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Toes@ani.social 10 months ago
My elderly clients tell me $200 is too much for a phone. They want it to be $50 max. It’s always a big hassle
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
QuandaleDingle@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Surely they won’t complain then…
pineapplelover@lemm.ee 10 months ago
I got a flip phone for $20. They’re not wrong if all they need is calling and possibly texting.
Pretzilla@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Used Moto G then
Mango@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Ask them how they could conceive of a way to make a pocket super computer with only 3 hours of their time with of money and effort.
emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
There are plenty of feature phones for <$50. Many even have basic cameras, a web browser and even some games.
Toes@ani.social 10 months ago
Got any solid recommendations?
Whenever I browse them they all look like a scam or don’t support LTE.
emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Nokia still produces feature phones, and newer models have LTE. But they are somewhat overpriced compared to the Chinese companies. They also make smartphones running KaiOS (much more efficient than Android, but cannot run Android apps) in the 50-100 USD range.
Toes@ani.social 10 months ago
I’ll have to look into that.
In my country emergency broadcasts are only supported on lte enabled devices. I’m not sure about the os requirement for that either.
QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 10 months ago
$200 is too much for a phone. That’s why it’s also web browser, Walkman, TV, recipe book, accountant, computer … of course, you know this.
Toes@ani.social 10 months ago
Right, but to them it’s all worthless features. Except YouTube they like that
Mango@lemmy.world 10 months ago
They’re worthless features. Except cookies. We like that.