Still looking for an affordable cell phone for your kid?

Back by popular demand is another great phone from Samsung – the kajeet Certified Refurbished m300. This handy flip phone, small enough to slip into your pocket or kid’s backpack, comes with:

  • A 4x digital zoom camera with self-portrait capability
  • A large, internal color display, perfect for sharing pictures and showcasing wallpapers
  • Bluetooth connectivity for hands-free talking
  • Voice dialing capability
  • Free, unlimited kajeet parental controls

This silver cell phone is just $39.99 and will start shipping on September 20.

Let us know what you think about this cell phone for your kid!

kajeet – the cell phone service made for kids

Is your family relying on you to make cool weekend plans? Need the scoop on all of the kid-friendly happenings around your local community? Time to check out Macaroni Kid!

A free email newsletter designed for families, Macaroni Kid provides weekly updates on the activities happening in your neighborhood. Find out where the upcoming back to school fair is being held. Check out what’s playing at the local family film festival. Get the 411 on when the annual county fair will be in town. Like kajeet, it’s all about kids.

To learn more about Macaroni Kid, or to sign up to receive the free newsletter in your neighborhood, click here.

What’s been your favorite family-friendly event this summer? Let us know!

kajeet – the cell phone service made for kids

Check out the kajeet Certified Refurbished Samsung m320!

We’re excited to add another reliable phone from Samsung to our line up (and just in time for back to school season!). This stylish red flip phone comes stocked with great features including:

• A digital zoom camera
• Bluetooth™ wireless technology
• Voice dialing capability
• A speakerphone for hands-free talking
• Free, unlimited kajeet parental controls

All this for just $44.99!

What do you think of our newest phone?

kajeet – the cell phone service made for kids

Safety, safety, safety… At kajeet, keeping your kids safe is as important to us as it is to you. And this never gets easier. Rapidly changing technology and an increase in our kids’ media use leads to new worries and new challenges you face as a parent every day. It sure can be overwhelming! That’s why we’re always working to make sure our cell phone service is the safest one for kids.

And why we like to make sure you know about other products that we believe can also help keep your kids safe, like Safeguard Connect, featuring My Child Safeguard. This unique service uses your cell phone to safeguard your kids, their identity and property by allowing you to be contacted directly without revealing any personal information or your phone numbers.

How does it work? Think of My Child Safeguard as your kid’s new ID tag – but better. Your child’s personal information (name, address and phone number) is replaced by a toll-free 800 number and a unique member ID# for emergency situations. Wristbands with the ID# can also be worn in case of separation. To directly reach a parent or guardian, a caller dials the toll-free number and references the ID#. The call is immediately transferred to both parents’ cell phones (up to 4 phones) for the safety, health and welfare of your children. Safe and secure – just like kajeet.

And, for a limited time, kajeet customers can save 20% on a Safeguard Connect membership by entering KAJEET at checkout. Click here to learn more about the service and to get started today.

kajeet – the cell phone service made for kids

Parents – are you ready to kick off the school year?

Because there are plenty of ways you can proactively make this easier for your kid – and for yourself! Parenting expert Shannon Eis recently shared tips on ways to make the transition from summer to fall on CBS’s The Early Show. And one of her recommendations for staying safe and in touch was a cell phone from kajeet. You can read more about why she picked kajeet here.

Does your back to school supply list include a cell phone? Let us know!

kajeet – the cell phone service made for kids

Parenting Picks Kajeet!

August 5, 2010

Feeling frustrated when it comes to deciding the right time to give your kid a cell phone?

You’re not alone. It’s a challenge that parents in today’s world can’t seem to avoid. It’s also the reason that Parenting gathered a panel of experts together to develop their Guide to Tech Gear for Kids, a list of selected products ideal for easing kids (and their parents) into the digital age. And one of the services highlighted is kajeet!

The Parenting panel liked how kajeet’s family-focused parental controls allow moms and dads to set limits on calls, texts and times when the phone can be used. They also liked the built-in GPS Phone Locator service (free for the first month for new accounts!) and kajeet’s low priced plans. We’re excited to be acknowledged by this panel of experts!

kajeet – the cell phone service made for kids

You spoke, we listened – and the kajeet Certified Refurbished LG Rumors are back! Available in green, white or blue, for just $129.99, the LG Rumor features:

  • An integrated sliding QWERTY keyboard
  • A 1.3 megapixel camera/camcorder
  • A 2” color LCD screen
  • A built-in MP3 player
  • A microSD card slot to hold thousands of songs and pictures
  • Speakerphone and Bluetooth technology
  • Free, unlimited parental controls
  • And more!

And coming soon – the first kajeet touch screen phone, sure to set off fireworks this Fourth of July!

Which color is your favorite? Let us know!

kajeet – the cell phone service made for kids

A Cool New Feature

June 7, 2010

With kajeet, you can now send a text to a landline, where the text is converted to speech and read out loud to the recipient.  If the recipient chooses, they can respond by voice to the original sender of the text. Very cool.

This could be particularly handy for sending quick messages to someone who is not proficient with texting, or who may be hearing impaired.

If you’d like to learn more, you can do that here.

Let us know what you think!

kajeet – the cell phone service made for kids

Mobile Merit Award of ExcellenceKajeet has been named a runner up in the 2010 Mobile Merit Awards! These awards recognize organizations whose work has helped to grow and shape the global mobile marketplace. We’re proud to have been acknowledged in the Mobile Services, Mobile Entertainment Technologies category!

Mobile Merit Award winners were evaluated on industry impact, innovation, technologies, social importance, implementation and overall success factor by a panel of industry leaders. We’re thrilled that kajeet was recognized for this prestigious honor.

kajeet – the cell phone service for kids