Anyone else's 15 year old not got a phone?

[bridgetjonesmassivepants]

As above. He just isn't interested. Neurotypical by the way and popular enough at school. Has a computer in his room so chats with friends on Discord but that's it.

I know not having any sort of phone, smart or brick, is unusual but how unusual is this?

maybe because we don't want to merely "survive" and having a phone is making life easier and more convenient?

There's a lot of things we used to do without, people survived without electricity for how long? And yet here you are, using the internet.

I think phones make life much worse. Especially for teenagers. The toll on their mental health is well documented. As for me, I'd be asleep right now if I didn't have a phone.

Presumably she doesn't. At 15 he's capable of saying/ being given a tine to cone home

My ds is only 13 and although he has a phone, shows absolutely zero interest. He does have a computer (set up in the living room, if it was in his bedroom I’d never see him!) used for mostly, Minecraft, YT and a bit of googling. Also has an iPad. He is Autistic and not particularly sociable, a few friends at school. I can’t see him changing with this as he gets older but you never know.

Yes I'm using the internet but what has that got to do with a 15 year old who doesn't want a phone?
Personally think life was probably better before we could track our children/get in touch with them 24/7, before we became reliant on phones for everything. Do you think children survive or do better than survive just because they have a phone? I'd say phones have ruined a lot of teenagers lives