No Android on Safelink, why?

[Edward78]

So Android can be on prepaid phones, so what is up with the crappy OS on the touchscreen phones. It isn't even WebOS it is J2ME...

 

[B. Diddy]

Most carriers still carry one or two "dumbphones" or featurephones. Think of them as glorified flipphones. Some people still prefer a very basic phone, and don't want all of the complexities of Android, iOS, Windows, or BB10.

 

[Edward78]

They could atleast let you have the choice of getting a android phone for safelink...

 

[B. Diddy]

You'd have to discuss that with SafeLink. It sounds like they provide a very inexpensive service with a free phone to qualifying customers, so non-Android phones probably help them keep costs down. If they offered Android phones, it might not be so cheap.

 

[Edward78]

You'd have to discuss that with SafeLink. It sounds like they provide a very inexpensive service with a free phone to qualifying customers, so non-Android phones probably help them keep costs down. If they offered Android phones, it might not be so cheap.

You can also buy a Tracfone to use on Safelink, they have android... It just seems odd they don't allow android... I mean, SL has no data plans, but Tracfone has phones with wifi that are SL compadable,,,