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Kids smart watch phone plan
Does at&t have any plans on providing a smart phone watch option for kids in the foreseeable future? There used to be the FiLIP 2 (no longer available).
Is there a product that is compatible with at&t that I could purchase seperatly for my 9 yr old child?
Verizon offers the LG gizmo gadget.
ATTHelp
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231.5K Messages
6 years ago
Hello @CamiMarie,
I apologize but AT&T does not offer any products designated for kids at this time. If you interested in being able to track your children, may I recommend AT&T Family maps.
To see are latest wearable devices please go here.
Thank you for accessing the Community Forums, and have an outstanding weekend.
Anthony, AT&T Community Specialist
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Gxpinco
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6 years ago
I think this is terrible. I feel like AT&T is taking a step back instead of advancing. Having an option for a kids device is an important concern for a lot of parents, and I think AT&T has an obligation to provide at least 1 option for parents.
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Majickears
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6 years ago
I feel the same my daughter is 8 doing Karate, Girl Scout and field trips. This is a huge market they are missing.
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CamiMarie
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6 years ago
Verizon has the LG gizmo pal2. I would prefer to stay with at&t, however there is enough need for my daughter to have a "children' device" we will be switching to Verizon. My daughter is 8. The only solution with at&t has been to give her a full capability cell phone. I do not feel she is ready for that responsibility. Nor do I want to expose her to the risks that brings. At&t has chosen to not provide for the young family demographic and I am extremely disappointed with that.
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CamiMarie
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6 years ago
Verizon has the LG gizmo pal2. I would prefer to stay with at&t, however there is enough need for my daughter to have a "children' device" we will be switching to Verizon. My daughter is 8. The only solution with at&t has been to give her a full capability cell phone. I do not feel she is ready for that responsibility. Nor do I want to expose her to the risks that brings. At&t has chosen to not provide for the young family demographic and I am extremely disappointed with that.
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GLIMMERMAN76
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6 years ago
It's called a flip phone. Most have parental controls and the phone has a active GPS chip. If you read the reviews of the Gizmo you will see it's not really that good of a device. Battery life is a problem with a device like a watch if cellular is on all the time.
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court6
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6 years ago
I really wish AT&T offered something like the Gizmo. I wanted to get my son a watch he could wear to camp this summer, without having to worry about a phone falling out of his pocket while he's doing activities, or getting stolen, etc. Something simple that works on LTE with calling and maybe texting capability. I was shocked to find out this doesn't exist!!
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GLIMMERMAN76
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6 years ago
It does not exist because of battery life constraints. The LG Gizmo is a nice piece of tech but the battery life could be better. In fringe areas it will die in less than 4 hours because its using all the battery trying to get a signal.
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Alaroche
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6 years ago
I only need a device for a few hours at a time for my child. We have used walkie talkies in the past with my child, and he's lost them. I don't want him to put a phone down and lose it. I want a device ON him!
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Maya3393
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6 years ago
We switched recently and I’m extremely upset about this because when we switched we were told that you do offer a smartwatch for kids!! Had your employees been honest from the beginning we would have never switched over ! This is extremely upsetting since I’m we told them it was one of our main concerns and they assured us they did offer that plan !
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