T-Mobile today began offering a new service to connect parents and kids on their own terms.

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By both controlling wireless costs and providing certain unlimited features, kidConnect gives parents peace of mind, while enabling kids to communicate the way they want. T-Mobile's kidConnect provides the following:

- Unlimited calling between parent and child (via unlimited, nationwide mobile-to-mobile calling with other T-Mobile subscribers)
- Unlimited nationwide weekend calling
- 50 nationwide Whenever Minutes per month, the value of which also can be used toward text messages (SMS) and, with a capable handset, instant messages (IM) and picture messages (MMS)
- Ability to dial 9-1-1 in an emergency

For enhanced flexibility, after the 50 nationwide Whenever Minutes allotment (or the corresponding value) is depleted, the account can be replenished (online, by phone or at a T-Mobile retail store) with T-Mobile To Go refill cards; refill minutes do not expire and carry over to subsequent months if not used.

As an additional safeguard, kidConnect has a specially designed (WAP) interface that helps prevent kids from signing up through the handset for particular optional services incurring more than a one-time charge. Available only from T-Mobile, kidConnect helps assure parents that their child's wireless bill will not exceed $19.99 per month.

For additional information, visit www.t-mobile.com/kidconnect .