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Don't let the mouse rip you off. Disney Mobile is a gimmicky service aimed
at soccer moms who buy children's videos.
Disney mobile has high equipment costs for poor quality phones with cartoon
characters stamped on them. Service rates are high, you must subscribe to
plans (minutes don't save from month to month), and then pay text messaging
fees on top of that. Disney mobile does have a variety of different
service plans and parental management capabilities.
The only upside is that the service uses the large Sprint PCS network. Your alternative is Virgin Mobile and the tween focused Kajeet which also use the Sprint PCS network but have much lower service rates and equipment costs.
Disney Mobile's market is children, but somehow I don't see any kid over 12 carrying
around a mickey mouse or goofy cell phone, maybe a Britney Spears phone would be
cooler.
Then again keep in mind our reviews are strictly price and service quality.
We don't cover the warm and fuzzy factor. Perhaps the Disney Mobile phones
will become collectors items along with the matching lunchboxes.
