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I know that many of you reading this now have children. And you probably would like your children to be safe and you would like to be able to keep in touch with them in the event that there is an emergency. A cell phone is a great way to keep in touch with your kids, but a lot of times when you give your kids a cell phone, they begin to use it to keep in touch with their friends more than you. We have been down that road, so we feel your pain. That’s why Virgin Mobile has come up with their new Custom cell phone plans for kids that allows you to give your kids a cell phone to help keep them safe while you are able to limit their access to both the internet and texts.
Keeping Kids Safe With Custom Cell Phone Plans For Kids
Virgin Mobile’s custom cell phone plans for kids does exactly what its name implies. It allows you customize the plan just for you or for your children or for whomever you are giving the cell phone. You can set the amount of minutes, number of texts, and the amount of data that each phone on the plan has. You can also change these amounts at any time. Best of all, there are no contracts.
It’s easy to have cell phone plans for kids when they start as low as $6.98 per month. Also, with Virgin Mobile Custom’s revolutionary parental controls, you can set the phone to limit what your children are seeing on their phones and limit just how many calls and texts they can send and receive. Don’t like your kids looking at YouTube? Block the app on their phone-from your phone. Easy peasy.
Custom controls not only keeps your children from using their phones to talk only with their friends and not to you, but it also teaches them a little responsibility. If they run out of minutes, that’s it. They cannot run over their time without your permission.
Virgin Mobile Custom is supported by the nationwide Sprint Network, so you can expect to get great coverage just about anywhere you go. Virgin Mobile Custom also has a lot of great phones to choose from, too. They sent us the LG Unify to review with the plan. It’s a great phone and definitely suited our needs. It has a quick response time, takes clear pictures and has all the great features of any Android smart phone. Plus, it is small and lightweight. It fits easily into your back pocket. So, it might just be the perfect size for kids.
The Virgin Mobile Custom plan, which is available exclusively at Walmart, is the perfect plan for those on a tight budget as well. If you still want the convenience of a smart phone but can’t afford one of those high priced phone plans offered by a lot of carriers, then the Virgin Mobile Custom plan is the way to go. The less time you use, the less it costs. And you can also share with up to 5 lines. And remember, there is no contract, so if you wish to not renew at the end of the month then you don’t have to.
There are so many wonderful benefits to the Virgin Mobile Custom plan that I don’t see how anyone could go wrong with it. If you are in the market for a new cell phone carrier, then you should look into Virgin Mobile Custom. I think you will find the benefits are wonderful.
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These plans would be so great for children. I don't have any kids right now, but it would be fantastic to keep in mind in a few years time.
This is an awesome plan for kids for cell phone plans, especially if they are just starting off with there first phone, love the features.
I do not know what features I'd like to see in a cell phone plan for kids.. that's a tough question. Possibly a lot of math and learning apps. Sounds geeky, know.
I think it's a great idea to put things like that on a kid's phone. It shows that learning can be fun.
Ahhhhhh so.strange to think about kids having cell phones.... I'm.sure I will be getting on for my princesses soon enough lol.... But honestly I have no clue what kinda features I would be looking for....thankfully I have a few more years to figure that one out hehe ;-)
I don't have kids so it is hard for me to know what they would need. I am thinking for their first phone it should be like some of those phones I have seen for elderly people, with basically 2 or 3 big buttons and that is it. For kids it could be Mom, Dad and Home. That way that can't get into trouble calling anyone else!
This is great! I my first plan for my son would be getting him a dummy phone and so he only used the phone for one purpose. This sounds great and it sounds like it will help teach responsibility.
Mobile phones weren't a thing when I was a kid, but times have changed and today, mobile phones have become a necessity. We've seen its value and how it has made our lives easier - that even kids need to have one. So, it's good that there are plans / bundles that can be customized and made kid-friendly. We have family bundles here in my country, but I think telcos need to do something like this.
This is a perfect plan for kids. Gosh I wish they had this years ago when cell phones 1st came out - Dawn's bills was terrible! Every text cost money!
Oh I couldn't imagine paying for every text! How horrible!
Such a great option for parents with teens. I do have to say I love my iPhone but I also don't think a teen needs on haha
This is perfection! My son uses lots of data and games so I would love a better/cheaper option for that!