I need to rant. I just opened our family cell phone bill and it was through
the roof! And who are the culprits? My two teenagers. My husband and I told
them very clearly when we got the phones that their phones were to be used
primarily for emergencies and the calls we make to each other. Do you
consider calls to girlfriends in other states an emergency. I plan on
suspending cell phone privileges, but I am concerned about their being able
to reach me in the event of crises. What to do before my husband kills both
kids?
Laura
Take the phones away and buy them prepaid phones, that way they will learn
what the phones cost.
"LauraB" <LauraBurress@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
news:G3qMe.8921$1b5.3708@trnddc05...
>I need to rant. I just opened our family cell phone bill and it was through
> the roof! And who are the culprits? My two teenagers. My husband and I
> told
> them very clearly when we got the phones that their phones were to be used
> primarily for emergencies and the calls we make to each other. Do you
> consider calls to girlfriends in other states an emergency. I plan on
> suspending cell phone privileges, but I am concerned about their being
> able
> to reach me in the event of crises. What to do before my husband kills
> both
> kids?
> Laura
Also, let them pay the pay-per-go phone cost out of their allowances.
"Christian" <nomail@please.com> wrote in message
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> Take the phones away and buy them prepaid phones, that way they will learn
> what the phones cost.
>
>
> "LauraB" <LauraBurress@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
> news:G3qMe.8921$1b5.3708@trnddc05...
>>I need to rant. I just opened our family cell phone bill and it was
>>through
>> the roof! And who are the culprits? My two teenagers. My husband and I
>> told
>> them very clearly when we got the phones that their phones were to be
>> used
>> primarily for emergencies and the calls we make to each other. Do you
>> consider calls to girlfriends in other states an emergency. I plan on
>> suspending cell phone privileges, but I am concerned about their being
>> able
>> to reach me in the event of crises. What to do before my husband kills
>> both
>> kids?
>> Laura
>
>
"LauraB" <LauraBurress@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
news:G3qMe.8921$1b5.3708@trnddc05...
> I need to rant. I just opened our family cell phone bill and it was
through
> the roof! And who are the culprits? My two teenagers. My husband and I
told
> them very clearly when we got the phones that their phones were to be used
> primarily for emergencies and the calls we make to each other. Do you
> consider calls to girlfriends in other states an emergency. I plan on
> suspending cell phone privileges, but I am concerned about their being
able
> to reach me in the event of crises. What to do before my husband kills
both
> kids?
> Laura
Send them to "Brat Camp" and have them star in this reality TV show. Then
the little punks will make enough dough humiliating themselves to afford to
pay for the phones themselves. Oh yeah, don't forget to take the computers
out of their rooms, and the televisions, and the stereos...Then kill them.
In message <G3qMe.8921$1b5.3708@trnddc05> LauraB
<LauraBurress@nospamgmail.com> wrote:
>I need to rant. I just opened our family cell phone bill and it was through
>the roof! And who are the culprits? My two teenagers. My husband and I told
>them very clearly when we got the phones that their phones were to be used
>primarily for emergencies and the calls we make to each other. Do you
>consider calls to girlfriends in other states an emergency. I plan on
>suspending cell phone privileges, but I am concerned about their being able
>to reach me in the event of crises. What to do before my husband kills both
>kids?
>Laura
Some cellphones have the ability to lock down what numbers can be dialed
to the phonebook (and to lock the phonebook as well) -- This will let
your children call each other, you, and other pre-selected numbers but
not the rest of the world.
Another option is prepaid cells, give them $20 cards each month and let
them pay for the rest, this will assist them in learning the value of
money
--
Is it my imagination, or do buffalo wings taste like chicken?
In article <G3qMe.8921$1b5.3708@trnddc05>,
LauraB <LauraBurress@nospamgmail.com> wrote:
> I need to rant. I just opened our family cell phone bill and it was through
> the roof! And who are the culprits? My two teenagers. My husband and I told
> them very clearly when we got the phones that their phones were to be used
> primarily for emergencies and the calls we make to each other. Do you
> consider calls to girlfriends in other states an emergency. I plan on
> suspending cell phone privileges, but I am concerned about their being able
> to reach me in the event of crises. What to do before my husband kills both
> kids?
> Laura
BTDT
It's too late for the best option: prepaid phone plans. It costs more
per minute if you use very many minutes -- but the phone just won't
work, instead of it working and racking up a bill!
I made my kids pay me for the minutes they went over. We also increased
the total number of minutes when it became apparent that the number of
minutes we were paying for was too low for us, but that's up to you.
My daughter's biggest expense right now is calls to information: it's
about $1.50 per call to directory assistance, and for some reason she
racked up about $30 last month! She is, however, paying for it.
