If you buy that smartphone, how much more do you have to pay to make it actually connect to the internet?)
I think most universities do have WLan in which devices can login.
The Amazon reviews suggest that it's a really terrible phone.
On Amazon.com there LG Realm for 40$ and Kyocera Event for 30$. The LG Realm has 4.4 out of 5 stars average on Amazon.
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