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It's pretty common that Jr. High and High school kids get their own cell phone these days, especially in major cities. Family plans let parents control the spending, but give kids the freedom of their own phone number. Sadly, most parents just hand down old phones to their kids or get them the cheapest model available. Parents, do your kids a favor and buy them some street cred. You don't need to spend much to get your child a phone he will actually like. Each of these phones has a camera, is good at text messaging, has musical ringtones and best of all, it looks slick. Your kid won't be embarrassed when he has to pull out his phone to call you.

Cingular: Motorola V220

Sprint: Samsung A680

T-Mobile: Samsung e715

Verizon: Motorola V265

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