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		windowsrookie on May 10, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple is discontinuing the iPod You can't get a cheap dumb phone in the United States. Carriers here will not activate a device unless it has 4G.

_k9eq on May 11, 2022 | [–]

So the concept of a prepaid sim card doesn't exist?

doublepg23 on May 10, 2022 | [–]

I believe they have dumb phones with 4G. My grandfather uses one (…to call me to Google stuff for him.)

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