Smart Phones

petra

NanaTuesday

Petra

If the phones are banned, they will just get the watches

But to use the watch you need the phone & one usually has to be near to the other to receive the call , I must say I think this is the case , before I get called out on yet something else I’ve said wrong 😑

I didn’t say if the phones get banned they will just get watches DiamondLilly did.
You can program your Apple Watch to cellular whereby you don’t need your iPhone nearby.

You have to buy a cellular one in the first place for that Petra and they are more expensive.

NanaTuesday

Petra

If the phones are banned, they will just get the watches

But to use the watch you need the phone & one usually has to be near to the other to receive the call , I must say I think this is the case , before I get called out on yet something else I’ve said wrong 😑

I didn’t say if the phones get banned they will just get watches DiamondLilly did.
You can program your Apple Watch to cellular whereby you don’t need your iPhone nearby.

MissAdventure

I used to complain bitterly thar my daughter came home from school and straight away used the house phone to have a long, long chat with the people she'd just been at school with. 1

I remember, many moons ago, when our latest phone bill was astronomical. On checking the bill we realised, our then, sixteen year old son had been sneaking downstairs to ring a girl friend, after we were in bed.

I love my Apple Watch. Pay without searching in for card or phone in handbag, set timers and alarms, contact DH with walkie-talkie, know when I have messages, monitor exercise and heart health etc etc.

No, I don't think they should be actually banned but I think people should be encouraged to be less dependant on them. I keep saying the same thing....it only takes a power cut or for the internet to go down and everything grinds to a halt.
The more we rely on technology, the more vulnerable we are.
What concerns me most is the way young people are influenced by the internet. Parents should encourage their children to discuss things with them more, so that they are fully aware of what they are being exposed to.

It’s true that many packages are within the reach of children. Our package is calls, texts and 32G of data for £8 pm, but it benefits my DGS to be paid for as part of a family group, and of course there are many places where wifi can be accessed for free. Once again it will be the less well off children who would suffer with this ban.

The rule at my boys school is "Don't let us see you using your phone, or we'll confiscate it".

Phones are banned at the high school my grandchildren go to which is actually a nuisance when we try to let them know where the car is parked at pick up time. New head teacher,new rules.

Glorianny

But if parents don't know about the phone how will they be paying the bill? And before anyone says the cost would be too much my current phone deal costs £6 a month, for texts, calls and 4G. Well within most 15 year old's budget.

that sounds reasonable.
maybe i should reconsider.
which company is that?
would i be able to keep my number from vodafone ?

They are very useful in solving crimes, too.

Petra
I forgot to say that I also have an Apple Watch at aged 71 as does my daughter aged 51 .
They are handy for when you are driving - hands free access you can just use Siri .
They also have an emergency 🆘 that will be activated if you have a fall - it will call ☎️ emergency services & also contact your emergency contacts .
I can say it works very well as yesterday I was reaching to a particularly high shelf & it actually activated itself thinking I had had a fall oddly enough . Once I had advised 999 that it was an error I then had my 2 DC & DH all call me as they had simultaneously received a message .
So it does work , I just had to ask my 13year old gd how I stopped it sending the messages , as everyone received a constant flow until I switched it off 🤔

Oh it used to infuriate me!
"What you doing?"

"Nothing. Just got in"

"Me too"

Thank I'll have a sandwich"

"Yeah, me too"

"What you doing?"

"Looking in the fridge"

"Yeah, me too"

Arggghhhhh!!!!

MissAdventure
😂 oh I remember those days & the running up of phone bills !

Not all families have other tech available.

gentleshores
I totally agree that under 8yrs old should have no need for a mobile phone , especially as they will already have access to other devices .
Also where would an under 8 yr old be that they would need to be using a mobile phone for the purpose of a phone call , surely they don’t need these .
It is truly a parenting issue .
I have an almost 18 yrs old GD who totally by passed the advent of mobile phone usage pre 10- 12 yrs old .
She obviously now has one but is not addicted to it .
Unlike her sisters aged 10 & 13 whom have both phones & tablets . The younger one also pesters her DM for her phone & looks at texts etc reading all manner of things . I have seen her pester for the use of it after her own battery has been run down she will then do the same on DM phone .
In fact all 4 of my younger GC aged 10-12:13/15 all have the latest phones which are stuck to their hands .
I can remember when that eldest gd was aged 5 & we played Candycrush on my then old Samsung phone , my DS was amazed & not in a good way that I was doing so with her !

I used to complain bitterly thar my daughter came home from school and straight away used the house phone to have a long, long chat with the people she'd just been at school with. 1

Petra

If the phones are banned, they will just get the watches

But to use the watch you need the phone & one usually has to be near to the other to receive the call , I must say I think this is the case , before I get called out on yet something else I’ve said wrong 😑

GrannyGravy13
And there you have it , why on earth do children need to be face timing friends that they have just spent the school day with ?
What happened to
1 - Speaking on the phone
2- Going out to meet said friends- having play dates or whatever the terminology & set up is for what our children did ie “ playing out” !!!!

Actually, they are not that old.
Updating every couple of years seems to be the norm now.
So what about the environment?

GrannyGravy13

Smartphone’s particularly iPhones do not remain smart forever.

To have the latest apps you need an up to date phone, once past a certain age/model they will not be compatible with the latest updates, so become unattractive to the young (and old🙋‍♀️)

No.

I was trying to access an NHS app I was sent by a new, young, enthusiastic Consultant but alas, my poor old devices are just not up to it.

DiamondLily

I think technology is moving faster than our laws ever can.

My adult GCs all have those Apple Watches. They sit vibrating and pinging with calls and texts coming in via those things.🙄

And they reply via them.

If the phones are banned, they will just get the watches.

It’s not just younger people who have Apple Watches. My 75 yr old partner wears one. Two daughters in their 50s have them.

I think banning them for under 11's is a good idea. It's awful when 8 year olds get them. But banning them for under 16's I think just isn't realistic. There'd be a civil war! For teenagers, it's their social life - with their friends. Their phones are so important to them. Doesn't mean they don't have other activities and sports etc as well. I think that comes down to parenting.

Yes, mine now won't work with some newer apps and things.

Smartphone’s particularly iPhones do not remain smart forever.

To have the latest apps you need an up to date phone, once past a certain age/model they will not be compatible with the latest updates, so become unattractive to the young (and old🙋‍♀️)

He probably let his child use a computer instead.