The LG KS360, LG Cookie, Orange Vegas, LG GW520, Samsung Genio Touch/Qwerty and the Samsung Tocco Lite. These are but a small list of the somewhat useless phones that parents are forced to buy their kids. But why? In simple its because they are colourful, low cost, touch screen handsets that kids become consumed by because of warped advertising strategies and social peer pressures. Buy why do parents give in to the demands of these manufactures so easily? Why not just sit down and spend 15 minutes on the internet, especially Ebay and look at the fantastic alternatives to stop their kids whining when the colourful, low cost, touch screen handset breaks after five minutes? A thing ive noticed is that over the Christmas months the likes of the LG and cheap Samsung handsets sell like sweets to a diabetic because every kid wants one, but its getting so bad that now the parents are buying them themselves and whining even more when the break. Generally its because the kids loudly shout the features of these phones and why they want one to their parents, which in turn basically sells them to their parents as well. First things first, parents should have the will-power and intellectual know-how to grasp what makes a product good and what makes it cheap. A cheap product that seems to offer a lot of features isn't necessarily going to be good, in fact in most cases it isn't. I got my first phone when i was twelve and ive had many payngo phones all up to i was 18 and got a contract. Contract phones are, in my opinion, a far cheaper option for any 18 year old. A student should know that when your spending £20 a month on credit and you still have a phone that is like a manic-depressive you should be on a cheap £15 a month contract, with a decent handset and maybe a bit of insurance for peace-of-mind. Everyone has this strange idea that contracts are a burden and will ultimately rob you blind of all your money. In some cases this is true but this is because people don't understand them. By the way i know I'm getting off topic but this needs to be said. 12 month contracts do NOT exist any more, its all 18 month and 24. If something says £20 a month it probably wont work out exactly £20. You still have VAT, any roaming charges you rack up and the possibility of going over your allotted usage. If you phone breaks the manufactures has to deal with it after a certain period, not the network, unless they do in their policy. GET INSURANCE, no matter what insurance is a good thing. Not with all companies mind you, I'm not just saying this because i work for Orange, but Orange has the best and cheapest insurance, ask anyone whose made a claim. Anyway, were back in. Parents make sure you spend some time on the likes of you-tube to get reviews for you kids new phone. Check to see if a cheaper option is available on Ebay. Read up on gsmarena, phonedog, cnet and stuff magazine to get a better idea of how the phone will behave. And finally contracts for kids. Parents have the right to be worried about where the children are at all times, so a contact with free minutes and text could be a good idea to keep in touch. But manage the contract, make sure they know their daily use on the phone. Don't let them download paid apps, music, photos, etc cause it will only pile up on your bill. That being said, in a somewhat brash and forceful manner i think some (not all) parents need to take a mature look at the phones being bought for their children and themselves to save allot of time and effort in the long run.
And don't yap at the sales-person, there only doing there job!
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