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I'm assuming just a smartphone without a SIM. That's essentially what the iPod touch was.
by windowsrookie 4y ago
I'm assuming just a smartphone without a SIM. That's essentially what the iPod touch was.
- asciimov 4y agoSure, but then you have that background concern about them accidentally dialing 911.
- paxys 4y agoHaving the ability to dial 911 if needed is probably a good thing.
- dymk 4y agoEhhhh I distinctly remember being around 10 years old, getting a miniature landline phone [1], and dialing 911. Then my parents had to explain to the operator that there was no emergency and how sorry they were. Kids do dumb things. [1] this kind of thing - https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1891964717.html https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1891964717.html
- boomboomsubban 4y agoCan you uninstall the phone app, or whatever Apple calls it? I'm using LineageOS and it looks like I can disable it, though I don't care to try right now. Plus, it's arguably worth risking accidental 911 calls to allow necessary ones. And landlines have had the same risk for decades.
- colejohnson66 4y agoYou can't uninstall it, but you can hide it from the home screen
- asciimov 4y ago> Can you uninstall the phone app You can't uninstall the dialer. As far as I know you can't even lock the dialer down. > Plus, it's arguably worth risking accidental 911 calls to allow necessary ones One of my friends kids (about 5) went through a phase where she was fascinated with calling 911. The iPod Touch became the way to handle this, you could hand her the iPod and know she couldn't dial out. Sure an iPad could work, but this girl had siblings and the parents didn't want to have to buy everybody an ipad.
- chimeracoder 4y ago> Sure, but then you have that background concern about them accidentally dialing 911. Kids should be taught about 911 at a very young age anyway. IMO, if they're old enough for an iPod Touch, they're old enough to be taught about 911.