boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoUK: Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphoneswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1149cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
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minus-squareqooqie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 months agoI’ll probably get my kids a dumb phone for school when they get old enough. I want them to have cell service for emergencies of any kind.
minus-squareSanctus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoI thought about that but I myself am broke and have gotten all of these from relatives that no longer use them. If I could go back in time, I would have abstained and ripped our N64 from my brother’s closet sooner.
minus-squareNum10ck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoi think an apple watch eould be great for that use case.
minus-squareEngineerGaming@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoFirst, it is Apple so all sorts of lock-ins. Second - not everyone is rich like you.
I’ll probably get my kids a dumb phone for school when they get old enough. I want them to have cell service for emergencies of any kind.
I thought about that but I myself am broke and have gotten all of these from relatives that no longer use them. If I could go back in time, I would have abstained and ripped our N64 from my brother’s closet sooner.
i think an apple watch eould be great for that use case.
First, it is Apple so all sorts of lock-ins. Second - not everyone is rich like you.