I want to kill my daughter

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: MotF Bane

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: ZeroIQ

Originally posted by: clamum

Originally posted by: ZeroIQ
Call verizon and say you had no idea this would happen, blah blah blah, say you want to upgrade to the unlimited text plan and they should wave the charges. They did when my brother did that.

To defend your daughter a little... it's really easy to send 4k text messages.

edit: make her pay for it... learn her some responsibility.

Really easy? Jesus christ, you'd have to be on the friggin thing constantly.

Yeah really easy. Simple math tells us that she would send about 4 texts every hour and receives 4 texts every hour.

The plan only charges for outgoing texts. 130 outgoing texts/day. That's 8 outgoing texts/hour assuming that she's awake for 16 hours a day (i.e. only sleeping for 8 hours a night).

However, one has to factor in the fact that teenagers are in school for about 8 hours a day M-F. So for 5 days out of the week, that's only 8 hours available for texting. So averaging 16 texts/hour M-F. Then assume that she's probably got homework, during which time she won't be texting. Average is about 2 hours a night, and we'll include downtime like eating dinner in this.

That leaves us with 6 hours. So just about 22 outgoing texts/hour on a school day. Assuming that each outgoing text has an accompanying incoming text (reasonable), that's 44 messages total per hour on a weekday. That's one text in or out every 1.36 minutes on a weekday.

And that's all assuming that she has no extracurricular activities or other obligations that would further restrict her available texting time. She'd basically have to have the phone glued to her hand.

ZV

You can't discount texting during school hours. My friends sent more messages during class than they did outside of class or from home.

OP would really have a cow if his daughter got caught at my school text messaging. Phone is taken to the office and can ONLY be picked up by a parent or legal guardian after school hours (and before the secretary goes home.) i.e. you want the phone back, you've gotta get out of work and pick it up between 3 and 4:30.

Of course, post-Columbine and stuff, the principal is going to look at your text messages, just to be safe. Serves as a decent deterrent.

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: redly1
just read the op...

you bring home $400 a week and you are paying for your kids cell bill?
for shame

Well, that's misleading. I clear around that much after paying for health insurance, 401K, taxes, etc. Plus, my daughter is 12 and goes on a lot of outings.

 

[Anubis]

you should just get her one of those phones that can only call Home and some emergency numbers. because honestly what does a 12 year old need with a cell phone?

 

[ZOOYUKA]

Originally posted by: Anubis
you should just get her one of those phones that can only call Home and some emergency numbers. because honestly what does a 12 year old need with a cell phone?

thats what i want to know

 

[SAWYER]

LOL@ cell phone addicts

 

[IceBergSLiM]

turn off texting and make her pay you back. Simple.

 

[sourceninja]

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: MotF Bane

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: ZeroIQ

Originally posted by: clamum

Originally posted by: ZeroIQ
Call verizon and say you had no idea this would happen, blah blah blah, say you want to upgrade to the unlimited text plan and they should wave the charges. They did when my brother did that.

To defend your daughter a little... it's really easy to send 4k text messages.

edit: make her pay for it... learn her some responsibility.

Really easy? Jesus christ, you'd have to be on the friggin thing constantly.

Yeah really easy. Simple math tells us that she would send about 4 texts every hour and receives 4 texts every hour.

The plan only charges for outgoing texts. 130 outgoing texts/day. That's 8 outgoing texts/hour assuming that she's awake for 16 hours a day (i.e. only sleeping for 8 hours a night).

However, one has to factor in the fact that teenagers are in school for about 8 hours a day M-F. So for 5 days out of the week, that's only 8 hours available for texting. So averaging 16 texts/hour M-F. Then assume that she's probably got homework, during which time she won't be texting. Average is about 2 hours a night, and we'll include downtime like eating dinner in this.

That leaves us with 6 hours. So just about 22 outgoing texts/hour on a school day. Assuming that each outgoing text has an accompanying incoming text (reasonable), that's 44 messages total per hour on a weekday. That's one text in or out every 1.36 minutes on a weekday.

And that's all assuming that she has no extracurricular activities or other obligations that would further restrict her available texting time. She'd basically have to have the phone glued to her hand.

ZV

You can't discount texting during school hours. My friends sent more messages during class than they did outside of class or from home.

OP would really have a cow if his daughter got caught at my school text messaging. Phone is taken to the office and can ONLY be picked up by a parent or legal guardian after school hours (and before the secretary goes home.) i.e. you want the phone back, you've gotta get out of work and pick it up between 3 and 4:30.

Of course, post-Columbine and stuff, the principal is going to look at your text messages, just to be safe. Serves as a decent deterrent.

I graduated a long time ago, but my phone is still locked to prevent someone who finds it from looking at my addressbook or messages. You can only call 911 or call my 'emergency contact' which is my house.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: Howard
I don't understand why you're paying for your children's cell phones.

It's child---my daughter has one, and a 12 year old doesn't have much income.

So why does she have one?

 

[xanis]

Unlimited texting plan FTW. I'm responsible for all of the extra charges on my phone and trust me, after a bill or two with excess texting charges, I ponied up the $20 a month for unlimited.

 

[xanis]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: Howard
I don't understand why you're paying for your children's cell phones.

It's child---my daughter has one, and a 12 year old doesn't have much income.

So why does she have one?

Sorry to but in, but to defend Fritzo a bit, a lot of parents that I know like to buy their kids cell phones for nothing else if just peace of mind. Being able to contact their child or vice versa in an emergency or on other occasions is worth it to them.