Phone for a 5 year old

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So, I wanted to look at getting a phone for my 5 year old son just to contact me when he's away from me so I thought of just getting a Nokia as all I needed is voice calling.

But then I thought that an Android would be nice for things like GPS tracking, giving him an alarm, etc. But I want to be able to restrict access so that he can't download any games (yes he knows how to do that :-D) or whatever.

Any ideas of devices that won't break the bank, have a good battery life and are robust? Doesn't need to have awesome specs, it just needs to be able to voice call and do some basic things.
 
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My nephew has a tablet with a sim card in, works perfectly
 
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A phone for a five year old? :wtf:
 
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Shred said:
So, I wanted to look at getting a phone for my 5 year old son just to contact me when he's away from me so I thought of just getting a Nokia as all I needed is voice calling.

But then I thought that an Android would be nice for things like GPS tracking, giving him an alarm, etc. But I want to be able to restrict access so that he can't download any games (yes he knows how to do that :-D) or whatever.

Any ideas of devices that won't break the bank, have a good battery life and are robust? Doesn't need to have awesome specs, it just needs to be able to voice call and do some basic things.
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Get him a cheapish phone, put your google account onto it for play store and restrict purchases and downloads.
 
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Get him a 3310 because it's better than an iPhone6!

[video=youtube_share;VoUR3FEV4d4]https://youtu.be/VoUR3FEV4d4[/video]
 
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Dave123 said:
Agreed, how often does a 5 year old go off on their own?

At 5, this is the type of phone they should have:

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I'm divorced so unfortunately he's away from me 50% of the time. And I would like him to be able to call me whenever he misses me.

I see there is a special on the LG Leon on MTN for R129pm.
 
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Shred said:
Yes not too keen on it, but he's soon going to be on holiday for a while and would like him to call me whenever he wants to.
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Was the divorce that ugly that the ex won't allow him to phone you via her phone?
 
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Keep them critters away from phones for as long as possible.

Let mummy or whoever else let him use their device.
 
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WaxLyrical said:
Keep them critters away from phones for as long as possible.

Let mummy or whoever else let him use their device.
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One of the reasons I reckon a Smart-GPS-Tracker watch is a better idea as you can phone from it but ONLY specified numbers.
Also keeps them away from the darkness on the interwebz.
 
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Phone for a 5 year old... seriously?

Ok so if you are seriously paranoid, make sure it is network locked, can only SMS or call you or your hubby or aunt/uncle etc. Set this up properly.

Do not give him/her a UI to take their focus away from real life. Kids with smartphones and tablets grow up with all sorts of developmental issues.. dont be one of those parents...
 
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