• Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      2 months ago

      Smartphones cost enough that a parent can control the finances and I don’t believe kids can aquire a large enough fund by themselve without at least some assistance by the parents.
      And if, usually as a gift and that is probably taken in by a parent anyway

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      2 months ago

      Phone maybe, but not a SIM card with data. Although you can do a lot without a SIM card if your school has public WiFi I guess