Mobile phones for kids

[super_dad]

Yes…this Akira…strange that they are doing so well. Most of their products like cannot make it.


Whose kid carrying a mobile phone now? Any feedback?

[ChiefKiasu]

Me lor. Since Primary 1. But cannot bring to school. I only let him take it when we go out jalan jalan. Peace of mind, really.

[dragonball]

NicklessHead:

Me lor. Since Primary 1. But cannot bring to school. I only let him take it when we go out jalan jalan. Peace of mind, really.

I heard from some friends that some schools disallow hand phone in schools due to lots of hand phone theft. So does your kid bring the phone to school?

[ChiefKiasu]

I think ALL primary schools disallow students to bring mobile phones to school.

[jedamum]

only when he needs to stay back in school for extra curriculum and we need to contact each other on when to pick him up. Preferably is that he needs to know how to sms.


I have been saving up my mobile plan to 'pass it on' to him. My mobile plan costs only $3.50/mth - the catch is that there is only 30min free offpeak call time but has up to 700 free smses. So that will probably restrict him from talking too much to his friends cos he need to bear the $0.20 per block minute talktime and there are no free incoming talktime at all.

[ChiefKiasu]

jedamum:

only when he needs to stay back in school for extra curriculum and we need to contact each other on when to pick him up. Preferably is that he needs to know how to sms.


I have been saving up my mobile plan to 'pass it on' to him. My mobile plan costs only $3.50/mth - the catch is that there is only 30min free offpeak call time but has up to 700 free smses. So that will probably restrict him from talking too much to his friends cos he need to bear the $0.20 per block minute talktime and there are no free incoming talktime at all.

Wah... where you get the kang tao for $3.50/mth? Never hear before leh. Even 30 free mins also shiok. Currently I get the SingTel prepaid card for him, but the trouble is must remember to top up every 6 months otherwise they terminate the number... lagi very lay cheh.

[jedamum]

ChiefKiasu:

Wah... where you get the kang tao for $3.50/mth? Never hear before leh. Even 30 free mins also shiok. Currently I get the SingTel prepaid card for him, but the trouble is must remember to top up every 6 months otherwise they terminate the number... lagi very lay cheh.

:lol:
The plan is almost 10 years old (aka already 'extinct') - my very first mobile plan. Keep getting some percent off the subscription in the form of loyality rewards, the latest being $4 off cos i choose not to upgrade.
Get your kid to do the topping up. They sure will not forget.

[super_dad]

From the looks of things…I think most likely by next year…my girl would be asking for a handphone. Looks like by this age, having a phone is a must.

[super_dad]

Say…if you want to get a mobile phone…what would be a suitable one for kids? (in terms of ease of use, durability, low running cost…)

[jedamum]

super_dad:

Say....if you want to get a mobile phone...what would be a suitable one for kids? (in terms of ease of use, durability, low running cost...)

for mobile phone, i will get something basic...no fanciful design, no mms or extra features. heard that nokia is the most hardy among the ranges of handphone models, dunno how true.
for mobile plan, i will get the cheapest one....if there are options of either having more sms or having free incoming, i will go for free sms. didn't want free incoming so as to discourage dss from asking his friends to call him and he talk whole day without having to pay a single cent.