Has anyone purchased the FIREFLY cell phone for kids?

Firefly cellphone for kids reviewed

Posted Jun 18th 2005 5:28AM by Marc Perton

Filed under: Cellphones

We checked out the Firefly cellphone for kids a couple of months ago, and found it to be a pretty slick little device that could actually serve a specialized market. MobileBurn gave it a good working over, and agreed. Though they found the parental-control menus difficult to navigate, once the phone is set up, it's simplicity defined: kids can call mom, dad or 911 with a single button, dial other approved numbers via an address book, and incoming calls from unapproved numbers can be blocked. There's a little eye candy in the form of an animated "fireworks" display, and a handful of ringtones as well. While this is likely to be a hit with parents (who now have access to all sorts of gadgets to track their kids), we expect that tweens will quickly demand a "real" cellphone instead, while younger kids might need additional functions (i.e., games, music) to be enticed into carrying it.

It's a good investment. But at age 9, eh...I think a real cell phone would be better. If you think he's responsible enough, I'd go with a real phone. But a Firefly would be a good choice otherwise.

don't get that stupid firefly its a waste of money get him a real phone not that crap