Pine Creek Railroad posted:Gentlemen,
My point was that all the different technology should still be available from both MTH and Lionel, as RJR indicated how many kids in a 6th grade class today actually have an O Gauge Train. I go one further and ask how many have an O Gauge Train that is not a hand me down from Dad & Mom. Again cost can be a real big factor on what is being purchased as a child's play toy. However mobile phones are costly today and every kid seems to have one.
IMO letting a young child have a mobile phone is a foolish and costly error by the parents, and of course the schools letting kids bring mobile phones into school with them is completely insane, unless that child has a true medical problem. It feeds the drug culture in our schools, and furthers the cheating on exams via texting.
PCRR/Dave
Nobody's suggesting you go out a get a cell contract for a kid to do this.
And phones are cheap - for this application.
You just want the phone/tablet device, and the app - which in most cases...is not connected to the internet while running trains.
The phone/tablet should be dedicated to running trains and be considered part of your train gear - and that's where it stays.
