Firefly Blue

by Firefly

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• ASIN: B000A1GTRW
• Item model number: Firefly - Blue
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

Product Description

The firefly phone is the unique way for mobile kids to stay connected.

Customer Reviews

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME First Phone for YOUNGER Kids!, September 9, 2005

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jus2cusmile (New Jersey United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Firefly Blue (Wireless Phone Accessory)

Wow, way too much negtivity with reviews based on things about this phone that aren't even true.(mostly by kids who don't even own this phone)

THIS phone IS AWESOME for children ages 7-12, especially as a FIRST cell phone. It PURPOSLY DOESN'T HAVE a keypad because we all know how kids tend to run up ridiculous text messaging charges with their cell phones.

THIS phone is geared towards younger children and not even meant for teens.

It doesn't ONLY allow kids to 'call home' either, as some reviewers have stated. There are dedicated buttons for both mom & dad's #'s, one for 911/emergency and space for 22 other numbers in the phone book! I know, that as a mom, my 11 year old daughter doesn't NEED more that the amount of numbers it allows. PLUS, yes, the parents use a pin # and CAN control the numbers their child can call-BUT its not MANDATORY that a parent control the pin #! lol I trust my 11 year old enough, that she KNOWS the number I choose and she can add another phone number if she wants.

My daughter just LOVES her phone and its a shame that some 'spoiled' kids nowadays feel they have to have a cellphone with all the bells and whistles-which wind up costing mom and dad a fortune in un-necessary charges. A younger child aged, 7-12 does NOT need anything more than this GREAT lil Phone offers!

NOR, has my dughter EVER been laughed at by friends/schoolmates for having her Firefly phone. On the contrary, they have all said how 'cool' it is and a few have even gotten their own already as a result of seeing hers!lol(or plan to in the near future)

The minutes are fair and each refill of a $25.00 card gets you 120 minutes which are valid for 90 days. For my child and children in her age group, its the PERFECT PHONE!

49 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good starter phone for the younger set, October 21, 2005

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Meryl K. Evans "Content Maven behind meryl.net" (Plano, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Firefly Blue (Wireless Phone Accessory)

The target market for this phone is kids ages 8 to 12, although I recommend it more for the younger half of the group. 6 and 7-year-olds might be able to use it depending on the child.

We know how kids are reckless about making and receiving too many phone calls. Firefly lets parents control who they call. The phone comes with a PIN so parents can program the phone and kids can't change it unless they figure out the PIN. The female button is typically the button for calling mom. The other one for calling dad. I programmed it so the female calls home and male calls Dad's cell phone.

The address book only shows phone numbers for the people that the parents entered into the phone. The child also can't view his phone number, so it's possible to make it a one-way phone (calling out). I am comfortable with technology and I couldn't figure out how to program it without reading the instructions and this is a rarity for me.

But it's easy to do once you get it figured out... a little tedious as there are no numbers on the phone. But that keeps it very lightweight. Besides, once you've entered the acceptable phone numbers -- you won't need to deal with entering phone numbers again except to add someone new.

It might be a good phone for my 6.5-year-old because it would let him get in touch with us should anything happen. For my 11-year-old, I far prefer her sidekick since she can type to me (I'm hearing impaired) and besides -- it's better letting her get calls from friends on her own phone so she doesn't take up our phone line.

This comes in multiple colors. I read some kid reviews who said it was an ugly phone. I think the male / female icons should be something else. But it's a simple phone -- how can it be ugly? When I was in the paging business, jellybean pagers (similar to the Firefly phone -- oval, different colors) were a hit with kids. So I can't imagine the issues with the looks.

It also has a useless, but cute and fun feature where you push a button and it does fireworks -- the phone lights up, makes music, and shows a cartoon in the screen. It will probably get old fast even though there are about five different choices. You can also program the keys to have different colors in the screen. Kids like that stuff.

All in all... it's a good starter for the younger set. Nothing fancy. Give it about 3 to 3.5 stars.

46 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Parent peace of mind is worth it, September 11, 2005

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J. Sohn - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Firefly Blue (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I'm here because I'm going to buy this phone for my 7 & 9 year old daughters. Yes, $99 is a lot to spend on a phone. But you know what, right now I don't care. We just moved to a new neighborhood and my 9 year old got off at the wrong bus stop on Friday. The bus was early so I had no idea what happened. She wandered around for a while, scared and upset until a neighbor found her and brought her home. She was blocks away. My daughter has some communication issues but at least she had the good sense to recite her address so someone could help her. Over dinner tonight, my daughter suggested that if she had the Firefly phone she could call me if she got lost. She's absolutely right. I don't care what it looks like. I don't care how "cool" it is. I only care about the fact that she can reach me in an emergency and I can control the phone calls that she makes and receives. She's only 9 (and her sister is 7) and they're both way too young for a "regular" phone. The peace of mind a device like this affords is worth it.