Suggested parent phone: LG VX8300, $80 with rebate and two-year contract
Suggested kid phone: LG VX3450, $30 with two-year contract
You pay $9.99 a month to locate your child; $19.99 lets you also set a Child Zone perimeter, all in addition to a monthly family plan. Child Zone alerts you when yourchild crosses a predetermined boundary.
Beth Hannon, 15, liked being notified that her parents were checking on her.
Carroll Hannon liked that the phone was more sophisticated than Disney's, but she thought it was harder to use.