Our family has stayed with very limited cellphone for our 15 year-old (now a freshman) and our 12 1/2 year old (6th grade).
We want son to have phone that has decent text capability for communication with parents AND ease of use for emergency.
What we don't want is an electric Internet surfing device . . . or at least limited there.
This is (so far) a very responsible teen.
Right now he has a simple "flip phone" and would only text us in dire emergency (we pay per text -- it is bare bones cell phone).
He is now doing some traveling with school for sports, and other stuff.
Time to have a better phone, but something that is not an electronic HOG of his life.
Suggestions?
We will be limited as to carrier -- likely will have to use Verizon due to coverage issues in our area.
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As to almost-13 daughter. Forget it. She can live with her uncool flip phone and zero Internet until her level of maturity significantly increases.
I'm such a mean mom.
Thanks