- 12-13-2012, 09:44 PM #1Newbie
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This is a phone for a 10 year old.
Androids and such have their uses, but I'd really rather not have one in this case.
Battery life is poor, they are expensive to replace, and for panic-mode emergency dialing they're too clumsy.
So if I could get an informed recommendation, I would be very, very grateful.
Requirements:
- Must be useable with a prepaid service, service area in northeast Ohio
- Must have a standard dialpad (flip phone/clamshell, slide-down, bar, etc)
- Must have GPS
- Must be able to run a GPS tracking program (don't care about navigation) like Google Latitude, Accutracking, Mologogo, etc.
- No full-face touch screens
Bonus:
- Under $50
- Slide-out keyboard
- Camera
The Samsung Entro and Samsung M575 from Virgin look good, but I'm not sure if they'll run a GPS location app (or if there's one available).
The Samsung Array & Samsung Factor from Boost also look good, but apparently Boost blocks 3rd-party access to the GPS in their CDMA non-smartphones. I know Sprint also sells the Array (for $$$). Not sure if the Sprint firmware could be flashed over the Boost firmware to make the GPS available (or if the Sprint firmware is even available).
I'm willing to pay a few bucks a month for the GPS locator software if necessary.
Thanks in advance!
› See More: Need Recommendation - Specific Criteria - GPS, No touch screens, prepaidLast edited by Shiny Idol; 12-13-2012 at 10:02 PM.
- 03-08-2013, 04:56 PM #2
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