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AT&T Agrees to Sell FiLIP, Phone-Watch-Locator for Kids

Oct 7, 2013, 10:03 AM by Eric M. Zeman

AT&T today announced that it will offer the FiLIP wearable device for children in the coming months. The FiLIP is a watch that includes a cell phone and GPS locator. Parents can use their smartphone to call the FiLIP and locate their kids easily on a map. The device stores up to five phone numbers that can be called by children from the FiLIP. The FiLIP can receive text messages from parents, but cannot return messages. In addition to pinpointing location, parents can also set Safe Zones in which their child is allowed to roam via geofencing. If the child leaves the Safe Zone, the FiLIP will send an alert to the parent. Last, the FiLIP includes an emergency function. If kids press-and-hold the red button on the FiLIP, it will send a text message with the child's location to the five numbers stored on the device; automatically begin recording the ambient sound around the watch; call each of the five numbers successively; and, if there's no answer at the five stored numbers, call emergency services. AT&T didn't say exactly when the FiLIP will be available, nor what it will cost.

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Johnny Blaze

Oct 8, 2013, 10:51 AM

I smell a repeat....

https://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=844 »

🤨 😉

Doom Wolf

But it's a "wrist phone"

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phonetekmek

Oct 7, 2013, 3:16 PM

I must say...

I love it! I will be geting this form my 9 yr old son. He doesnt need a phone and has a nook hd for a tablet so this would be perfect. I'm thinking this should be eligble as a phone on a family plan. If so 9.99 sounds great! No internet so I can't see it requiring data plan. But all will be revealed soon enough I'm sure. Big win for ATT with this.

Slammer

Oct 7, 2013, 1:40 PM

Please Come to Sprint.

My Wife and I have been looking for something like this for our 6 and 9 year old granddaughters. No smartphone or internet issues. Just plain, simple, safety and security assuring matters.

John B.

Jellz

If you read the link to the AT&T article on it, it says they got exclusivity rights. Unlikely others will pick this up anytime soon, and no telling what the plans will be (though doubtful it'll be like normal phone plans).

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Doom Wolf

Oct 7, 2013, 1:19 PM
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Shut up and take my money!

I'll take a few. They'll make the perfect holiday gift for my bros and sis, maybe they can avoid having to spend so much on an expensive hype phone just to locate and communicate with their kids, which more than likely will end up breaking the darn phone in 2 weeks at most.

Jellz

Oct 7, 2013, 11:46 AM

Well now, doesn't that look unique...

I doubt it'll change the number of parents looking to give their kids an iPhone, though.

johnhr2

Sadly I think your right.

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