AT&T cell phone for 10 year old?

[sigamy]

Our pickup from school is now complicated by my wife's change in work schedule. So, it's time to get my son a cell phone.

I need some recommendations on decent phone from AT&T with text messaging. He's only 10 so no smart phone, no costly data plan.

It may be nice to double as music player. Can any of these non-iPhones play nice with a Mac to transfer music/videos?

Thanks.

 

[velocityg4]

You can pick up a RAZR v3i new, unlocked and contract free off eBay for about $60 - $70. It is the most recent 3rd party phone I know of that is iTunes compatible.

 

[splashnader]

I wouldn't spend any more than the price of a cheap Go Phone from AT&T if I planned to give it to a 10 year old. I don't know how responsible your son is, but kids that age tend to lose things rather easily. Not only that but it is likely to draw the attention of the other kids at the school, which could also increase the odds that the phone would end up either getting lost, stolen, or broken.

A cheap go phone would easily provide what you need for your son. It is very easy to work and very inexpensive. You can get it prepaid, put only a certain amount of minutes, make it less or more restrictive at your pleasure, and it comes with no contract. So when your son's need for the phone is over, you wont be stuck in a expensive contract.

 

[splashnader]

Just to add that the go phones from AT&T start as low as $6.99.

 

[jcaraballo70]

Virgin Mobile

$25.00 per month UNLIMITED EVERYTHING w/ 300 Mins of Talk

Would that be nice if the iPhone plan costs so little?


http://www.virginmobileusa.com/cell-phone-plans/beyond-talk-plans.jsp?intcmp=p-hp-mps1-25plan

 

[DolemiteJackson]

Unless there's a reason it has to be on AT&T, a prepaid phone is the way to go.

 

[balamw]

Unless there's a reason it has to be on AT&T, a prepaid phone is the way to go.

Go Phone = AT&T speak for prepaid.

B

 

[r.j.s]

$25.00 per month UNLIMITED EVERYTHING w/ 300 Mins of Talk

Would that be nice if the iPhone plan costs so little?


http://www.virginmobileusa.com/cell-phone-plans/beyond-talk-plans.jsp?intcmp=p-hp-mps1-25plan

In my experience, VM sucks. The phones are horrible, reception sucks and the call quality is really lacking.

 

[R94N]

It seems a feature phone is in order then. As to plans/prices, I have no idea, but Nokia still makes a lot of phones like that, you know, the ones everyone had in 2001. They're fine for a 10 year old though; very simple to use and not much can go wrong!