Can I turn off my service from time to time?

I would like to know if there is a way to turn off the service to my
teenagers phone once it has reached the limit and turn it on again at
the end of the billing period. This month she went over by 300 minutes
and the only way I can think of to teach her to keep down the talking
is to configure it to stop working once it has reached that point. I
have not gotten through to tech support about this so I was hoping
someone here could give me some advice. She does not live in my area
and I don't see her very often so confiscating it is not an option.

TIA

J.

On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 01:47:32 GMT, Animal John <AnimalJohn@comcast.net>
said in alt.cellular.nextel:

>I would like to know if there is a way to turn off the service to my
>teenagers phone once it has reached the limit and turn it on again at
>the end of the billing period. This month she went over by 300 minutes
>and the only way I can think of to teach her to keep down the talking
>is to configure it to stop working once it has reached that point. I
>have not gotten through to tech support about this so I was hoping
>someone here could give me some advice. She does not live in my area
>and I don't see her very often so confiscating it is not an option.

Unfortunately, no, there's no way you can do that. You might consider
changing to a plan with more minutes for now, and changing to Boost
(prepaid) when your contract is over.

You can suspend your plan. It is called Seasonal Standby ($5 per. month).
6 months on SS then 3 mos. on your plan, etc.. Cust. Care my try and reup
your contract when you take it off SS if the orignal plan is not available -
so beware of that.


"Al Klein" <rukbat@verizon.org> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 01:47:32 GMT, Animal John <AnimalJohn@comcast.net>
> said in alt.cellular.nextel:
>
>>I would like to know if there is a way to turn off the service to my
>>teenagers phone once it has reached the limit and turn it on again at
>>the end of the billing period. This month she went over by 300 minutes
>>and the only way I can think of to teach her to keep down the talking
>>is to configure it to stop working once it has reached that point. I
>>have not gotten through to tech support about this so I was hoping
>>someone here could give me some advice. She does not live in my area
>>and I don't see her very often so confiscating it is not an option.
>
> Unfortunately, no, there's no way you can do that. You might consider
> changing to a plan with more minutes for now, and changing to Boost
> (prepaid) when your contract is over.

yes you can I do it all the time when my Granddaughter gets close It dose
not cost anything. All you have it to go to Nextel's web page and select
phone and subscribers. There you will see all your phone numbers you pay
for. Select the one you want then scroll down to what you want to do. I just
stop incoming calls but you can also stop outgoing. When you do this they
still have DC and 911 calls. Hope this helps,If you need more help email me
direct..

Have a good one
Bill




"Animal John" <AnimalJohn@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>I would like to know if there is a way to turn off the service to my
> teenagers phone once it has reached the limit and turn it on again at
> the end of the billing period. This month she went over by 300 minutes
> and the only way I can think of to teach her to keep down the talking
> is to configure it to stop working once it has reached that point. I
> have not gotten through to tech support about this so I was hoping
> someone here could give me some advice. She does not live in my area
> and I don't see her very often so confiscating it is not an option.
>
> TIA
>
> J.

On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 03:12:13 GMT, Al Klein <rukbat@verizon.org> wrote:

>On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 01:47:32 GMT, Animal John <AnimalJohn@comcast.net>
>said in alt.cellular.nextel:
>
>>I would like to know if there is a way to turn off the service to my
>>teenagers phone once it has reached the limit and turn it on again at
>>the end of the billing period. This month she went over by 300 minutes
>>and the only way I can think of to teach her to keep down the talking
>>is to configure it to stop working once it has reached that point. I
>>have not gotten through to tech support about this so I was hoping
>>someone here could give me some advice. She does not live in my area
>>and I don't see her very often so confiscating it is not an option.
>
>Unfortunately, no, there's no way you can do that. You might consider
>changing to a plan with more minutes for now, and changing to Boost
>(prepaid) when your contract is over.

I just changed to a new one that allows 600 anytime w/100 bonus that
costs over $100 per month. I then had to reset my contract for
another two years from that point on. I want to replace her broken
phone with a newer one but they want full price. More than the new
customers pay. In order to get a discount I must sign on for yet
another two years. I am now considering paying the $200 disconnect fee
and wonder if that is even more than stated because I have a two year
contract. Then I think I might lose all or a portion of my $500
deposit. I will NOT be staying with Nextel so I will not do anything
to extent the service I have for another day.

Thanks for the reply.

AJ

On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 21:08:25 -0800, "Dan Foxley"
<danf@dontspam-nethere.com> wrote:

>You can suspend your plan. It is called Seasonal Standby ($5 per. month).
>6 months on SS then 3 mos. on your plan, etc.. Cust. Care my try and reup
>your contract when you take it off SS if the orignal plan is not available -
>so beware of that.

Now this sounds like a nice option however I only want to set it up
so there are never any calls allowed after the limit has been reached
each month.

AJ

On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 00:13:14 -0500, "Bill K" <billrk513@comcast.net>
wrote:

>yes you can I do it all the time when my Granddaughter gets close It dose
>not cost anything. All you have it to go to Nextel's web page and select
>phone and subscribers. There you will see all your phone numbers you pay
>for. Select the one you want then scroll down to what you want to do. I just
>stop incoming calls but you can also stop outgoing. When you do this they
>still have DC and 911 calls. Hope this helps,If you need more help email me
>direct..
>
>Have a good one
>Bill

Great Bill this is what I am looking for. Thanks.

