14 year old with a cell phone

[DurocShark]

I finally allowed my 14 year old son to buy a cell phone. With his own money. heh

We decided he needed a pay-as-you-go type plan to help manage his money.

Safeway had a Virgin Moble Vox 8610 that he liked. Nice thing was it was on the wrong peg, so instead of $89.99 it was $29.99. And since they're locked in place, the store gave it to us for that price. I like Virgin's phones because they use the Sprint network, which I'm still a fan of (and my personal cell is Sprint). Between my personal cell on Sprint and my work Crackberry on Verizon, there's rarely a time I'm without coverage.

He was up all night playing with it. LOL!

We'll see how he handles his new responsibility.

 

[Sphexi]

Virgin is actually pretty good as far as pay as you go phones go, they're pretty user friendly and have much better rates than most other companies.

The 8610 is a great phone too.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

So who is he calling?

 

[necine]

If it's his own money, it can't hurt to let him get a cell phone. If he manages this well you should look into a family plan. Often you can get it for nearly the same cost as an individual plan.

 

[oboeguy]

Some folks would say it's ridiculous for a 14yo to have his own cell, but at the same time that person's 12yo has his/her own landline. Go figure. Anyhow, I'm not one of them. Nice idea with the lesson built into something your kid wants. GoodParenting++, IMO.

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
So who is he calling?

One of those phonesex 900 #'s.

 

[daveymark]

I didn't read the whole post, but the main gist of the thread is that your son is a virgin, kudos to him, not many are strong enough to wait


EDIT: ok, I re-read the post. your son has a virgin phone. I have no idea of his sexual proclivities

 

[DurocShark]

Originally posted by: daveymark
I didn't read the whole post, but the main gist of the thread is that your son is a virgin, kudos to him, not many are strong enough to wait

Yeah, I was uncomfortable with him having a phone for a while. But once I realized he will be solely responsible for it (with no bills or overages to get himself into trouble with), then I saw the potential.

His school's pretty cool about phones too. Never in class, but can keep them in the lockers. Pretty funny walking down the halls hearing phones ringing in the lockers. heh

 

[DurocShark]

Oh, and I'm sure he'll be calling girls. He's 14. I lost my virginity at 14. While I don't want that for him just yet, he *is* learning how to play...

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
So who is he calling?

One of those phonesex 900 #'s.

:Q

 

[Lotheron]

Originally posted by: DurocShark
Oh, and I'm sure he'll be calling girls. He's 14. I lost my virginity at 14. While I don't want that for him just yet, he *is* learning how to play...

This part's the funny part.. What if it was a 14 yr old daughter?

Say the same thing now

 

[DurocShark]

Originally posted by: Slasher2k

Originally posted by: DurocShark
Oh, and I'm sure he'll be calling girls. He's 14. I lost my virginity at 14. While I don't want that for him just yet, he *is* learning how to play...

This part's the funny part.. What if it was a 14 yr old daughter?

Say the same thing now

My daughter is only 2. I'll burn that bridge when I come to it...

 

[Kelemvor]

I use Virgin for my own phone and have no problems with it at all. Costs me like $8/mo. I only use it for emergencies or when I need to talk to someone while in the car. Since most of my life is spent either at home or at work... and I have a phonein both those places... No need for a big fancy phone plan.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: DurocShark
We'll see how he handles his new responsibility.

He'll probably have trouble being independant when he grows up. One of hte debates in psycology ....

 

[Scarpozzi]

Your 14 year old bought a virgin. I'm jealous.

 

[Pepsei]

nothing wrong with this as long as he's paying for it.

do you guys know what country have the highest cellphone per person ratio? hint, it's more than one phone per person.

 

[Leper Messiah]

Originally posted by: Pepsei
nothing wrong with this as long as he's paying for it.

do you guys know what country have the highest cellphone per person ratio? hint, it's more than one phone per person.

Japan. They are truly bugshit over cell phones.

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: oboeguy
Some folks would say it's ridiculous for a 14yo to have his own cell, but at the same time that person's 12yo has his/her own landline. Go figure. Anyhow, I'm not one of them. Nice idea with the lesson built into something your kid wants. GoodParenting++, IMO.

seconded

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: Pepsei
nothing wrong with this as long as he's paying for it.

do you guys know what country have the highest cellphone per person ratio? hint, it's more than one phone per person.

korea or japan?

 

[KillyKillall]

Watch out..I heard drug dealers have cell phones!!!

 

[AnyMal]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
Your 14 year old bought a virgin. I'm jealous.

And it was only $29.00 I'm double jealous :laugh:

 

[Fenixgoon]

i just bought my own cell phone at 18 (didnt have one before). was nice cause i added it on to my aunt's plan (she lives in the area) and i can pay the difference in the bill (~$30)

 

[Phoenix86]

Originally posted by: DurocShark

Originally posted by: Slasher2k

Originally posted by: DurocShark
Oh, and I'm sure he'll be calling girls. He's 14. I lost my virginity at 14. While I don't want that for him just yet, he *is* learning how to play...

This part's the funny part.. What if it was a 14 yr old daughter?

Say the same thing now

My daughter is only 2. I'll burn that bridge when I come to it...

I think you mean cross, not burn. Could be wrong though.

 

[NiKeFiDO]

Originally posted by: DurocShark
Oh, and I'm sure he'll be calling girls. He's 14. I lost my virginity at 14. While I don't want that for him just yet, he *is* learning how to play...

thing I was doing at 14
1) "Hey you wanna hang out (friend down the street)?" "sure" "ok, see you in a few"
2) nothing

 

[Cooler]

I did not get cell phone till last year and im 20.