because they are cheap Cheap? You can pick up a cheap pay-and-go phone here in the UK for about £25 ($50) or less :) And it handles text messaging. I'm not s

because they are cheap Cheap? You can pick up a cheap pay-and-go phone here in the UK for about £25 ($50) or less :) And it handles text messaging. I'm not sure it is even good for old people - from the engadget review it looks very fiddly.