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spindlegirl · 09-09-2016, 10:04 AM

I realize that above you mentioned you don't want to get a smartphone, but here is an exception that worked for me. Not trying to talk you into getting one, just sharing my own experience.

A person can buy a cheap smartphone and just not activate the simcard, and it functions like a mini handheld tablet.

My daughter did this after her umpteenth ipod broke. Plus she was still too young to need a "phone phone". Then, over wifi my daughter installed overdrive (for library books), moonreader, kindle, etc, and was able to read books both sideloaded and downloaded via the app.

In other words she didn't need to be beholden to a monthly cellular account to use the other features of the phone.

After a couple of years of having a phone that wasn't used as one, she finally got the sim card because she actually needed to use it as one.

09-09-2016, 10:04 AM	#8
spindlegirl Wizard Posts: 1,594 Karma: 21245891 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra h20, Paperwhite 2017, Phone & Tablet w Moonreader	I realize that above you mentioned you don't want to get a smartphone, but here is an exception that worked for me. Not trying to talk you into getting one, just sharing my own experience. A person can buy a cheap smartphone and just not activate the simcard, and it functions like a mini handheld tablet. My daughter did this after her umpteenth ipod broke. Plus she was still too young to need a "phone phone". Then, over wifi my daughter installed overdrive (for library books), moonreader, kindle, etc, and was able to read books both sideloaded and downloaded via the app. In other words she didn't need to be beholden to a monthly cellular account to use the other features of the phone. After a couple of years of having a phone that wasn't used as one, she finally got the sim card because she actually needed to use it as one. Last edited by spindlegirl; 09-09-2016 at 10:06 AM.