Bullet point one: in the past 10 000 years no one had so such info and requirements to be online. Calling someone is not even on the priority list of a smartph

Bullet point one: in the past 10 000 years no one had so such info and requirements to be online. Calling someone is not even on the priority list of a smartphone. But I can't access easily half of services (including banks) without an internet-connected device. Which is almost invariably a smartphone. Bullet point 2: older versions of iPhones can be had for that money