How to Choose the Best Kids’ Phones Cell Phone Service Provider

It can be a daunting task to choose your kids’ phones cell phone service provider.  With plenty of regional providers and 4 national carriers – Sprint Nextel Corp., Cingular Wireless, T-Mobile USA Inc., and Verizon Wireless – the criteria for your choice might be a little complicated.

Best Plan

You may want to look for the cheapest rates.  The national service provider with the most creative plans is T-Mobile.  However, don’t discount regional players in your area.  Small service providers like Cricket and MetroPCS offer robust service plans too.

To choose the best provider for your kids, it’s better to look for carriers that offer family plans.  These plan types will allow sharing of minutes.  Sprint Nextel and Virgin Mobile have also designed prepaid plans for teenagers.

Best Coverage

Another important consideration in getting kids’ phones cell phone service is the best coverage in your area.  Generally, Verizon Wireless is the leader in customer satisfaction (wherein coverage is the largest factor).

Again, your regional service provider’s coverage might be enough if you will only give the phone to your 7 year old son.  To get true experience, ask for recommendations from your friends or other people in your area.  Better yet, just try out the coverage for yourself – all major phone carriers will offer trial periods which will not lock you immediately into a contract.

Posted in Kids Phones Cell Phone Service  on March 17, 2009 - 1:11 am by admin  |