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You are doing the right thing......... How about a new answering message that says: "This is NOT Masons phone..... due to inappropriate phone abuse, I am no longer being used by Mason. Don't bother calling or texting him. Thank-you and have a nice day". |
Prepaid is the way to go with kids IMO! |
Thanks for all the suggestions on the texting. Right now we have it blocked to teach him a lesson. Maybe in the far future We will get them unlimited texting but for now it is Zero! It is on their Grandparents plan, not ours. They have one phone for each family( 3) so that the grandkids have it for sports or when they go places and need to get a hold of someone. They have had this phone for almost 2 years and this is the first time they have gone over on it. The 4 boy's share the phone and we had to get an atomized bill online to show him the #'s going in and out, he thought he was only charged for the ones he made not received. They were all his friends numbers too, not the other boy's. Also he was texting after his bed time like were talking 1 am after I am in bed! His grandpa just had the block put on because my 10 year old niece went over her minutes too so they have a BIG bill this month to pay. We have alway's paid the 20 something a month bill using allowance money from each of the boy's. Mason did bring home a work release form from school today so at least he knows that we are not letting this go by with just grounding his little butt! |
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She was furious. The kid had to do house cleaning for 4 months. And never was able to borrow the cell phone again. That was 5 years ago and now my niece pays for her own phone. That taught me a lesson. Not to give my kid a cell phone for a long time. $500 is OUTRAGEOUS! Today's technology is really spoiling our kids and bankrupting us. And definitely take the text messaging option off the phone. We have to wonder how in the world did WE grow up without cell phones and texting? |
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Did you know you can block the phone from sending and receiving txt messages? I know cingular does that, maybe your company does too. |
My boys pay their own cell phone they do not pay it they do not have a phone.They have been very good about paying for their phones I cannot complian.I would not pay it if it becomes a habit and let it get shut off, when he has no phone he will think twice and get a job to pay for it. |
Happened to us too. I was mad too! The trouble is that texting is how everyone communicates now. I didn't want to turn it off, because that's the easiest way for me to reach them and for them to reach me. They'll answer a text long before they'll answer the phone or check their voice mail ("watching a movie.. can't answer"). But we did talk about the "Hey whazup?".... "Nuttin.Whazup w/u?"..... "Nuttin." nonsense texts that kids trade back and forth. Those weren't acceptable when on a plan. But I like the texting as the quickest and easiest way to communicate (EXCEPT WHEN DRIVING). So I drove the "lesson" home and then we got unlimited texting. ;) |
No, you aren't being harsh at all. I'd be SO mad too! This reminded me of the time when my boyfriend and I were 16, and he spent the whole summer visiting his grandparents. He would call me everyday, and we'd talk for HOURS ... he easily went over the minutes in his plan. When the phone bill came back, it was ABOUT $1000. His parents went through the roof and made him get an after school job. He's given his parents back that amount though, plus more, 6 years later. Took awhile, but it's paid ;) Have you thought of getting him a pre-paid phone instead? That way, he'll have a phone in case of emergencies, and there's no way he'll go over minutes/usage. |
yep, me too.... my daughter did the same to me, I removed text from her phone for a month, now both daughters pay their own text for unlimited every month... I dont think at all that it is too much to ask of them.... I pay their basic because they both BETTER answer if I call them... I like text because my daughter can reach me even when she is at school..... You are doing the right thing! d |
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My 14 yr old son did something similiar. Racked up a huge bill. (We are all covered under family plan under my moms service). It is at/t. She called and somehow got them to reduce the charges drastically and she has it so he cant text or use the internet in any way. |
I had the same problem with my daughter. She ran the cell phone bill up to about $500. I took the phone from her and made her pay for the phone bill little by little. I did give her a Trac-Phone for emergencies, and quess what she ran those minutes out. So know she is without a phone. She had one that she got with her own money. When she realized how much it cost her every pay check she got. It got tired real fast and the cell phone was not as much of an necessity as it was when mom was paying the bill. I would say let him learn some responsibility and if he wants it let him pay for it. Cells are very costly. |
I have been there, too! My DD 14 spent $100 one month on texting and an accidental $350 the next month, by having the AIM (IM) set up. I was so mad at her! At the time we were looking at getting new phones and adding unlimited text. Needless to say, we did not get new phone or unlimited texting. We didn't think it sent the right message!;) You have gotten great advice today!! I love the idea of having the kids do housework to pay their bill...since they are to young for a job. I am going to talk to my DH about this. :thumbup: PS- This thread made a great dinner discussion this evening. :thumbup: |
This is why my nieces have Metro PCS. Unlimited Text, Minutes etc for only 35 per month. Its a limited area around DFW and up my way. and I should be honest.. its not a teen thing, I went WAY over my texts a few months back,,,, its easier to text sometimes then picking up the phone. :p |
I feel ya Mine did that once. He then went and mowed lawns and he did anything he could to earn a buck because he was grounded except from earning money until it was paid in full!! |
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I check my sons phone every week... I reset it so i know exactly what he uses weekly. It also allows me to monitor what kind of people he talks to. WOW $500. he would be picking up a lot of dog poop :D |
Like so many others, we've been there......only we did have a package at the time for 500 messages per month, only he used 7,000. I opened that rather fat envelope and know my neighbors heard me scream "Holy Mother of God!":eek: I called Cingular and I know they thought I was the mother from hell. I didn't understand how or why ANYONE could text that much. I just knew there had to be some big mistake! They did adjust my bill retroactively giving us the extended package - Thank God! The rep explained that people will text instead of calling so as not to use up their minutes. I don't think you're being too harsh and when his privilege is restored he won't abuse it again, I'm sure! We now make our son pay for the extra service. Definitely call and see about getting the bill reduced, they will usually work with you. Afterall they do want to keep your as a customer! |
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