Cell phone for a 7 yr old?

lennonforever · 08-12-2008, 08:31 AM

Hello everyone

I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but I am looking for the most simple, basic cell phone for my granddaughter.
She is 7 yrs old.

I wouldn't normally give her one, but she is often with her father and his relatives ( divorce situation here). I wish to give her this added tool so that she may call us at anytime day or night.

Any help would be so appreciated. I am in the USA. Thanks

**sobeit** · 08-12-2008, 08:54 AM

get a tracfone They are just about as basic as you can go. Check your local walmart or discount store for them or go to tracfone.com, amazon.com . Its pay as you go so you wont have to worry about the seven year old running up 2000 dollar monthly phone bills :-)

lennonforever · 08-12-2008, 06:45 PM

Great! Thanks for answering, sobeit. I'll check into it.

Clark76 · 08-13-2008, 08:14 PM

You might find this article interesting also:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/12231..._for_kids.html

lennonforever · 08-14-2008, 06:35 PM

Thanks Clark. That FlyPhone looks good

ebackhus · 08-16-2008, 03:27 PM

Kids don't need phones.

mommabear · 08-17-2008, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebackhus

Kids don't need phones.

They do in this day and age, for a variety of reasons. Only a few of which could be:

Parent has to stay late at work and can't pick them up at regular time.

School bus dropped them off at the wrong place after moving to a new and unfamiliar neighborhood. It happened to one of my kids before the age of cell phones. I was worried sick when she didn't show up; had no idea where to start looking. Fortunately she was able to find her way home, but she walked a good mile or two. She was barely older than 7-8 when it happened.

Lots of weirdos out there.

lennonforever · 08-18-2008, 12:57 PM

Thanks everyone for answering, I really appreciate it.

I have decided to get the Firefly phone, it only has 5 buttons and can hold 20 phone numbers. There are no texting capabilities on this phone.

08-12-2008, 08:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
lennonforever Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Purgatory Posts: 99 OS: Windows XP	Cell phone for a 7 yr old? Hello everyone I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but I am looking for the most simple, basic cell phone for my granddaughter. She is 7 yrs old. I wouldn't normally give her one, but she is often with her father and his relatives ( divorce situation here). I wish to give her this added tool so that she may call us at anytime day or night. Any help would be so appreciated. I am in the USA. Thanks

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lennonforever Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Purgatory Posts: 99 OS: Windows XP	Re: Cell phone for a 7 yr old? Thanks Clark. That FlyPhone looks good

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08-18-2008, 12:57 PM	#8 (permalink)
lennonforever Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Purgatory Posts: 99 OS: Windows XP	Re: Cell phone for a 7 yr old? Thanks everyone for answering, I really appreciate it. I have decided to get the Firefly phone, it only has 5 buttons and can hold 20 phone numbers. There are no texting capabilities on this phone.