AJ.

Animal John wrote:
>
> I would like to know if there is a way to turn off the service to my
> teenagers phone once it has reached the limit and turn it on again at
> the end of the billing period. This month she went over by 300 minutes
> and the only way I can think of to teach her to keep down the talking
> is to configure it to stop working once it has reached that point. I
> have not gotten through to tech support about this so I was hoping
> someone here could give me some advice. She does not live in my area
> and I don't see her very often so confiscating it is not an option.

Boy, times have surely changed...

What ever happened to, when someone abused a privilege, it was
taken away, not just "cut back?"

Notan

On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 09:18:27 -0700, Notan <notan@ddress.com> wrote:

>Animal John wrote:
>>
>> I would like to know if there is a way to turn off the service to my
>> teenagers phone once it has reached the limit and turn it on again at
>> the end of the billing period. This month she went over by 300 minutes
>> and the only way I can think of to teach her to keep down the talking
>> is to configure it to stop working once it has reached that point. I
>> have not gotten through to tech support about this so I was hoping
>> someone here could give me some advice. She does not live in my area
>> and I don't see her very often so confiscating it is not an option.
>
>Boy, times have surely changed...
>
>What ever happened to, when someone abused a privilege, it was
>taken away, not just "cut back?"
>
>Notan

Ya. times have changed from when I was young. The unknown
circumstances are that her useless drunken mother tossed her out on
her ass 6 years ago when she was only 10. I am the next door neighbor
that used to baby sit her since she was 5. She is one step from being
homeless and staying 50 miles away with some family of a friend she
found on the streets. I also bought her a car a few weeks ago so she
will have some place to stay when she abuses the setup she has now and
gets tossed out once again. Not her fault for the way she is. Nice
world we live in, hey?

John

In message <41C5A9D3.E46B89E1@ddress.com> Notan <notan@ddress.com>
wrote:

>> I would like to know if there is a way to turn off the service to my
>> teenagers phone once it has reached the limit and turn it on again at
>> the end of the billing period. This month she went over by 300 minutes
>> and the only way I can think of to teach her to keep down the talking
>> is to configure it to stop working once it has reached that point. I
>> have not gotten through to tech support about this so I was hoping
>> someone here could give me some advice. She does not live in my area
>> and I don't see her very often so confiscating it is not an option.
>
>Boy, times have surely changed...
>
>What ever happened to, when someone abused a privilege, it was
>taken away, not just "cut back?"

The theory is to teach responsibility -- Teach them to budget and to pay
their bills, rather then to just wait for the repo man to take away
their toys.

--
Getting married for sex is like buying a 747 for the free peanuts
-- Jeff Foxworthy

Nextel has a "Spending Limits" program that should help...

https://nextelonline.nextel.com/myne...ts/index.shtml



"Animal John" <AnimalJohn@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:bql9s0hi0skv6dcrmvf57btot95ma8at6k@4ax.com...
>I would like to know if there is a way to turn off the service to my
> teenagers phone once it has reached the limit and turn it on again at
> the end of the billing period. This month she went over by 300 minutes
> and the only way I can think of to teach her to keep down the talking
> is to configure it to stop working once it has reached that point. I
> have not gotten through to tech support about this so I was hoping
> someone here could give me some advice. She does not live in my area
> and I don't see her very often so confiscating it is not an option.
>
> TIA
>
> J.

Bill K wrote:
> yes you can I do it all the time when my Granddaughter gets close It
> dose not cost anything. All you have it to go to Nextel's web page
> and select phone and subscribers. There you will see all your phone
> numbers you pay for. Select the one you want then scroll down to what
> you want to do. I just stop incoming calls but you can also stop
> outgoing. When you do this they still have DC and 911 calls. Hope
> this helps,If you need more help email me direct..
>
> Have a good one
> Bill
>
Bill. I have been trying to locate this configuration page but I have
somehow come up short. I fail to see a place where I am able to do what you
describe. Could you paste a link some how?

Thanks.

John

On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 16:32:28 GMT, Animal John <AnimalJohn@comcast.net>
said in alt.cellular.nextel:

>Not her fault for the way she is. Nice world we live in, hey?

And the reason for that is people telling people "it's not your fault
for the way you are". Maybe it is, maybe it isn't, but it's sure her
fault for not doing something to improve herself.

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 11:43:46 -0600, "Phillip T. Murphy"
<pStPmAuMrphy@bellsouth.net> said in alt.cellular.nextel:

>Nextel has a "Spending Limits" program that should help...

>https://nextelonline.nextel.com/myne...ts/index.shtml

From the site:

"The Spending Limits Program is not voluntary; instead it is based on
one's credit score."

IOW, you can't ask to be put on it.

Al Klein wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 16:32:28 GMT, Animal John <AnimalJohn@comcast.net>
> said in alt.cellular.nextel:
>
>> Not her fault for the way she is. Nice world we live in, hey?
>
> And the reason for that is people telling people "it's not your fault
> for the way you are". Maybe it is, maybe it isn't, but it's sure her
> fault for not doing something to improve herself.

It is hard to become self sufficient when you have not been handed the
tools to begin with. In a relative normal and average situation the 'rules'
would apply. This is a time when extra measures need be taken. Tolerance and
understanding need be force fed.

John