The other alternative is to let their dad kill them . . . I understand
the impulse . . .
--
Children won't care how much you know until they know how much you care
In article <G3qMe.8921$1b5.3708@trnddc05>, LauraBurress@nospamgmail.com
says...
> I need to rant. I just opened our family cell phone bill and it was through
> the roof! And who are the culprits? My two teenagers. My husband and I told
> them very clearly when we got the phones that their phones were to be used
> primarily for emergencies and the calls we make to each other. Do you
> consider calls to girlfriends in other states an emergency. I plan on
> suspending cell phone privileges, but I am concerned about their being able
> to reach me in the event of crises. What to do before my husband kills both
> kids?
> Laura
>
This reminds me of the T-mobile commercial that has been running
recently. Parents open the bill and start screaming their kids full
names - middle names too! We had the same problem a few months ago. We
did two things. Our kids when calling friends have to call from home,
especially if it isn't local. We switched to a company called OneSuite
(www.onesuite.com) for those out-of-state and long-distance calls. I
seriously cannot say enough about OneSuite, easy to use and cheap cheap
cheap. The second thing we changed from regular pay phones to prepaid
phones. The kids moaned and whined but we have been saving tons of money
and many headaches. Not to mention my DH and I are fighting a lot less
these days.
Anna
"LauraB" <LauraBurress@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
news:G3qMe.8921$1b5.3708@trnddc05...
> I need to rant. I just opened our family cell phone bill and it was
through
> the roof! And who are the culprits? My two teenagers.
And this comes as a surprise? Ever hear of "the tragedy of the commons?"
Time for some "tough love." Yank the phones and tell them they can have them
back *after* they have repaid the overage charges.
--
Donald Newcomb
DRNewcomb (at) attglobal (dot) net
I agree with the prepaid option...once they use up their allotment for
the month, they can contribute to buying their own cards if they need
more minutes.
ya, prepaid phones are the way to go. There are a number of services
geared specifically to teens like boost mobile and virgin mobile. The
costs are not that expensive and you keep better track of how much you
use. If you need info on different prepaid plans, I recommend www.paygmobile.com as a good resource.
admin@webmail.name wrote:
>
> ya, prepaid phones are the way to go. There are a number of services
> geared specifically to teens like boost mobile and virgin mobile. The
> costs are not that expensive and you keep better track of how much you
> use. If you need info on different prepaid plans, I recommend
> www.paygmobile.com as a good resource.
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What's neat is that the young girls can have their "johns" buy them
more minutes, in return for blowjobs and gangbangs.
Steve
Somewhere around Tue, 16 Aug 2005 23:07:39 GMT, while reading alt.cellular,
I think I thought I saw this post from annabelle <AnnieBella@msnnospam.com>:
> . . . We switched to a company called OneSuite
>(www.onesuite.com) for those out-of-state and long-distance calls. I
>seriously cannot say enough about OneSuite, easy to use and cheap cheap
>cheap. The second thing we changed from regular pay phones to prepaid
>phones. The kids moaned and whined but we have been saving tons of money
>and many headaches. Not to mention my DH and I are fighting a lot less
>these days.
I agree about onesuite - I've been using them for a few years, and they're
so easy. My wife is Chinese, and it costs us less than 2 1/2 cents/minute
to call China, anytime. No surcharges, no hidden charges. Easy to recharge
over the internet. I also use their fax forwarding/voice mail option for
about $1.50/month, if I remember correctly.
--
Marty - public.forums (at) gmail (dot) com
"Those are my principles, and if you don't like them...
well, I have others." - Groucho Marx
Mike wrote:
>
> >What's neat is that the young girls can have their "johns" buy them more minutes, in return for blowjobs and
> >gangbangs.
>
> Mike Brady had a payphone installed in the house to help regulate the
> kids phone usage. 'Twas a good idea.
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Dumb. Kids won't phone from home, where they feel they have no privacy.
More minutes elsewhere or borrowed minutes elsewhere for blowjobs.
Steve
In article <Aqp_e.806$Y_5.427@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com>,
<thejamesfour@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> WHY do kids even GET cell phones...my 16yo DD doesn't have one...she might
> feel abused...but I don't have to worry
>
> Do your kids work to pay for the phones and minutes?
>
> JJ
I got my kids cell phones for MY convenience. It made it much easier to
reach them after school, and for them to reach me if their plans
changed. So, no, they didn't pay for them.
We still have a family plan, and I still pay for it, even though my
oldest isn't living at home any more. This may change some day, but for
now, I like the arrangement, and am glad to pay for it.
--
Children won't care how much you know until they know how much you care
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