A great phone for beginners, the Motorola C290 for Kajeet helps your child stay connected via voice and text/picture messaging. It works perfectly with Kajeets kid-friendly pay-as-you-go service and its GPS-capable, which provides compatibility with Kajeets GPS Phone Locator Service as well as enable it to provide location information to a capable emergency service provider. This compact flip phone also features easy parental controls, speakerphone for hands-free communication, personal organizer tools, and up to 3.5 hours of talk time.

Parents love the pay-as-you-go pricing, easy tools for customization and the ability to turn the phone off during school hours.

This refurbished version of the Motorola C290 has been fully tested to meet Kajeet quality standards and is backed by a 90-day warranty. Refurbished phones not only cost less, youre also reusing a phone and keeping it out of a landfill. Kajeet reconditions and certifies our refurbished handsets, keeping them out of landfills, keeping metals and plastics out of our soil, and reducing the need to manufacture new phones.

About Kajeet
Kajeet was founded by three dads figuring out how technology, kids and parents work best (“Kajeet” is an anagram of the first letters of the names of the companys founders children). Kajeets entire philosophy springs from a simple core idea: kids are smart. And they should be agile with technology, empowered and safe, and be able to respond with confidence to whats happening in their world.

Because having a cell phone is not just fun, its a responsibility–a shared responsibility, Kajeet wants parents and guardians to be involved too. Thus, Kajeet is designed to incorporate a full suite of tools to help families customize and manage every aspect of their Kajeet experience. For more on Kajeets pay-as-you-go charges and monthly voice and text plans, see the Kajeet Service section below.

Phone Features
The clamshell Motorola C290 has an internal 1.75-inch color screen with a 128 x 160-pixel resolution and a 262K color depth (the exterior of the phone has no screen). A circular, four-way navigation pad is surrounded by soft navigation keys and send/end keys, and its complemented by a standard alphanumeric keypad. The phone has a small 4 MB internal memory (non-expandable), and the phonebook can store up to 500 contact entries.

In addition to text messaging, this phone also includes MMS picture messaging, which lets you receive photos from others anywhere, anytime. iTap® (v6.2) – Compose messages easier and faster with iTap predictive text input using the phones built-in dictionary.

Other features include:

• Work on the go with a built-in calendar and scheduler, voice memos and more. This phone also includes a world clock, calculator and alarm clock.
• Headset jack accommodates most standard headsets for hands-free operation.
• Built-in speakerphone for hands-free operation of the phone.
• Voice memos up to 3 minutes each for up to 300 notes for yourself so you dont lose that great idea (or important bit of gossip).
• Download games, ringtones, wallpapers and apps to your phone.

Vital Statistics
The Motorola C290 weighs 3.5 ounces and measures 1.91 x 3.43 x 0.93 inches. Its 1020 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3.4 hours of talk time, and up to 168 hours (7 days) of standby time. It runs on the CDMA 850/CDMA 1900 frequencies.

Kajeet Service
The Kajeet pay-as-you-go service delivers a full range of customizable voice, text, instant messaging and data services that enable kids to stay connected with family and friends. While kids will love the phones offered by Kajeet, parents will love the affordability of the Kajeet pay-as-you-go service with no long-term contracts, no activation or termination fees, and no roaming or extra long distance fees.

Choose pay-as-you-go flexibility, or select a Talk or Text Pak monthly plan.

Kajeets GPS Phone Locator service helps both kids and parents find the kajeet phone.

Kajeets nationwide coverage is provided on the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network. Check out a coverage map.

The exclusive Kajeet Configurator offers easy-to-use tools for both kids and parents, with such budget and usage management features like WalletManager, TimeManager, ContactManager and FeatureManager that enable tweens and their families to tailor the service to meet their specific needs. Wireless network coverage for Kajeet is provided by Sprint on its CDMA-based Nationwide Sprint PCS Network (check out the nationwide coverage map).

Kajeets GPS Phone Locator service helps both kids and parents find the Kajeet phone. It uses satellite technology to help find your childs phone and gives subscribing families easy-to-use information regarding the location of their Kajeet phone via Web-based maps. Parents can schedule automatic location checks at specific times of the day, so they know where their kids Kajeet phone is at any given time–whether the phone is in their childs backpack on the school bus or in their sports bag at soccer practice. Kids can also use the service to help find their phone. The GPS Phone Locator service is $9.99 per month.

With Kajeet, the money in your Kajeet wallet–paid in either as pay-as-you-go or as part of a monthly plan–can be used for whatever you want: texting, talking, games, ringtones and more. Plus, at no extra cost you get voicemail, caller ID, and some of the lowest talking and texting rates around. You can choose pure pay-as-you-go flexibility, and refill your wallet either online or using Kajeet refill cards (available at select retailers). You might also want to consider the value of a Talk and Text Pak plan. Each is good for one month, and if your kid uses it up before that, you can just pick up a new Pak and start fresh.

Voice Calls (local, domestic, long distance,       and toll-free numbers)	10¢ per minute Talk Pak plans (includes 1 month of Daily Access Charges) $4.99 for 10 minutes $14.99 for 60 minutes $19.99 for 150 minutes $29.99 for 300 minutes $19.99 for 1000 night/weekend minutes
Text Messages	10¢ per message (send or receive) Text Pak plans $4.99 for 200 messages $9.99 for 1000 messages $19.99 for unlimited messages
Picture Messages	25¢ per picture/per person (send or receive)
Unlimited Mobile AIM (AOL Instant Messenger)	$6.99 per month (first month free)
Directory Assistance	$1.50 connect fee plus 10¢ per minute
Daily Access Charge*	32¢ every day

* Kajeet charges a service fee of 32 cents per day, which amounts to about $10 per month. This fee applies to pay-as-you go plans only. Monthly plans and bundles do not charge a daily access charge. This access charge guarantees you low rates for voice and messaging, and gives you access to the Kajeet Navigator (which provides downloadable ringtones, wallpaper, games and apps) and to the Kajeet Configurator (which enables you to personalize your kajeet service to match your specific needs).

• Binding :Wireless Phone
• Brand :Motorola
• Color :Black
• Feature :Certified refurbished clamshell phone in black, backed by 90-day warranty
• Feature :Pay for just the minutes you use or choose monthly talk/text plans; optional GPS locator service
• Feature :Handsfree communication via speakerphone, personal organizer tools, text and picture messaging
• Feature :Up to 3.4 hours of talk time, up to 168 hours (7 days) of standby time
• Feature :Daily Access Charge applies only to pay as you go plans
• ItemDimensions :
• Label :Motorola
• ListPrice :
• Manufacturer :Motorola
• Model :C290
• PackageDimensions :
• ProductGroup :Wireless
• ProductTypeName :ABIS_WIRELESS
• Publisher :Motorola
• ReleaseDate :2008-08-04
• Studio :Motorola
• Title :Motorola C290 Refurbished Prepaid Phone (Kajeet)
• UPC :897159001305

One Response to “Motorola C290 Refurbished Prepaid Phone (Kajeet)”

1. Misty Cahoon says:

   February 4, 2010 at 12:00 am

   Nice little phone.. No big flashy things about it.. but we love the way it opens right up to the text message screen when you flip it open. (if you have a message of course) Good ringtones… can download more. Great starter phone. My husband uses it w/ Kajeet because he drives truck & has lost many phones.. now if he loses it, it is not a big deal. We text message threw out the day. Highly recommend it if you are looking for a no frills phone :-)