Educate your dad on a new cell phone

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I really dislike apples constant updates which give me crap I don’t need or want and just doubles and changes the commands I was used to

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Android does that too, except a Samsung will update differently than a Google Pixel, etc. You *do* need a phone that has current security updates, because they do protect you, and at your age, you are a prime target for scams. I'm still rocking an iPhone 13 from almost four years ago, and probably will until it stops getting security updates.

And don't confuse Apple updates with the updates pushed by the individual application developers (I don't know how many non Apple apps you use.) Individual app developers have to update their apps every two weeks to keep their "ranking" in the app store.

You may could try using a default browser other than Safari (Apple's) like Firefox, (I use Brave, but because it's so privacy focused, it may break some stuff that won't be obvious to you.)

I presume you're rolling in money, which is why you want to stay with ATT. There is no real reason not to use a service like one of the 24 MVNOs that use the AT&T network at far less cost.

If you get frustrated by Apple’s incremental updates, you’ll be apoplectic over having to learn an entirely new OS and incremental updates on Android.

I can learn a system but really hate them changing it too much. It’s the changing that I hate with Apple.

What do you mean by “it’s a contract In sure”? Iam with ATT

I know this phone is paid off but I don’t think I have a contract. But I been with ATT well over 20 yrs.