Comments on: Kajeet: You Know, For Kids http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2007/03/19/kajeet-you-know-for-kids/ All About Mobile 2.0 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:33:33 -0600 hourly 1 By: jenna f. http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2007/03/19/kajeet-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-368463 jenna f. Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:45:01 +0000 http://mobilecrunch.com/2007/03/19/kajeet-you-know-for-kids/#comment-368463 Hey, I love these cells! I see their "try to be cool" looking outline in all of their things. This cell is THE cell (for some) tweens, like you said. Not older kids, 15- up. Their prices... not so good. But, I see a lot of kid friendly features that would make this a great first cell for some kids. Hey, I love these cells! I see their “try to be cool” looking outline in all of their things. This cell is THE cell (for some) tweens, like you said. Not older kids, 15- up. Their prices… not so good. But, I see a lot of kid friendly features that would make this a great first cell for some kids.

]]> By: Satisfied in WA http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2007/03/19/kajeet-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-164303 Satisfied in WA Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:40:30 +0000 http://mobilecrunch.com/2007/03/19/kajeet-you-know-for-kids/#comment-164303 I just purchased the Sanyo Katana phone with Kajeet service for my 11 year old daughter and am very satisfied. She didn't put the stickers on the phone, but loves being able to shop on the web via the phone for new ringtones, wallpapers, games etc. There is no time usage charge for getting on the web, you only pay for what you purchase. You have total control via an account you set up online. I love the fact you can control what features you want on/off and you can block calls from being made during school,hours/late at night...whenever. You can also create a contact list to allow calls to and from and a list to block certain incoming/outgoing numbers. You can set up a parent wallet and kid wallet so certain calls are paid for by you and other things are paid for by them like texting, downloads etc. I'm considering switching my 17 year old over to this service since he has blown through 600 minutes in two weeks on Tracfone sending text messages and calling day and night on it. Hats off to Sprint, Kajeet truely puts the parent in control! I just purchased the Sanyo Katana phone with Kajeet service for my 11 year old daughter and am very satisfied. She didn’t put the stickers on the phone, but loves being able to shop on the web via the phone for new ringtones, wallpapers, games etc. There is no time usage charge for getting on the web, you only pay for what you purchase. You have total control via an account you set up online. I love the fact you can control what features you want on/off and you can block calls from being made during school,hours/late at night…whenever. You can also create a contact list to allow calls to and from and a list to block certain incoming/outgoing numbers. You can set up a parent wallet and kid wallet so certain calls are paid for by you and other things are paid for by them like texting, downloads etc. I’m considering switching my 17 year old over to this service since he has blown through 600 minutes in two weeks on Tracfone sending text messages and calling day and night on it. Hats off to Sprint, Kajeet truely puts the parent in control!

]]> By: Payton M http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2007/03/19/kajeet-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-131752 Payton M Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:04:42 +0000 http://mobilecrunch.com/2007/03/19/kajeet-you-know-for-kids/#comment-131752 I also agreed to be a beta tester for Kajeet, with their Nokia phone. We live on the west coast and let my son take it on a class trip. He had service inside most monuments in DC and Gettsburg, when many of the other mainstream providers had none! Other kids wondered "what is Kajeet"... his reply was "obviously, the only one that works". The top three reasons I continue to use this (sparingly) for my almost 13yr old are: 1. low usage fee. .35 per day or about $10 a month. .10 per minute and .05 per text. 2. Parental controls. I can block numbers, turn off texting all together, limit the times of day the phone will work.... 3. Simplicity. It works, looks and functions just like everyone elses cell phone, but my secret is.... i'm paying 1/3 of what they are AND I have full control over the phone's usage. I also agreed to be a beta tester for Kajeet, with their Nokia phone. We live on the west coast and let my son take it on a class trip. He had service inside most monuments in DC and Gettsburg, when many of the other mainstream providers had none! Other kids wondered “what is Kajeet”… his reply was “obviously, the only one that works”. The top three reasons I continue to use this (sparingly) for my almost 13yr old are:
1. low usage fee. .35 per day or about $10 a month. .10 per minute and .05 per text.
2. Parental controls. I can block numbers, turn off texting all together, limit the times of day the phone will work….
3. Simplicity. It works, looks and functions just like everyone elses cell phone, but my secret is…. i’m paying 1/3 of what they are AND I have full control over the phone’s usage.

