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A month or so back, kajeet, the cell phone service for tweens, announced that they’d be offering entertainment services via text message. This was a good step for them. Kids love text messaging, so this just fed their desires. Problem: Texting was still at a per-message rate. And we all know how that can ruin a monthly budget. They’re now making things easier, offering two new text messaging packages that will allow kids to send more messages for less money.

Posted in kajeet on January 16th, 2008
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Last week, we caught wind — via a comment left here regarding some trimming of kajeet’s staff. Of course, this source wasn’t confirmed. The numbers actually seemed quite large — the commenter said that 40 percent of the staff had been canned. That’s quite large, even for a smaller operation like kajeet. A quick news search brought no confirmation on the matter. So we went to the horse’s mouth: CEO Daniel Neal. He was kind enough to address this issue.

Posted in kajeet on January 15th, 2008
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If anyone understands the tween market, it’s kajeet. They specialize in phones and phone services for that demographic, and are seemingly doing a very good job of it. They recently announced that they’ve received $10 million in debt financing. These funds are crucial for the MVNO, as they require funds to keep up with the market.

Posted in kajeet on January 10th, 2008
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We love text messaging. We’re sure that many of our readers feel the same. But you know who loves text messaging more than all of us? Kids. It’s kinda like when instant messaging came out. We were young, and we loved it more than anyone, including older siblings. Yeah, they liked it and all, and used it plenty, but they didn’t have the same attachment as we did. Text messaging appears to be in the same vein…our little sibling uses about seven times more messages than us per month. So kajeet, the cell phone company in tune with kids, has launched Feeds, an entertainment-based text messaging service.

Posted in kajeet on November 16th, 2007
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Just we’re getting ready for the holiday season, kajeet is readying two new handsets for those kids who want a phone from their parents. In addition to their current selection, they’ve now made available the LG LX150, the Sanyo Katana II and the Samsung m300. Both handsets will be available at kajeet.com and at participating retail outlets, such as Best Buy, Target, Toys R Us, Long Drugs, and Limited Too.

Posted in Prepaid Phones, kajeet on October 23rd, 2007
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If the execs at kajeet know anything, it’s their target market. It shows in all aspects of their business, and that they outlasted Disney Mobile is a testament to their market knowledge. So it comes as no surprise that they’re looking to swoop in and snatch the Disney Mobile customers that will find themselves without service by year’s end. Their pitch: port your number with a kajeet account by November 10 and receive a $50 airtime credit bonus. The way kajeet’s rates work — 10 cents a minute and 5 cent text messages — that $50 could go a long way.

Posted in kajeet on October 9th, 2007
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We like people who deliver on promises. So after we talked to kajeet CEO Daniel Neal, we were hoping he’s follow through on his promise of new phones. Today, we saw it delivered. The Samsung m300 is now available on kajeet.

Posted in Prepaid Phones, kajeet on October 5th, 2007
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Has anyone else noticed something about kids lately? Whether we’re at the mall, at the park, or doing our weekly grocery shopping, we’re seeing more and more kids talking on cell phones. This doesn’t just mean teenagers; we’re talking about 8- to-14-year-old kids. Heck, we’ve even seen some really young kids, five years old maybe, talking away like it was their birthright to do so. Clearly this is a bit of culture shock for us, who only knew one kid at the age of 14 who had a cell phone. It was big and clunky and the battery life was so bad that you couldn’t keep it on unless you needed it. Now 14-year-olds have the latest technology. This brings a number of questions to mind, but this one sticks out: How do we best handle younger and younger kids using cell phones?

Posted in kajeet on September 24th, 2007
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Just when we thought the MVNO was going the way of the Dodo, kajeet stepped in to prove us wrong. The tween cell phone company has announced that it raised $36.8 million in Series B venture capital funding, which will enable the company to continue expansion. Series B funding is the technical term for preferred stock in a private company. Venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurveston Growth Fund was the largest investor, joined by Bessmer Venture Partners, Fidelity Ventures, and a bunch of other companies you’ve never heard of.

Posted in kajeet on September 11th, 2007
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