Hi all, living semi-rural, our 2 children catch the bus for school every morning.
Mainly for safety reasons as they have to walk after the bus but also as one of our children has ADHD, is quickly disruptive and has behavioural issues on the public bus, the school has suggested a music player or mobile.
Phone Requirements
The phone needs to have a headphone jack and Bluetooth
MicroSD slot for us to store music
Band 28
Ideally android with parental controls
The budget is around $100-$200 Each. Using Aldi family plan.
Thanks for any input
I can't comment on phone models. The usual process is to grab something on sale, so which phone is best at your price range will depend on when you're looking. I'd be looking at the weekly specials at Coles, Woolworths or AustPost. Just avoid grey imports if you need Band 28.
I will say, however, that as someone who has a child with ADHD, anything with a cable is the worst. My life is much better, and cheaper, now we've gone completely wireless. A wired headphone and jack is setting you up for a new phone and new earbuds in short order. Just get a cheap set of bluetooth wireless earbuds, such as soundPEATS.
Not sure what you need with a MicroSD. Every Android phone is perfectly capable of transferring music to onboard storage, you don't need a MicroSD slot, which is super fiddly for no obvious benefit. Even the cheaper end of phones have at least as much storage as early generation ipods. You really don't need much. Also, if you have Spotify and some data, practically no storage at all.