Alternative Options

Found an alternative solution that works well here in Bermuda? Please share with us here - you could help other families!

An older model Nokia cell phone displaying a message menu on a green screen with options for 'Write' and 'Exit'.
A person is holding a smartwatch displaying the time 22:52:53, with additional data showing the date 09/12, 805 steps, and a heart icon on a black background.
A black flip phone with an open flip, displaying keypad and screen, placed on a plain light-colored background.
White Apple AirTag with a loop, lying on a textured light grey surface, viewed from above.
A vintage beige rotary phone mounted on a yellow wall, with its cord hanging down.

Remember how much we loved our first Nokia? Our first flip phone?

Now known as brick or dumb phones, these are still available!

We are chatting to your local telecoms carriers to find out more about smart watches working here.

Xplora watch has GPS tracking, calls and texts but has no browsing access.

Some of our parents are trialling the TinCan phone.

Karri is another voice message/tracker option.

Landlines are another throwback option.

Some parents worry about their child’s location and choose an AirTag or Tile rather than a device.

If your child uses a tablet, iPad or laptop at home we recommend them using it in a kitchen/dining room with other folks around. (Think our old dial-up days on a clunky PC)

A person with tattooed hands using a vintage desktop computer with a CRT monitor and a beige keyboard on a wooden desk, against a textured brown wall.