Buy? Target? Walmart? Where first? Any suggestions (soon if possible!) would be much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkyandtheBrains. Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 You can go to any of those places to grab a trac phone. There will be directions in getting set up in the package. If you are lucky your store will have s salesperson who can help some as well. My boys have a trac phone. It's pretty easy to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
provenance61 Posted December 28, 2015 Author Share Posted December 28, 2015 Thanks! But will the Tracphones only be phone and text only? Or do some of them have internet as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Honestly, even DH's flip phone has an internet browser. Not a good one, and I can't imagine using it, but it's there. (Yes, I'm married to a software engineer-who carries a flip phone. However, I have a Nokia Lumia windows phone and an iPad-so he just uses mine!). One option that is a smart phone, but not a particularly "appy" one is a windows phone. They're available Pay as you go for about $50 or so, and while they are "smart" and can do internet, they have parental controls so you can disable that-and pretty much all their apps are practical, business ones. My DD wanted one, and we actually got her a cheap android tracphone instead because the android could play games and function like an iPod touch on wifi, and the windows phone doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SereneHome Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Best Buy had flip phones on sale for $7.49 over Black Friday weekend. I don't think it has anything on it. My mom got it and put a card from her old phone and off she went. Just the phone. You know, like last century. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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