Member Since: 26 Oct 2008
Location: Scottish Borders
Posts: 600
Just mentioned this to SWMBO....without hesitation she said .....cut her fingers off.
Think I'd better be careful from now on
3rd Jul 2009 11:19 pm
robsmith
Member Since: 02 Sep 2007
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 2392
Gaffer tape to the dentist's chair Rob Smith
Silver rools OK
4th Jul 2009 6:08 pm
10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
Posts: 16534
disable predictive text, wont stop 'em sending SMS but it'll take soooooo much longer
ISTR there's a (UK) mobile operator offering contract phones with a 'price cap', T-mobile offer the Flext packages which gives you a few £hundreds worth of credit which you can use on text's or calls, they send you a SMS giving you the balance every week... monthly bills for three phones is always sub-£100 and that includes 1 teenager
4th Jul 2009 6:48 pm
BBS SPY Site Sponsor
Member Since: 15 Jun 2007
Location: Sunny Cyprus
Posts: 3054
He is in the US TFC
Seems there are umpteen UK solutions, Black Box not being one of em.
but its obviously a common problem.
Is there no US equivalent to any of the UK style possibilities to limit usage or expense ?
4th Jul 2009 9:09 pm
SJR
Member Since: 09 Aug 2006
Location: East Manchester
Posts: 4030
BBS SPY wrote:
He is in the US TFC
Is that the USA - as in US Australia, as the OP is in the southern hemisphere I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
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4th Jul 2009 9:15 pm
NJF
Member Since: 05 Oct 2007
Location: Gone
Posts: 2466
I dnt undrstnd hw pepl cn spnd so mch time usng sch a steril way of tlkng. SWMBO ds it alot but me not at all. Is it a grl thng?
4th Jul 2009 9:34 pm
mason1337
Member Since: 21 Sep 2007
Location: Matthews
Posts: 56
wow, mobile stuff is crazzzyy expensive for you guys,
i get unlimited text and multimedia mesages for only 5$ a month!
I use Verizon, i dont think its anywhere but in the us but i could be wrong
5th Jul 2009 3:04 am
cobblers
Member Since: 06 Dec 2008
Location: Chester
Posts: 175
My teenage daughter had been regularly asking for topups to her pay as you go, even when "trying" to not send many texts.
I got her a contract phone from Orange (although I think most operators have a similar scheme) which has unlimited texts, 90 mins of talk time a month and includes a phone for £15 a month. Apart from going over the talk time limits a couple of times, and some international use on a ski trip, it's been the regular £15, even when sending 1000's of texts in each month.
Obviously though, this is only one form of communcation, given half a chance she would also spend every hour at home on MSN and Facebook as well as the texts going. I've had to put software based time limits on these.
5th Jul 2009 6:57 am
IKke
Member Since: 29 Apr 2008
Location: Brabant
Posts: 327
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this is only one form of communcation, given half a chance she would also spend every hour at home on MSN and Facebook as well as the texts going. I've had to put software based time limits on these.
