Apple is discontinuing the iPod

Re:Apple is discontinuing the iPod by Someone1234 on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @05:16PM (#31332834)

Major problem with that: Phones without SIMs can still make emergency calls (911, etc).

I got one for my kid as a camera. Why? Because it costs as much as many kids cameras, while they're absolute trash, and the camera module/software in the iPod takes really high quality photos that are easy to export or manipulate.

Old iPhones are inexpensive, but you cannot disable emergency calling for a good reason, but that good reason still doesn't make you want to hand one to a 7-year-old as a glorified camera.

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Re:Apple is discontinuing the iPod by tempestn on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @05:56PM (#31333227)

Is the concern that they will accidentally dial 911, or intentionally? I have a 7 year old and can't really imagine either happening.

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Re:Apple is discontinuing the iPod by Someone1234 on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @05:59PM (#31333254)

Both. Just a whole scope of problem that can be eliminated by not getting a device with a cellular modem. Plus a lot of iOS devices have strange interactions with iPhones without phone numbers (imessage and signal for two specific examples).

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Re:Apple is discontinuing the iPod by procombo on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @06:41PM (#31333621)

This is the worst thing about Signal, IMO. I want to use old phones as backup communication devices (wifi) but can't natively use the software that way.

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