Taking Charge of Where they Are with Kids Cell Phones Pay As You Go
Kids these days are more sophisticated than kids 1-2 generations ago. While the previous generation had been weaned on the ubiquitous television with their parents complaining how much more street smart their kids were as a result, those same kids have now grown up to complain about the same thing about their kids. This time, they blame their kids’ tech savvy promiscuity on Nintendo and Playstation game consoles, cell phones, PDAs and the internet.
When grade schoolers are already computer and internet aware constantly exposed to a host of gadget wizardry their parents, teachers, uncles and aunts use, their level of satisfaction shoots up beyond what elders think are the domain of kid stuff. It’s not surprising to see a bunch of 8-9 year olds kids coming out form school take out their Motorola ROKR and RAZR phones and Sony Ericsson Walkman phones to call their dads and moms. They’re pretty much hand-me downs alright – old model mid range handsets that over a period of 3 years have assumed the unenviable status as kids cell phones pay as you go which rightly provide parents with a way to monitor and control their kids’ consumption of talk times or as a means to reward and punish.
Cellphones like LG’s Migo on Verizon, the carriers first ever kids cell phones pay as you go, Firefly on Cingular and the Enfora Tictalk that looks more like a stopwatch come in really vibrant colors and designs younger kindergarten kids in the 4-7 years old age bracket would enjoy fondling much like they do with their Little Tykes. They are also crafted to withstand the usual abuse kids do to their toys. But at least they have the mobile telephony features the kids are pretty much aware their moms and dads enjoy on their XPERIAs and HTCs.
Mobile phone companies like LG seems to underestimate kids these days if they think cellphones like the Migo or the Kajeet from Samsung would interest them. Certainly not kids in the 7-10 age bracket for which these phones are targeted. These handsets are even more limited in features than the first cellphones that came out in the early 90s. But for younger kids below 6 and as soon as a toddler learns to talk, kids cell phones pay as you go deal with network carriers are good investments for a growing child to get a headstart in mobile gadgetry, minus the fun that comes with even the most basic cellphones adults enjoy.
Posted in Kids Cell Phones on April 27, 2010 - 1:19 am by admin |
