Oh Boy, I'm In Texting Hell

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Oh Boy, I'm In Texting Hell

25 comments, 271 views, posted 1:52 pm 20/06/2012 in Personal Threads by Viscera
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It has officially begun. My son, soon to be 17 has gotten a girlfriend. And of course he texts her constantly. So......the phone bill came due, and his line had $321.00 in overages. He sent/received 1600+ texts. REALLY??????? ugh

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marksyzm (3), thecrookedman (5), Weedenski (10), qsysopr (3), taz (5)

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1:55 pm 20/06/2012

Cnik

50+ texts a day....... never could understand why people dont just talk.

1:59 pm 20/06/2012

Viscera

yeah, especially since we habe 1400 inutes on our plans that we share, and we only used 700+, so it would be cheaper for me of he called her. OK let's rephrase, cheaper for him as he is working this summer with a builder, and he will be paying me for this, lol

2:03 pm 20/06/2012

marksyzm

Gah! I have all this to look forward to

2:13 pm 20/06/2012

griffin

Perhaps it's time he discovered the joys of instant messaging.

2:21 pm 20/06/2012

tricpe

Maybe you could explain him the no-sex-before-marriage rule...?

2:22 pm 20/06/2012

griffin

Quote by tricpe:

Maybe you could explain him the no-sex-before-marriage rule...?

And youtube that gold!

2:23 pm 20/06/2012

thecrookedman

Google Talk on Android phones FTW.

2:25 pm 20/06/2012

marksyzm

Whatsapp or google talk

2:30 pm 20/06/2012

mohit_117

Even I have what's app... and do have mark on my contact list..!! Gonna say a hello in some time...

3:10 pm 20/06/2012

bytehead

Got the daughter to South Africa while Rosie and I were there, and she used my phone, Rosie's phone to call her boyfriend. We made sure her phone did NOT work because even the texting charges would have been too much. So she talks on our phones. Not happy about that.

3:11 pm 20/06/2012

Viscera

Quote by tricpe:

Maybe you could explain him the no-sex-before-marriage rule...?

oh believe me we did, that's probably why he is texting, so he isn't in the room with her staring temptation in the pretty face, lol

3:31 pm 20/06/2012

Weedenski

we had the same problem for a phone we got for our neice. first month....$250...2nd month $300 .... 3rd month $350....we shut it off because she wouldn't learn. we originally did it as a favor for her, she moved out of a bad home situation at 17 and couldnt't get her own phone. when we told her about the extra charges, she said "what do you mean they charge for texts and ring tones?". LOL

kids.

3:36 pm 20/06/2012

Suckapuncha

Quote by Cnik:

50+ texts a day....... never could understand why people dont just talk.

Message boards are basically just group texting.

I personally hate talking on the phone. I text all the time with my friends and our conversations are usually something like:

1 - "Hey what are you doing?"

Me - "At the pool hall. Come have a beer."

1 - "Word. See you in a bit."

So much easier than stopping to answer a call and talking about it.

3:47 pm 20/06/2012

elsels

I also text, though not as much. I don't like to talk on the phone and reserve phone conversations for important folks like my sister and BFF and only sometimes since I don't like the phone. Everyone else is lucky to get a text, I also don't email or write snail mail letters.

3:54 pm 20/06/2012

griffin

I prefer texting for simple stuff. I can read it at my leisure. Phone calls are inconveniently right now. Texting allows for contemplation.

4:47 pm 20/06/2012

HariSeldon

Quote by tricpe:

Maybe you could explain him the no-sex-before-marriage rule...?

or better yet the get-a-job-pay-for-your-own-texting rule

5:19 pm 20/06/2012

Viscera

Quote by Suckapuncha:

Quote by Cnik:

50+ texts a day....... never could understand why people dont just talk.

Message boards are basically just group texting.

I personally hate talking on the phone. I text all the time with my friends and our conversations are usually something like:

1 - "Hey what are you doing?"

Me - "At the pool hall. Come have a beer."

1 - "Word. See you in a bit."

So much easier than stopping to answer a call and talking about it.

you still say "word"????

5:20 pm 20/06/2012

Viscera

Quote by HariSeldon:

Quote by tricpe:

Maybe you could explain him the no-sex-before-marriage rule...?

or better yet the get-a-job-pay-for-your-own-texting rule

oh that is already in place. But I need to pay first so the phone (mine included) doesn't get shut off

5:44 pm 20/06/2012

djskitzy

Quote by marksyzm:

Gah! I have all this to look forward to

multiplied by six for me, already had one roll off the production line all grown up an shit.... it wasn't really that hard, he was a good kid... still is....

6:16 pm 20/06/2012

qsysopr

I'll be in that boat soon enough. I'm going prepaid to see what the usage is like. It's probably either T-Mobile or AT&T Wireless. I also looked at Verizon, TracFone, Virgin mobile, and MetroPCS. They either didn't have a prepaid plan I liked, or none at all (MetroPCS). Putting the little nipper on my family plan would jack my bill by $30/mo and cause me to sign a new contract; that's a non-starter. Anyone have any other suggestions?

7:20 pm 20/06/2012

21.4 $ is the maximum!! (that's including the 3G connection)..

In indian currency, that's 1200 rupees for the whole bill, and 200 included rate for 3G connection for 500 mb....

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