- Kid-friendly clamshell phone in blue for use with Kajeet pay-as-you-go service
- Pay for just the minutes you use or choose monthly talk/text plans; optional GPS locator service
- Handsfree communication via speakerphone and Bluetooth, voice dialing capabilities, personal organizer tools
- Up to 3.5 hours of talk time, up to 170 hours (7.1 days) of standby time
- Daily Access Charge applies only to pay as you go plans
Amazon.com Product Description
A full-featured flip phone that’s packed with goodies, the LG LX160 for Kajeet helps you stay connected via voice, e-mail and text messaging, and Web access. Easily pocketable and featuring dual LCD screens, the phone also features Bluetooth connectivity for handsfree devices, voice dialing capabilities, speakerphone, and up to 3.5 hours of talk time. It works perfectly with Kajeet’s kid-friendly pay-as-you-go service and it’s GPS-capable, which provides compatibility with Kajeet’s GPS Phone Locator Service as well as enable it to provide location information to a capable emergency service provider.
The LG LX160 offers Bluetooth connectivity for handsfree devices, voice-activated dialing, and a cool blue color. |
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About Kajeet
Kajeet was founded by three three dads figuring out how technology, kids and parents work best (“Kajeet” is an anagram of the first letters of the names of the company’s founders’ children). Kajeet’s entire philosophy springs from a simple core idea: kids are smart. And they should be agile with technology, empowered and safe, and be able to respond with confidence to what’s happening in their world.
Because having a cell phone is not just fun, it’s a responsibility–a shared responsibility, Kajeet wants parents and guardians to be involved too. Thus, Kajeet is designed to incorporate a full suite of tools to help families customize and manage every aspect of their Kajeet experience. For more on Kajeet’s pay-as-you-go charges and monthly voice and text plans, see the Kajeet Service section below.
Phone Features
Weighing just 2.86 ounces, the LX160 has an internal 1.8-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 128 x 160 pixels and support for 262K colors for excellent color depth. It’s supplemented by an external 65K-color LCD with a 96 x 64-pixel resolution, which provides a quick check of the time, new messages, battery life, and signal strength. The phone has an 8 MB memory, but it lacks memory card expandability. The phonebook offers a maximum of 500 entries, with each providing storage for up to 5 numbers as well as an email address.
Thanks to the built-in Bluetooth wireless connectivity (version 2.0), you can enjoy hands-free communication via optional headsets. Enjoy easy, hands free communication with a full-duplex speakerphone that lets you hear callers loud and clear.
This phone has all the bases covered when it comes to messaging and Internet connectivity. Use the phone’s built-in picture messaging capability to send text, graphics, and pictures to your friends. The phone features support for instant messaging applications, and there’s a built-in WAP 2.0 Web browser for downloads and mobile Web browsing. T9 text entry, a technology that makes it easier for people to enter words and text on handsets, is built into the unit–a plus for mobile email and text messaging users.
Other features include:
- Speakerphone lets you talk hands-free anytime, anywhere
- Voice dialing for 30 entries lets you call a friend without even having to dial a number
- Voice memos up to three minutes total storage let you leave up to 30 notes for yourself
- Personal organizer tools including a calendar, a calculator, an alarm clock and a To-Do list
- Headset jack (2.5mm) lets you plug in any hands-free headset you like
Vital Statistics
The LG LX160 weighs 2.86 ounces and measures 3.54 x 1.85 x 0.78 inches. Its 740 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3.5 hours of talk time, and up to 170 hours (7.1 days) of standby time. It runs on the CDMA 850/CDMA 1900 frequencies.
Kajeet Service
The Kajeet pay-as-you-go service delivers a full range of customizable voice, text, instant messaging and data services that enable kids to stay connected with family and friends. While kids will love the phones offered by Kajeet, parents will love the affordability of the Kajeet pay-as-you-go service with no long-term contracts, no activation or termination fees, and no roaming or extra long distance fees.
Choose pay-as-you-go flexibility, or select a Talk or Text Pak monthly plan. |
Kajeet’s GPS Phone Locator service helps both kids and parents find the kajeet phone. |
Kajeet’s nationwide coverage is provided on the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network. Check out a coverage map. |
The exclusive Kajeet Configurator offers easy-to-use tools for both kids and parents, with such budget and usage management features like WalletManager, TimeManager, ContactManager and FeatureManager that enable tweens and their families to tailor the service to meet their specific needs. Wireless network coverage for Kajeet is provided by Sprint on its CDMA-based Nationwide Sprint PCS Network (check out the nationwide coverage map).
