Why don’t you offer unlimited data?
Because unlimited data for kids was never really about families. It was a revenue model with a downside that got handed to parents as a parenting problem. More data means more usage, more usage means more revenue, and none of that math was built around your child’s development. eq telecom plans are capped and graduated […]
How does the 5-step device journey work?
The journey is the core of what eq telecom does. It starts as simple as it gets and builds from there as your child earns more access over time. Step 1: Talk and Text only. A flip phone. Calls and texts, nothing else. From $5 a month. Step 2: Add Wi-Fi. Internet access at home, […]
Is eq telecom only for kids?
Not at all. A flip phone works just as well for a grown-up who’s tired of being glued to a screen as it does for a kid who hasn’t gotten there yet. Our Talk & Text and slow data plans are a genuinely good fit for anyone who wants a phone that doesn’t compete for […]
Is eq telecom similar to Bark, Gabb, or other kid phones?
Not quite. Most kid-phone services start with a smartphone and add monitoring and filtering tools to manage it. eq telecom starts earlier, before the smartphone. Our 5-step device ladder begins with a simple talk-and-text flip phone and gives kids more access as they earn it, over years, with parents in the driver’s seat. The difference […]
Can I track my child’s location with eq telecom?
Our flip phones don’t have GPS tracking built in, and that’s by design. eq telecom is built around a different idea: a talk-and-text flip phone means your child is reachable by call at any time, which for most families does more for real peace of mind than a location dot that can be inaccurate anyway. […]
Why don’t you offer monitoring features like other kid-phone brands?
A few reasons. When kids feel watched, they get better at hiding. Surveillance teaches evasion — the same skill parents are trying to prevent. Earned freedom makes honesty easier. When more access is something a kid works toward, there’s less reason to sneak. The structure does the work that a monitoring app can’t. Healthy habits […]
If you have nationwide coverage why do you sell in only a few states?
This is one of our most-asked questions. The short answer: Coverage is nationwide. Once you’re an eq telecom customer, your phone works anywhere on our partner network across all 50 states. Sign-up is currently limited to five states: Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Florida, and Ohio. We’re growing state by state to keep our service quality high. […]
What makes eq telecom different from big wireless companies and kids’ phone brands?
Big Tech sells you smartphones. Kid-phone companies sell tools to manage them. We sell a phone that doesn’t need either. Here’s what that means in practice: A phased path, not a single product. Families start with a simple flip phone and move through five stages as their kid grows into more access. The journey takes […]
How is eq telecom different from other phone companies?
The wireless industry built one product for everyone and called it progress. eq telecom didn’t. We start families with a simple flip phone and move through five stages as a child grows into more access, over years, with parents in the driver’s seat. Plans from $5 a month. No contracts, no monitoring dashboards, no surveillance […]
How does eq help create safer digital experiences for kids?
Our approach is built into the product, not bolted on as monitoring apps: Simpler devices. We start families with flip phones that physically can’t access social media, app stores, or short-form video. Slower data, when ready. Our Junior Data plan introduces internet access at speeds that naturally discourage endless scrolling. Maps and messaging work. Algorithmic […]