]]> By: Dan http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2007/03/19/kajeet-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-109647 Dan Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:22:37 +0000 http://mobilecrunch.com/2007/03/19/kajeet-you-know-for-kids/#comment-109647 ...continued from above. under five), but for my work. My company doesn't provide mobile phones, but reimburses for use of a personal phone. The catch is there has to be a charge. Until Kajeet I had been unable to find a plan that offered a low monthly rate, zero free minutes, no contract and billing detail. Kajeet has all this so it fits nicely. Personally I think they could capitalize on an underserved market segment if they created a sister service, with a few more phones and features, geared towards older kids and adults. My second comment is that if my kids WERE old enough, this is the only type of service I would allow them to have. The parental controls are great, and the wallet concept reinforces budgeting. …continued from above.

under five), but for my work. My company doesn’t provide mobile phones, but reimburses for use of a personal phone. The catch is there has to be a charge. Until Kajeet I had been unable to find a plan that offered a low monthly rate, zero free minutes, no contract and billing detail. Kajeet has all this so it fits nicely. Personally I think they could capitalize on an underserved market segment if they created a sister service, with a few more phones and features, geared towards older kids and adults.

My second comment is that if my kids WERE old enough, this is the only type of service I would allow them to have. The parental controls are great, and the wallet concept reinforces budgeting.

]]> By: Dan http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2007/03/19/kajeet-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-109643 Dan Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:06:06 +0000 http://mobilecrunch.com/2007/03/19/kajeet-you-know-for-kids/#comment-109643 I have a couple of comments about Kajeet. First of all, I've been looking for a service like this for months. Not for my kids (they're I have a couple of comments about Kajeet. First of all, I’ve been looking for a service like this for months. Not for my kids (they’re

]]> By: Janet Jun http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2007/03/19/kajeet-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-104557 Janet Jun Wed, 21 Mar 2007 01:27:43 +0000 http://mobilecrunch.com/2007/03/19/kajeet-you-know-for-kids/#comment-104557 Mr. Biggs, I'm a student reporter of the Winged Post Newspaper of the Harker High School in San Jose. I'm currently writing an article about Kajeet, and I was wondering if I could use the first picture (the one focusing on the cell phone) for my article. My photo deadline is this Thursday, so the sooner your reply, the better. If you decide to grant me your permission, please send me a higher resolution file of the picture. Thank you! Mr. Biggs,
I’m a student reporter of the Winged Post Newspaper of the Harker High School in San Jose. I’m currently writing an article about Kajeet, and I was wondering if I could use the first picture (the one focusing on the cell phone) for my article. My photo deadline is this Thursday, so the sooner your reply, the better.
If you decide to grant me your permission, please send me a higher resolution file of the picture.
Thank you!

]]> By: kaveh g. http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2007/03/19/kajeet-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-103512 kaveh g. Tue, 20 Mar 2007 09:34:07 +0000 http://mobilecrunch.com/2007/03/19/kajeet-you-know-for-kids/#comment-103512 1. how would/should it be integrated with family plans offered by operators? 2. smart NOT to offer proprietary device ... perhaps that was Firefly's biggest challenge? 3. I get the service/app part, but nothing unique about the hardware. What's the barrier to entry here? best of luck 1. how would/should it be integrated with family plans offered by operators?
2. smart NOT to offer proprietary device … perhaps that was Firefly’s biggest challenge?
3. I get the service/app part, but nothing unique about the hardware. What’s the barrier to entry here?

best of luck

]]> By: John Biggs http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2007/03/19/kajeet-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-102708 John Biggs Mon, 19 Mar 2007 22:06:32 +0000 http://mobilecrunch.com/2007/03/19/kajeet-you-know-for-kids/#comment-102708 how old is your daughter? I saw the service as quite useful for parents but worried that the older the kid got, the less exciting the package looked. My son is 15 months so its kind of hard to ask him. how old is your daughter? I saw the service as quite useful for parents but worried that the older the kid got, the less exciting the package looked. My son is 15 months so its kind of hard to ask him.

]]> By: Laura http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2007/03/19/kajeet-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-102607 Laura Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:05:23 +0000 http://mobilecrunch.com/2007/03/19/kajeet-you-know-for-kids/#comment-102607 My daughter was a beta tester for Kajeet. The terminology and attempts at being cool make me nuts too, but the phone service itself is clear (using the Sprint network) and the parental controls are absolutely outstanding! I would highly recommend this service. I particularly like the fact that the service supports a "real" phone, which looks just like any other cell phone. Although my daughter did put the stickers on, you don't need to. This prevents the kid from feeling like they have a "baby phone". They still might not like the fact that the parent has control over what numbers they call and when, but this is the only way I would allow my child to have ANY phone at this age. Again, I highly recommend it! My daughter was a beta tester for Kajeet. The terminology and attempts at being cool make me nuts too, but the phone service itself is clear (using the Sprint network) and the parental controls are absolutely outstanding! I would highly recommend this service. I particularly like the fact that the service supports a “real” phone, which looks just like any other cell phone. Although my daughter did put the stickers on, you don’t need to. This prevents the kid from feeling like they have a “baby phone”. They still might not like the fact that the parent has control over what numbers they call and when, but this is the only way I would allow my child to have ANY phone at this age. Again, I highly recommend it!

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