Kajeet’s GPS Phone Locator service helps both kids and parents find the kajeet phone. It uses satellite technology to help find your child’s phone and gives subscribing families easy-to-use information regarding the location of their kajeet phone via Web-based maps. Parents can schedule automatic location checks at specific times of the day, so they know where their kid’s kajeet phone is at any given time–whether the phone is in their child’s backpack on the school bus or in their sports bag at soccer practice. Kids can also use the service to help find their phone. The GPS Phone Locator service is $9.99 per month.
With Kajeet, the money in your Kajeet wallet–paid in either as pay-as-you-go or as part of a monthly plan–can be used for whatever you want: texting, talking, games, ringtones and more. Plus, at no extra cost you get voicemail, caller ID, and some of the lowest talking and texting rates around. You can choose pure pay-as-you-go flexibility, and refill your wallet either online or using Kajeet refill cards (available at select retailers). You might also want to consider the value of a Talk and Text Pak plan. Each is good for one month, and if your kid uses it up before that, you can just pick up a new Pak and start fresh.
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| Voice Calls (local, domestic, long distance, and toll-free numbers) |
10¢ per minute
Talk Pak plans (includes 1 month of Daily Access Charges)
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| Text Messages | 10¢ per message (send or receive)
Text Pak plans
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| Picture Messages | 25¢ per picture/per person (send or receive) | |
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| Unlimited Mobile AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) |
$6.99 per month (first month free) | |
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| Directory Assistance | $1.50 connect fee plus 10¢ per minute | |
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| Daily Access Charge* | 32¢ every day | |
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* Kajeet charges a service fee of 32 cents per day, which amounts to about $10 per month. This fee applies to pay-as-you go plans only. Monthly plans and bundles do not charge a daily access charge. This access charge guarantees you low rates for voice and messaging, and gives you access to the Kajeet Navigator (which provides downloadable ringtones, wallpaper, games and apps) and to the Kajeet Configurator (which enables you to personalize your kajeet service to match your specific needs).
The screen on this phone went blank almost right out of the box. Their online support is ridiculous – they gave me a customer service number and I was on hold for OVER one hour and still no one ever answered (Yes, I called during business hours). Waiting for instructions on how to get a refund of the money we loaded on the account.
Rating: 1 / 5
This phone may be ok but product support is terrible. I spent 8 minutes on hold with Amazon at the number listed above. Be warned, they have NO relevant information re how to actually get the phone activated, number portability, or coverage. I did look at a Sprint map for coverage details and it is much more limited than my current carrier. Amazon finally said they would refer me to a number at Kajeet that might be able to answer my questions. I would not consider buying this product based on this service experience. Apparently you get what you pay for.
Rating: 2 / 5
Bought this as a stopgap because I lost my regular phone. The monthly $4.99 deal from Kajeet is excellent if you don’t use a cell much, though you cannot get the advertised rebate if you sign up for the cheapo plan. Extra minutes are 10 cents, which can add up. Coverage in DC area is OK, but noticably less than my other network. Even if buying for yourself, you have to keep transferring money from “parent” to “kid”, which is a a bit annoying but easy to do online. Be sure to give the parent and kid different names even if they are both you because names can’t be changed once set up. There are lots of handy features to control your tyke’s talk time, like limiting times of use but permitting calls to certain numbers all the time. The phone itself is nice except that the battery life is awful, it needs recharging after being on for less than a day even if talk time is minimal. Kajeet offers other phones that may be worth the extra bucks.
Rating: 3 / 5
This phone is perfect for my family needs. My son is 10 and isn’t quite ready for a cell phone of his own, but I needed something to keep on hand for certain events where he would be without me. The best thing about this phone is the online controls. You can establish which numbers the phone can call and which numbers can call the phone! And yuo can monitor all phone calls made from the phone online. I also used the GPS tracking for the first month free and it was fairly accurate. But it doesn’t work if the phone is off or is out of range. It’s a nice little phone perfect for my 10 year old. I’m glad we bought it.
Rating: 5 / 5
phone works well – especially with the extra $ that comes with it. Kajeet offers a good service for kids, where parents get to have a lot of control over the times, and numbers kids can call/receive calls from.
Rating: 5 / 5