My neice is having a birthday and the lovely Mrs_B figured we would give her a cellphone. The child turns 12 years old.
The phone/service is called FIREFLY.
http://www.fireflymobile.com/phone/
It is a phone that ADULTS program with up to 20 phone numbers.
It does NOT allow text messaging.
It is a pay as you go plan where you buy your minutes by buying a credit card thing.
I actually like this system because it gives parents total control.
The phone doesn't have a keypad. It has an address book. The PARENTS input the names & phone numbers into the address book. The child can only call the people in the address book. There is a button with a lady and a button with a man, those are for direct calls to MOM and DAD.
Does anyone have experience with this system? Or has anyone given a young child a cell phone?
Any thoughts on cell phones and kids? Or on this system?
- I feel that is too young to give that type of thing as a gift.
- I also figured it was inappropriate because I didn't know if my brother/sister-in-law would be opposed to their 12 year old having a cellphone.
The phone/service is called FIREFLY.
http://www.fireflymobile.com/phone/
It is a phone that ADULTS program with up to 20 phone numbers.
It does NOT allow text messaging.
It is a pay as you go plan where you buy your minutes by buying a credit card thing.
I actually like this system because it gives parents total control.
The phone doesn't have a keypad. It has an address book. The PARENTS input the names & phone numbers into the address book. The child can only call the people in the address book. There is a button with a lady and a button with a man, those are for direct calls to MOM and DAD.
Does anyone have experience with this system? Or has anyone given a young child a cell phone?
Any thoughts on cell phones and kids? Or on this system?
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