ITT: People complaining that a purposefully minimalist phone doesn't have the very specific feature that they want.
If the point is to be reachable by a loved one in an emergency and nothing else, this seems like a reasonable option.
If the point is to be reachable by a loved one in an emergency and nothing else, this seems like a reasonable option.
My grandmother uses an Android phone I've very heavily customised (deleted apps with adb, put a Windows Phone-like launcher with flashing icons for notifications, compiled custom versions of OSS apps for SMS and calls, etc.). This Light Phone seems perfect for her.
Not even close. You can get a basic phone plus sim card for like $40 or less and then pay a few dollars (or less) a month on prepay to keep it connected to the network.
This is a toy secondary phone for those with disposable income, not a valid low-income alternative.
$350 is not a reasonable option to be reachable by a loved one when a brand new Nokia 3310 is like $60 and can do standby for like 3-4 weeks with a single charge.
If the point is to be reachable by a loved one in an emergency and nothing else, I can think of a hundred other options that don't cost $350. I think that's what you meant.