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Forums › Gadgets, robotics, home automation, electronics (including wearables) › smart phone as kids Mp3 player?


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Ultimate Geek
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Topic # 157601 5-Dec-2014 22:17
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i have an old sony xperia phone which im thinking about giving to my 7 year old as an mp3/media player. ive removed the sim but am unsure if it can still call out?/ (emergency calls??) i dont want him to call 111 or similar if hes playing with it....

any thoughts?

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  Reply # 1189669 5-Dec-2014 22:51
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i actually got my  son a LG L3 phone for $58 as a replacement for his ipod, he only uses it as a mp3 player and he loves it, i put the player pro music player on it and the battery lasts for days . would do it again .




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  Reply # 1189685 5-Dec-2014 23:19
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Root and then delete phone app?

Edit: That's what I've done to my old S2 for exactly the same reason.






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