My son, Zachary, turned nine this week and his favorite gift he received was a Kajeet phone. His Pokemon cards and Game Boy took a backseat to his new, electric blue cell phone. “What would a nine year-old need with a cell phone?” you ask. Well, since we disconnected our landline a few years back, due to a litany of telephone solicitors, he is now at the age where he wants to call friends and relatives and my phone is not always at his disposal.
He was like a kid in a candy store. “Look at the stickers it comes with!” he exclaimed. “Can I download my special ring tone?” he begged. “No, way! It has a camera!” he exclaimed and ran off to track down our pets for an impromptu photo shoot. As my teenage daughter Jessica looked on, green with envy, she stated with a raised eyebrow,
“I was not allowed to have a phone until I was in middle school. What’s with the double standard?” I calmly explained that Kajeet phones were not available when she was Zach’s age. “What’s the difference between my phone and a Kajeet phone?” she whined. “The biggest difference is the parental control of blocked numbers and the ability to pay as you go by purchasing blocks of time. This way, if he decides to call China or eat up his minutes with instant messaging, I am not looking at a phone bill that resembles my mortgage payment!” I answered her and she still did not look satisfied. “The youngest child always gets special treatment!” she said retreating while shaking her head in disbelief.
So, the moral of my story is, if you are looking to get a cool phone for your tween, without the worry and aggravation of a normal cell phone, Kajeet is the ideal choice.
Just beware of envious older siblings…you might want to buy a few! Check it out for yourself at www.Kajeet.com
