iphone for tween but without access to internet

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can get a phone with no data plan, so he only has access via wifi. There are all parental controls you can put in place. But you really should think about what you are trying to protect against.Is it inappropriate content on the internet? Is it that you don't want him wasting time on the phone? There may be different options to choose from depending on what you are trying to prevent. For example, our primary issue with DD is not that she looks at inappropriate content, it is wasting time doing perfectly harmless things.

I tried to do this (get phones with no data) and had no luck with apple or Verizon. Where do you get it through?

I got an AT&T GoPhone with no data plan.

[Anonymous]

I have an I-phone with no data plan. I just use it to make phone calls or text. And when I have wifi I can go on the Internat. It's much cheaper this way (I use a T-mobile pre-paid phone card for $100 for 1000 minutes and when I run out I buy another card).

Sometimes it's a pain if there's no wifi around and I want to look up something, but nowadays there is wifi so many places, that I can just pop into McDonald's or Panera if I'm out and need to look up something.

It definitely keeps the costs down of having a phone. My kids have the same setup as I don't think they need a $40 per month phone plan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:i removed Google and Safari.

There are lots of other apps you can use, hate to break it to you

My tween does not have the ability to install or remove apps without the iTunes password- which she does not have.

[Anonymous]

We also have the tmobile pay as you go - $3/month for 30 minutes or texts. If you go over it's .10/min or text. Data only on wifi and we can restrict time via app.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We also have the tmobile pay as you go - $3/month for 30 minutes or texts. If you go over it's .10/min or text. Data only on wifi and we can restrict time via app.

I'm faily certain you can buy data out of the pay as you go plans.. But you can't hide the purchase from mom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:i removed Google and Safari.

There are lots of other apps you can use, hate to break it to you

My tween does not have the ability to install or remove apps without the iTunes password- which she does not have.

+1 it's really not that difficult.