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Firefly Mobile Phone for Kids | 
 enlarge | Brand: Firefly
Category: Wireless
This item is no longer available
Avg. Customer Rating:  25 reviews
Color: Blue
Media: Wireless Phone Accessory
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
UPC: 877978000000
EAN: 0877978000000
ASIN: B000A1GTRW
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| Features:
| • | Pay-As-You-Go Cell Phone | | • | Open-Face Style | | • | Features: 5 Pre-Loaded Animated Graphics, Speed Dial | | • | Talk Up to 360-min. Before Recharging | | • | Display Features: LCD Display, 7 Screen Back Light Colors | | • | Safety Features: Parental Controls, 5 Parent-Programmable Keys Store 20 Phone Numbers, PIN-Protected Phone Book, 911 Assistance Speed Dial, Option to Auto Reject Unknown Calls | | • | Additional Features: Great First Phone for Kids | | • | Includes 30 Minutes of PrePaid Airtime, Backpack Clip, Battery Charger | | • | Refill Minutes at Target, by Phone or Online | | • | Dimensions: 2Lx3.5Hx.75W " |
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Product Description
Firefly is the only mobile phone that's designed just for kids. It's small, sturdy. And shaped to fit a kid's hand. And using a Firefly phone is simple: just 5 keys make and accept all calls.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 20 more reviews...
 Cheap and ugly PAPERWEIGHT July 10, 2008
We got this phone for our 10-year-old daughter, more for our peace of mind than hers. Then, the problems started almost immediately. The internet interface is almost impossible to use, and is impossible if you own a newer phone. You simply can't program the pnohe on line. The phone connectivity was terrible - and we live in a city with great coverage. Worst, the battery lasted maybe 30 minutes on standby, and maybe 5 minutes of calling time.
I think my daughter was able to use this phone 3 times before we gave up.
Save your money - buy the cheapest cell phone possible and add your kids to your own plan - shared minutes are much cheaper than the Firefly both in actual costs and in frustration!
 Firefly's hidden stipulations December 10, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
When we first purchased the Firefly some months ago it was great. The price was right and it was safe enough for my 11 year old. I had no qualms with the product or the service. Then after a few months of not being used the display showed "limited service". After calling Firefly I was informed that the minutes had expired and they had cancelled our service!! I didn't know the minutes would expire or that I had to keep refilling the minutes. It didn't say that in any of the paperwork that came with the phone. The representative told me that at the bottom of the registration card it says to go online for terms of services and that this information is listed there. Why don't they put this information with the phone?? What about people who don't have internet service? I thought that was very sneaky. Now, for me to get the phone reactivated it will cost me $25, I will have to purchase more minutes (none are included and the $50 worth I already paid for are expired) and a new phone number will be issued. It will be cheaper to buy a whole new phone. The product was okay, but the hard to find terms and conditions make me unwilling to buy into this product again.
Parents Beware, Minutes expire and Phone DE-ACTIVATES. August 29, 2006
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
I purchased this phone for my (10 year old) kid and added $100.00 worth of minutes. During summer vacation, she kept it on a shelf and never used it. When school started up again, she turned it on and to our chagrin found out that it says it only has limited service. I called Firefly customer service and a very bubbly representative (until I questioned this practice, that is) told me that after 90 days, the minutes expire unless you keep on adding minutes. 30 days after that, the phone de-activates and requires a payment of $25.00 to re-activate. Sim card is sent by mail.
I personally think that this is a shabby practice, especially since this information is buried in their web-site.
Good Luck with this phone!
 Love the parental controls, and figured out how to set up voicemail! July 30, 2006
I just bought the Firefly for my daughter's 9th birthday. It's a great first phone, and I love the parental controls.
I was able to figure out how to hook up voice mail to it too!!! You simply get your carrier's message retrieval phone number (I did this my just looking at what number I was calling to retrieve my own messages off of my cell) and then program that phone number into your child's address book. Then call it from the FireFly, and it will automatically take you to voice mail set up. Once in the call you can activate the number keys by clicking on the green phone button (to the left of the address book button) and you'll see a row of numerals as well as a * and a # option. You do have to scroll back and forth, but it allows you to enter the tones needed to complete the voice mail set up (including recording your busy/away messages) and then be able to retrieve, delete, and save messages. Now the phone doesn't have a way for you to be notified that you have a voicemail, but it does have a MISSED CALL feature and since the amount of calls they are getting are limited, it's no big deal to just automatically call your voicemail if you get a missed call notification. My daughter got to record both an away message and a busy message, and has been retrieving her voice mails with no problem, so it's not difficult to use at all.
We just added her number to our Cingular family plan rather than dealing with prepaid minutes that expire. I bought her the bubble gum pink cover for it too. Cute!
The only negative I had with it, is that the silver paint that is around the entry keys chipped away from the plastic too easily, but at least you can replace the covers. I'm very happy with it. As for some comments that children will be teased for having it...um, by whom? Most children don't have cell phones, so I don't see that being a problem. I didn't buy the phone to make my child look cool, I bought the phone for the parental controls as I'm a responsible parent. My daughter is just delighted that she has a cell phone of any type. So far she has been calling her Grandma every day (which Grandma LOVES as she is out of state).
I recommend this phone for the pre-teen child.
Great for Kids! July 20, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
We purchased this phone for our 6 year old son. It was extremely easy to setup and program (not sure why so many people say it's hard???) If you have half a clue, it's no problem at all. The hardest part is trying to get our son to keep up with the phone. It comes with a clip that we usually clip to his belt loop and then stick in his pocket. It only took a few minutes to teach him how to use it and we go through it occasionally to re-enforce it. This is a great piece of mind for me knowing I can always reach him. A few negatives... First, there is no obvious way to replace the batteries. Once the batteries go, you have to replace the entire $99 phone. Next, there is no voice mail. Finally, minutes are not cheap! at .25 cents a minute, calls have to be short and to the point!
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