How to Compare Chaperone Capable Cell Phones

Stay connected with all your family members whether they are pre-teens, teenagers or even seniors. If you have a child or have senior parents whom you’d like to keep in contact with, you will want Chaperone capable cell phones to keep in touch with them. The steps that follow will help you compare Chaperone capable cell phones.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Computer with Internet access

1. How many family members would you like to stay connected with? Using a Chaperone capable cell phone, you will have “peace of mind” just knowing where your family members are at all times.

2. Pick a phone that will be easy to use for each individual’s age. There are many different designs and plans to fit every member of your family whether they are young or old. For younger kids, they have many kid-friendly phones available for kids in different age groups.

3. Use the Internet and research each of the wireless providers to see which ones offer a Chaperone capable phone and a family plan that would fit your needs.

4. Look at each service to see if you can track the phone in real time on your handset or PC. Can you set boundaries for where your child can go? If the phone leaves a designated area, can a text message be sent to your phone?
   

5. Compare the Chaperone capable cell phones to see if the have a parental controls that limit outgoing and incoming calls and how many minutes can be used. Can you limit the hours of the day and days of the week the phone can be used?

6. Check to see how much each provider charges to activate a Family Share account or a Chaperone with Child Zone. Each charges a fee besides your monthly charge. How much extra would you pay to stay connected with your kids or family member? How much extra would you pay for “peace of mind”?

Tips & Warnings

• Research the Internet and look at all the different providers and the different Chaperone phones they have.
• Make sure you know all the charges involved in getting a Chaperone cell phones for your family.
• Know what you will be paying each month for the service. Will there be any hidden charges you do not expect?
• Make sure the Chaperone phone is designed for the age of your child who will be using it. If it is too complicated for them to use, they won’t use it.