Cell Phone Plans and SMS
I don’t use SMS. Dan Gray, however, – writing about AT&T’s SMS plans. A smart response has already been posted to his article:
It’s well known that teens love to text. To not acknowledge that is to be in denial. So, my take (and I am a parent myself), is that to give a teen or pre-teen a cell phone with texting capability, and NOT set limits, or at least sign up for the unlimited package up front…well, you might as well just write a blank check to the carrier. An $1100 cell phone bill, in my mind as a parent, is not entirely a reflection of “how the carrier’s are ripping us off” (see below), but rather a reflection of society in general, and how so many problems today are a result of parents not setting and enforcing guidelines. Kids NEED limits. Kids NEED to know that actions have consequences. Kids DO NOT need to see their parents call in and curse out some hapless CSR over what THEIR kid did.
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