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5.0 stars
"Kiddies' complaints prove its worth"
Pros: Safer than other cell phone for kids, less distractions (no games, messages, etc.)
Cons: Probably not bulky enough
Summary: You know, kiddies complain when you tell them their bedtime is 9:00, when you tell them only one helping of ice cream, when you tell them they're grounded until they get their grades up, etc. Of course they're going to complain about this phone, it doesn't allow them to engage in as many distractions from school. In fact, the fact that so many tots on this site are complaining only helps me make my decision to buy these for my kids instead of letting them use my old ones. If it weren't good for them, they wouldn't complain. School is more important that text messaging your friends, and if you disagree you can just go without. I know all of you whiners here disagree, but of course you're all probably teens or tweens yourselves.
And I wish it were bulkier, too. A cell phone is an expensive distraction. Maybe if they didn't look so cool you kids wouldn't be so in love with them.
- 15 replies to this review
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I COMPLETELY agree with you!! This makes me want to buy it for my daughter. My old phones just has a little more than she needs right now.
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You give your child the firefly, they bring it to school, the become the most unpopular kid in school, they hate you, they waste minutes and cost you or they give it out to their friends, and everything turns out bad.
Get a free phone with no camera, and disable games. Texting's fine. -
Timeline:
1. Get kids firefly.
2. Kids bring firefly to school.
3. Kids are teased and annoyed by kids who have real phones.
4. They hate you.
You being a control freak and making them the least popular kid in school is not good. Get a life, or even better, don't destroy your kid's. -
This phone has got to be the worst cell phone ever!! The screen breaks after 3 months with the cellphone and you can not take pictures or send text messages on it at all!! All you can do is call people. At least buy your kid a real and cheap cellphone for free from Verizon, TMobile, Sprint or ATandT. There are tons of great cellphones for kids that take pictures or send text messages without you having to spend a wad of cash! You can also get the Disney cell phone for a very great price.
So please don't buy your kids the Firefly Cell Phone. -
This phone is good probly for like a 5-9 year old. After that the child should be able to have their own phone. I know when I was the age that this phone says it is for I would certainly have had nothing to do with this phone. I would have thrown it in the garbage and refused to use it. Its an invasion of privacy and kids should be able to chose who they call. Parens should try actual parenting and talking to their kids instead of forcefully limiting them without discussion.
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I'm 15 and I would love to have this phone!I love the way it looks and the colors, its unique and to me its better than all those super high tech phones -everyone- seems to have. I didn't really want a phone, but I would definitely buy this! Its different and cute ^_^
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It's a cell phone, a tool. Actually it's a teaching tool. I was once a teen with a cellphone and I sure racked up the minutes. But I had to pay it (over $1k) and it taught me a lesson on self control. I had to learn it the hard way. I got yeld at, scolded at, grounded, plus I had to pay it. It was awful. If I can save myself and my son grief, I'll do it. Once the initial excitement of having a wireless device wears off, then he can graduate to a prepaid plan with a regular cell phone. But for now, he has to learn responsibility and self control.
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No kid in their right mind would carry around a firefly cell phone.They would get made fun of every second of the day!!!
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If you tried to feed a kid rat poison and he complained would it be good for him? No. You obviously have no rememberance of what it's like to be a kid. You see, the parents who get their kids normal stuff and some awesome stuff would be considered nice and awesome. The parents who get their kids stuff like Razr's and Ferrari's are considered stupid. The parents who get their kids not fun stuff, or worse, clunky dumb stuff like Firefly's would be considered ignorant of their child's popularity. If you get their kids stuff like this as a 'special present', or if they're over the age of 8, they will be laughed out of school, intentionally ignore calls, and you can expect Deep Fried Essence of Sludge for Christmas. That is, if you're kids aren't social rejects and/or stupid about technology.
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My little girl is 6, in second grade, and with two busy-professionals for parents, it would be unfair NOT to equip her with a communication device of some kind (especially for weeks when mom's out of town). Lucky for us, she's so young, she LOVES her phone because she thinks the mommy button looks more like a "princess" button...
Thank goodness they came out with a phone like this! And you're right...the more complaints I hear from the elementary set, the more confident I am that this was absolutely the right choice! -
Welcome to the new millenium. TECHNOLOGY IS GROWING. Just because you think you're controlling your kids, doesn't make it true. They'll find a loophole and hate you for being such a dictator. Yes, you are the authority and your decision is ultimate, but remember your children are people. Treat them that way. If you want them to grow up being dull with no social skills whatsoever, listen to this person's opinion.
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Why would you waste all of your money on cheap, bad cell phones when you could give your child a quality cell phone (you spoke of your old ones you wouldnt give them)? You caould have simply cancelled text messaging or game downloading options with the company instead of throwing away you're nice old cell phones.
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I agree with your post, even though I am a teenager who desperately wants a cell phone. I actually see this phone as a pretty good idea. The only thing I find wrong with it is that, if I had a cell phone, I would probably need to call more that 20 different people. I would not need to talk to them for hours on end as most teenagers do, but I would like it better if the phone was able to call more than it's amount of programmed numbers.
I agree with your talk about distractions from school and your ideas on "if kids complain, it's probably better". Teenagers, think about it. Whenever your parents told you not to do something anytime in your life, you complained (or cried depending on your age), but if you think back, everything that your parents don't let you do is for your own good. Early bedtimes were so you would get enough sleep to do well in school. Taking away distractions so that you focus on school will make you thank your parents when you get a better job from your work.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not a nerdy, mommas boy who does everything I am told. I still disobey my parents all the time because it is my nature as a kid. I am just more mature than most kids my age and I see the reasons for everything parents do. If most kids would stop and take a look, they would realize the same thing. -
It's really too bad that kids today are so image conscious.
This phone is excellent for what they need, and a parent who buys one for their kid, is showing them that boundaries are being set. -
how do you raise your kids? if they cry then its good? are you trying to make their life hell?
