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Firefly Reviews

Compact ; easy to use ; personalization options ; parents will appreciate the phone's lack of... (cnet.com)

Unique restricted-dialing phone for children. Easy to dial Mom and Dad. Parents can also control... (pcmag.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Firefly

We have collected and analyzed 5 expert reviews and 55 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 62/100 and users rate it 50/100. The average review date is January 20, 2006. We have compared these reviews to 389 reviews from other Other Phones. Last update: November 21, 2009.

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-10100

60 reviews

November, 2009

62 / 100

5 Experts

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50 / 100

55 Users

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Expert Reviews (5)

US

Firefly

By Kent German (cnet.com)

Compact ; easy to use ; personalization options ; parents will appreciate the phone's lack of support for text messaging

So-so performance ; bare-bones menu structure ; exposed emergency button ; kids will bemoan the phone's lack of support for text messaging

With parental controls, ease of use, no text messaging, and a prepaid calling plan, the Firefly phone is an ideal mobile for tweens.

Fortunately, the Firefly offers a solution for parents who want the...

Rating

56100

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cnet.com
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Fire Fly review

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No rating

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US

Firefly

By SaschaSegan (pcmag.com)

Service Provider: Cingular Wireless, Service Provider: Edge Wireless

Unique restricted-dialing phone for children. Easy to dial Mom and Dad. Parents can also control whose calls the phone will receive. Durable.

Poor voice-transmission quality. Lousy ringtones.

The first cell phone for children makes an excellent safety device or replacement for a Family Radio Services walkie-talkie, but it's no competition for general-purpose phones.

The Firefly ($199 with 1,200 SunCom minutes) is a restricted-dialing phone...

Rating

60100

pcmag.com

User Reviews (55)

US

"Beware for your children's sake"

By hansine_dotmac (cnet.com)

One would suppose that a company producing an... 

It looked innocent in the beginning

The product, the company, the service and the failure to provide advertised services.

US

"the worth customer service, phone constantly breaking"

By svetlanaaf (cnet.com)

don't buy it!!! 

no positive experience

phone doesn't work properly

US

"Not good for reliable coverage in emergency situation."

By mydelovlygrl (cnet.com)

I hated this phone because it failed us miser... 

Was Cheap,its cute,has fancy ligh feature

not reliable,no networks in large cities,not user friendly,not programmer friendly,long waits on customer service,non refundable minutes, sim card and number not valid after non use for several months

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