It was the first major snowfall of the school year. I drove just far enough to meet the carpool that I knew how bad the roads were. A tiny part of me wanted to make sure that my kids got to school myself, and the other part of me wanted to go back to my warm house and let the carpool do its thing.
Any other year I would have just worried about whether my kids made it to school or not. I'd usually stop worrying around 9:00 or so when I figured enough time had passed that if something had happened, school would have called to find out why they weren't there. But that's a long time from their 7:30am departure.
But this time, while I was still concerned about the road conditions, I was able to ease the worry because I knew the kids had their Relay screenless phones and that I would get an alert on my phone when they arrived at school and entered the geofence I placed around it. Plus I could check in on their progress at any time using the GPS tracking.
While the GPS is my favorite feature of Relay, our family also loves how easy they are to use. And not just for the kids! Earlier this fall we went to pick up a car my husband bought and we had to drive more than 2 hours home in separate cars. My husband's phone wasn't working right and wouldn't ring when I called him, so we pulled over and he took one of the Relays with him. We were thrilled by how simple it was to talk to each other and we didn't need to take our eyes off the road to call each other or answer our phones. Since Relay works just like a walkie-talkie, all we had to do was push the button and talk... dad on a Relay and me on the Relay app on my phone!
Yes, they're really that simple to use! Plus they work GREAT just about anywhere because they are powered by 4G LTE just like a cell phone, plus they can connect to wifi!
And while Relay is great for kids just for the GPS and how easy they are to use, there are LOTS of other features that make Relay the perfect Holiday gift for your kids this year:
- Screen free, so no distractions, screen addictions, bullying, exposure to inappropriate content, or connections to strangers
- Safe with the built-in GPS, plus an SOS feature for kids to use to alert parents to an urgent need to talk
- Locate feature so parents can ring to locate a misplaced device or request the address of the current location
- Water resistant and dustproof membrane over the speaker holes that means Relay can survive a brief immersion in a water fountain or sink, or even being dropped in the dirt or in a puddle
- Geofencing so parents can put a radius around a location such as school, friends' houses, home, etc. and then get an alert on their phone when the kids enter or exit the designated areas
- Accessories (purchased separately) include protective case and options for armband, carabiner, or lanyard for easy carrying
- Channels that are just like apps for music, joke of the day, language translations, and more
- Do not disturb, a newly-added feature, allows the child to set the device so it doesn't make noise during class or at night, plus parents can toggle it on or off from the app too
Relay is definitely the SMARTER phone for kids!
Here's a bonus usage I never expected when we first got our Relays. A couple weeks ago my daughter wasn't feeling well, so she went to bed. Since it was too far between rooms for her talk to me when she needed something, she slept with her Relay close by so she could call me on it.
To top it all off, the customer service is absolutely amazing and you can access help through the app instead of hunting down an email address. They have even messaged me just to check in after we did some troubleshooting on one of our devices. It's great to see a company care so much and make absolutely certain that their customers are getting what they need from the product and are happy with it.
Relay is regularly just $49.99 for the device and $9.99/month for the service plan, but is on sale right now for the Holidays! Find it at Target in-store or online, Amazon, and RelayGo.com. Plus we are giving away an accessory kit for your new Relays!
- 50% off - November 24-December 7
- 15% off - December 8-December 14
- $20 off - December 15-December 24
Relay is the perfect way to give the gift of independence this Holiday season. You'll also be giving yourself the gift of peace of mind knowing that you can connect with your kids at any time and know exactly where they are when you can't be with them.
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