Already gave them a smartphone?
You can still simplify it.
Already have one?
It's not too late
Maybe a hand-me-down landed in their hands before you felt ready. Maybe you said yes and immediately wished you could take it back. Most parents in this spot feel like they are choosing between two bad options: hand over the whole internet, or spend the next ten years playing defense with settings and surveillance.
Turn the Phone You Already Own Into a Starter Phone
The full guide shows you how, on both iPhone and Android. It takes about fifteen minutes.
Strip it all the way down to talk and text and you can start at the $5/mo. tier, then add slow data as they’re ready for more.
Built for the long term. Priced for it too.
E-stores open in Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Florida, and Ohio.
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Phones and plans that grow with them
We also offer plans for younger kids, years of digital maturity, built one stage at a time, with parents in the driver’s seat. Already have a smartphone? Our guide shows you how to configure it to match wherever your child is on this path
Why we built this
I was a teenager once, and I remember how easily the door of communication between a kid and a parent can get shut and bolted. Not through some dramatic fight. Through one moment where a kid takes a risk to open up, and it doesn’t land, and they quietly decide not to try again.
That kind of openness takes years of small moments to build, and it can take just one to break. Teenagers are already hard to reach at exactly the age they need guidance most. Constantly looking over their shoulder with monitoring software doesn’t fix that. It builds another wall.
We built eq telecom to build a bridge instead. Age-appropriate independence, and a door kept open for the guidance they still need.
