When should a kid have a cellphone?

BigT · 03-19-2012, 03:44 PM

Pre-paid phone until they can afford their own. My opinion at least.

Speedy · 03-19-2012, 03:57 PM

When they're old enough to pay for it themselves.

cc370z · 03-19-2012, 04:35 PM

Im a sales manager for a wireless company. I've seen people buy their 4 yr olds phones. As far as pricing on phones, smart phones are cheaper then some basic phones. And some smart phones are easier to use then basic phones. To each their own, but I see no issues with children having phones. As some has stated... It's a scary world. I think its a great safety net.

90 ST · 03-19-2012, 04:46 PM

Nokia brick? Motorola brick i've heard of and seen, my buddy had one in HS, is this what you guiys are calling a "brick" phone, cause you need to look further back for a true "brick" of a phone. LOL

As for when kids should have a phone, depends on the kid.

Billy02987 · 03-19-2012, 04:57 PM

I was referring to the Nokia 5165 which you have pictured on the left. Definitely not a brick compared to the first cell phones released but to today's technology it is lol.

Speedy · 03-19-2012, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by cc370z

Im a sales manager for a wireless company. I've seen people buy their 4 yr olds phones. As far as pricing on phones, smart phones are cheaper then some basic phones. And some smart phones are easier to use then basic phones. To each their own, but I see no issues with children having phones. As some has stated... It's a scary world. I think its a great safety net.

Says the guy who makes his living selling cell phones

J/K man.....but seriously.

bigaudiofanat · 03-19-2012, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by cc370z

Im a sales manager for a wireless company. I've seen people buy their 4 yr olds phones. As far as pricing on phones, smart phones are cheaper then some basic phones. And some smart phones are easier to use then basic phones. To each their own, but I see no issues with children having phones. As some has stated... It's a scary world. I think its a great safety net.

I gotta ask, how many whining little brats break down or turn into a crazy person because they are trying to get their parents to buy them a phone.

90 ST · 03-19-2012, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Billy02987

I was referring to the Nokia 5165 which you have pictured on the left. Definitely not a brick compared to the first cell phones released but to today's technology it is lol.

LOL, maybe i'm just old, but i hear brick and that motoerola jumps to mind, yeah even that nokia, by todays standards is a brick tho. i think i still have one of them around here somewhere. lol

Billy02987 · 03-19-2012, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 90 ST

LOL, maybe i'm just old, but i hear brick and that motoerola jumps to mind, yeah even that nokia, by todays standards is a brick tho. i think i still have one of them around here somewhere. lol

I still have mine, I couldn't just let go of a piece of history like that lol. That old school Motorola is definitely the definition of a brick phone. You can give somebody a concussion with that thing lol.

cc370z · 03-20-2012, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Speedy

Says the guy who makes his living selling cell phones

J/K man.....but seriously.

Lol I know right. Gotta pay the bills

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Originally Posted by bigaudiofanat

I gotta ask, how many whining little brats break down or turn into a crazy person because they are trying to get their parents to buy them a phone.

All the time. Plus my store is located in a very very upscale part of town... There's Bentleys, Ferraris, Lamborghinis... parked in front of my store all day along. When little billy breaks his phone they just drop $600-$900 for a new phone like nothing. I've heard the kids literally say "if you ever want me to talk to you again, you'll buy my this phone." and parents do. If I ever said that to my pops growing up I would have been picking my self up off the floor.

ClemsonWill · 03-20-2012, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by cc370z

All the time. Plus my store is located in a very very upscale part of town... There's Bentleys, Ferraris, Lamborghinis... parked in front of my store all day along. When little billy breaks his phone they just drop $600-$900 for a new phone like nothing. I've heard the kids literally say "if you ever want me to talk to you again, you'll buy my this phone." and parents do. If I ever said that to my pops growing up I would have been picking my self up off the floor.

Must be nice. You need to ask them for some test drives.

bigaudiofanat · 03-20-2012, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by cc370z

Lol I know right. Gotta pay the bills

All the time. Plus my store is located in a very very upscale part of town... There's Bentleys, Ferraris, Lamborghinis... parked in front of my store all day along. When little billy breaks his phone they just drop $600-$900 for a new phone like nothing. I've heard the kids literally say "if you ever want me to talk to you again, you'll buy my this phone." and parents do. If I ever said that to my pops growing up I would have been picking my self up off the floor.

I rest my case, I have seen it even come down to "this is just like an ipod touch just has a phone in it" What the parents do not know until the sales rep tells them is you have to have a data package and other things. I stand around and wait for that.

THAN if the parent says no way on the way out I tell the parent I pay for my own phone and plan.

cc370z · 03-20-2012, 04:44 PM

As long as their money is green I'm happy

gotta get money for the Z.

Billy02987 · 03-20-2012, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cc370z

Lol I know right. Gotta pay the bills

All the time. Plus my store is located in a very very upscale part of town... There's Bentleys, Ferraris, Lamborghinis... parked in front of my store all day along. When little billy breaks his phone they just drop $600-$900 for a new phone like nothing. I've heard the kids literally say "if you ever want me to talk to you again, you'll buy my this phone." and parents do. If I ever said that to my pops growing up I would have been picking my self up off the floor.

That was only one time I cried

WAGAWAGA · 03-20-2012, 06:47 PM

yall just dont get it do you? It is a phone and a gameboy in one, makes life easier for the kids and for the parents

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03-19-2012, 03:44 PM	#31 (permalink)
BigT Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: NJ Posts: 469 Drives: 98 2g DSM Rep Power: 13	Pre-paid phone until they can afford their own. My opinion at least.

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Speedy Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: TN Posts: 390 Drives: check my signature Rep Power: 13	When they're old enough to pay for it themselves.

03-19-2012, 04:35 PM	#33 (permalink)
cc370z Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: AZ Posts: 467 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 15	Im a sales manager for a wireless company. I've seen people buy their 4 yr olds phones. As far as pricing on phones, smart phones are cheaper then some basic phones. And some smart phones are easier to use then basic phones. To each their own, but I see no issues with children having phones. As some has stated... It's a scary world. I think its a great safety net.

03-20-2012, 04:44 PM	#43 (permalink)
cc370z Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: AZ Posts: 467 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 15	As long as their money is green I'm happy gotta get money for the Z.

03-20-2012, 06:47 PM	#45 (permalink)
WAGAWAGA Base Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: riverside Posts: 155 Drives: 2010 370z Black Rep Power: 15	yall just dont get it do you? It is a phone and a gameboy in one, makes life easier for the kids and for the parents