First time posting, I'd love some other options on this one. DS is due to move up to year 5 next year which is in a new school (middle school) where they are able to walk to and from school, which I am happy for him to do he is very mature and safety conscious! Also the new school is very close to home. The school have had open days, info evenings and given out all sorts of info for the new starters in September. Information includes smart phone policy which is a smart phone free school which I 100% am behind. With not much information on what a 'brick' phone was in 2026 I got to researching and found most networks are fazing out 2g and 3g. I even contacted the school to ask what would be acceptable where I was given a very vague answer and a link to a article about brick phones. With all this in mind I found a Nokia 4g phone for about £20 ISH from Argos which has a built in MP3 player set up working off a memory car perfect I thought for my DC who is a massive music fan and will no doubt love to listen to some pre loaded music to and from school. Anyway I brought the phone in a bid to beat the rush for this type of phone in September as places like Argos are great for out of stock items! And to try and spread the costs as in August I will be buying all manor of the uniform and stationary required. Now last week we get an email from the school to say they will only be allowing 3 different makes of phone that's it! Obviously my Nokia 4g isn't on the list. Great! I email the school and explain my situation and the fact I had emailed them before purchasing the phone asking this very question. They are now looking into it as I have raised that the phones they have listed are all 2g and 3g and are unlikely to work for much longer! I have also asked why this is even important as the phones are taken from the children in the am locked away by the teacher and given back just before they leave. Have I been to keen to buy this phone I now can't return or are the school being unreasonable?