[ahaseeb]

You can monitor it remotely. Like your kid may be outside with friends or at school or anywhere else.

[LeafItAlone]

I get that, which is why I suggested something pager-like as a concision, but that doesn’t really answer my question. Many devices can have connectivity while not being a phone. I’ve built a half dozen types of (non-human body) sensors for remote use with various radios, including LTE, and I can access them from anywhere.