text only mobiles

lynukkk

my son has mental health problems and has been making 99 emergancy calls so police say he can no longer have a mobile hone.He needs to keep in contact with family and is getting distressed so i wonder if there is any device where he can just text, no chance of rining 999
 thanks

Mr.Generous

If he has a computer or tablet you can text a phone from voice.google.com

Hope that helps.

flaneurs_lobster

Mr.Generous said:

If he has a computer or tablet you can text a phone from voice.google.com

Hope that helps.

Google Voice isn't supported in the UK.

Bradden

I don't believe that's possible. You don't even need an active SIM card to dial 999 from a mobile.

JSmithy45AD

lynukkk said:

my son has mental health problems and has been making 99 emergancy calls so police say he can no longer have a mobile hone.He needs to keep in contact with family and is getting distressed so i wonder if there is any device where he can just text, no chance of rining 999
 thanks

A tablet with WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger or even the dreaded Twitter perhaps?

savergrant

It might be possible to get a WiFi only tablet and then setup WhatsApp for Web on it, verified by a mobile sim but then discard the sim?
I don't believe whatsapp can make 999 calls, and a wifi only tablet shouldn't be classed as a mobile phone if there is an injunction against him having a phone and making nuisance emergency calls.
This website may be useful, I don't know if the info is still current;
https://www.opentechguides.com/how-to/article/whatsapp/35/whatsapp-on-wifi-tab.html

Olinda99

on an Android smartphone go to apps and then choose the phone app and choose permissions and then dlisable the permission to make phone calls