hotshot

Has anyone tried the Firefly Mobile phone? It is sold at Walmart, Target, and Toys R Us and is meant for younger children to use.

Consumer Reports reviewed the Firefly and the results were:

• Voice quality was about as good as with an average cell phone but worse than usual in some noisy situations.

• The battery permitted more than seven hours of talk between charges.

• To activate the phone, parents just call 800-Firefly (800-347-3359). But entering the approved phone numbers is tedious.

• Features include flashing lights, sounds, and animation. But the Firefly lacks a key lock to prevent unintended outgoing calls.

frontline

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Freshtel has created Firefly; a free to download software application which allows you to make and receive phone calls from your computer. Firefly registered users can call other Firefly users for FREE which will help cut down your phone bill. Please register in the link provided below if u wish

gizmokid999

The idea that a parent can control their child's usage is what makes Firefly special. Apparently there are many 11 to 14 year olds with cell phones these days, and even younger children are getting into the act.

hotshot

Has anyone used cell phones to monitor their children's location? I overheard a conversation about this and wonder how it works? Is it using GPS? And what happens when the phone is turned off? Does it still register a location?

frontline

I didn't know that a person, other than the police, can monitor the location of another person using their mobile phone. How does that work?

gizmokid999

If a GPS is in the cell phone, then it can be tracked. I don't know how a private citizen would do this, but I think the police is able to tap into that.