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Created: 05/31/2006
Video description: With parental controls, ease of use, no text messaging, and a prepaid calling plan, the Firefly phone is an ideal mobile for tweens.

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Firefly Review

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

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

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

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Firefly Specs

Manufacturer: Firefly Mobile, Inc.
Part number: 96-0001-006

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