Best basic phone

poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Fri Feb 22, 2019 10:11 pm

The eldest is getting out and about on his own a lot now, so I want to get him a basic phone for texting and calling.

I don't to get him a smartphone yet as he's bound to lose/knack it.

Any ideas on what to get? Also what sort of contract/sim etc?

UnreliableSalopian · **Posted:** Fri Feb 22, 2019 10:19 pm

Phone - not sure, you not got an old one knocking about?
SIM - look at Giffgaff if O2 is OK where you are - you can get some decent deals for under a tenner, including a fiver a month for 150 mins, 500 texts plus 500MB Data (even basic phones tend to have some internet enabled stuff)... Only reason I'm not with them any more is that O2 is terrible where I am (or at least was a couple of years back - not even 3G) so I switched elsewhere... Currently with Plusnet (on EE) - they're OK.

Monkeybutt · **Joined:** Sun Jan 21, 2018 6:22 pm **Posts:** 2428

poolieinnottingham wrote:

The eldest is getting out and about on his own a lot now, so I want to get him a basic phone for texting and calling.

I don't to get him a smartphone yet as he's bound to lose/knack it.

Any ideas on what to get? Also what sort of contract/sim etc?

You got sky?

Fensy · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:15 pm **Posts:** 6476

I was due an upgrade so I just gave my old phone to my daughter, I got her a SIM only deal with Virgin, they had a sale when I got it and I think it only costs me £6 or £7 per month, I think she gets 1000 texts, 1000 minutes and 2GB of data.

I think that younguns nowadays tend to use data rather than text messages as they use the likes of Snapchat or WhatsApp to stay in touch with each other

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

Get him some boxing lessons as if he has a shit phone he’s gunna get bullied.

Smart phone with a good solid case for when he drops it.

It’s that or nothing

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Pooliekel · **Joined:** Sun Dec 09, 2018 3:33 pm **Posts:** 29

Yubep wrote:

Get him some boxing lessons as if he has a shit phone he’s gunna get bullied.

Smart phone with a good solid case for when he drops it.

It’s that or nothing

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Jesus Christ. As funny as leukemia.

The bloke wants some advice.

Malcolm Dawes Knew My Father · **Joined:** Wed May 11, 2011 4:25 pm **Posts:** 4198

Still pining for the Nokia I had 10 years ago. Did the job as it was brilliantly and you could use it for days on a single battery charge.

Smart phones are too bastad smart for their own good, I ignore 95% of what mine can do but still sick to death of WhatsApp for work groups - have it on and it drives you mental, ignore it and stuff gets decided without you.

Yossarian · **Joined:** Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:29 pm **Posts:** 801

I don’t think Yubep was particularly trying to be funny. He was giving him some advice. Pretty sound advice I’d suggest. Phones are like trainers were when we were at school. Don’t send your kid in with a Nokia two stripe or a Gola Motorola.

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

Pooliekel wrote:

Yubep wrote:

Get him some boxing lessons as if he has a shit phone he’s gunna get bullied.

Smart phone with a good solid case for when he drops it.

It’s that or nothing

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Jesus Christ. As funny as leukemia.

The bloke wants some advice.

Here he is.

You can’t get me on Facebook so you try here?

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Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

Yossarian wrote:

I don’t think Yubep was particularly trying to be funny. He was giving him some advice. Pretty sound advice I’d suggest. Phones are like trainers were when we were at school. Don’t send your kid in with a Nokia two stripe or a Gola Motorola.

Aye I was just trying to give him some advice like. I have a 13 year old, 10 year old, 6 year old and 4 year old so I’m pretty up to date with what the kids are down with.

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Malcolm Dawes Knew My Father · **Joined:** Wed May 11, 2011 4:25 pm **Posts:** 4198

Yubep wrote:

Yossarian wrote:

I don’t think Yubep was particularly trying to be funny. He was giving him some advice. Pretty sound advice I’d suggest. Phones are like trainers were when we were at school. Don’t send your kid in with a Nokia two stripe or a Gola Motorola.

Aye I was just trying to give him some advice like. I have a 13 year old, 10 year old, 6 year old and 4 year old so I’m pretty up to date with what the kids are down with.

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That's some tough nursery school like if 4 year olds get bullied for having the wrong phone!

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 19819

That's some tough nursery school like if 4 year olds get bullied for having the wrong phone!

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the world gets worse and worse. once it was cheap trainers they would not wear now its bloody mobiles. wonder what the next must have rubbish parents have to put up with. being really old skool i do not have a mobile phone, do not want one and will never have one. if her indoors wants to know where i have been she,ll have to ask me when i roll home.

born toulouse · **Posted:** Wed Feb 27, 2019 11:50 am

There is French brand called Crosscall and they're designed to be very hard to knack. Got my lad one about a year and a half ago and it is still in perfect condition even though he drops it regularly, stands on it every now and then and puts it into his drinks to show off (they're waterproof as long as you shut the cover on the usb port. His is the last model they did so it was a lot cheaper than most phones even though it does all the usual stuff. Going to get one myself when my current phone dies.

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

The days of simply having a phone to text your mates are done.

Snapchat. Instagram. What’s app. Fb messenger etc etc are probably more popular than texting.

The only person who ever sends me a text is my mam. Which says it all.

You can get fairly cheap smart phones in places like CEX or a cheap contract on a HUWAII phone on most providers.

Just to reiterate my 4 year old doesn’t have a mobile just my 13 year old but even he plays on a PS4 and can use an iPad.

Times are changing.

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Yossarian · **Joined:** Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:29 pm **Posts:** 801

Funnily enough I’m exactly the same regarding who I get texts from. The only person who ever texts me is your Mam.

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

Yossarian wrote:

Funnily enough I’m exactly the same regarding who I get texts from. The only person who ever texts me is your Mam.

Shan you

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yloop · **Posted:** Wed Feb 27, 2019 1:40 pm

My eldest says Facebook is too old fashioned and refuses to use it.

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

yloop wrote:

My eldest says Facebook is too old fashioned and refuses to use it.

Does she text my mam too

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yloop · **Posted:** Wed Feb 27, 2019 2:30 pm

Yubep wrote:

yloop wrote:

My eldest says Facebook is too old fashioned and refuses to use it.

Does she text my mam too

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Nah, everyone else does though.

poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Wed Feb 27, 2019 9:54 pm

Thanks for all the help folks. I'll get him something robust that won't attract negative attention, pre-loaded with texts off Yubep's mam.

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