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Cell Phone Provider Recommendations
Asked by K.B. from Minneapolis
on August 18, 2009
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We are currently with T-Mobile and have been for many years. However my husband wants to upgrade his phone and we are trying to decide whether to stay with T-Mobile o...
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- I really like verizon. We have had it for years and really like the service we get with them. we don't really lose reception and get it in places we didn't with spri...
- If coverage is an issue, Verizon by far has the best coverage. My husband covers Northern MN and North Dakota and Verizon has been the best for us. Plus they not onl...
- We have had U.S. Cellular for at least 10 years and we have NEVER had a problem with them as a carrier before!! Currently we just bought new phones on a buy one get on...
Teen Cell Phone Vs. No Cell Phone
Asked by J. from Provo
on October 1, 2008
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I have yet to see something about taking a stand against cell phones. My son has been asking, actually begging me to get him one (he is 16). We have gone round and r...
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- If you would feel better being able to reach him any where and visa versa then get one. I believe you can completely set the plan how you want. If you have a plan al...
- Hi J., I am a mom of a 21 year old. She recently moved out of state and is attending college. She is getting married in April.. I tell you this because that is only ...
- HI J., I have a 16 year old son that I had the same problem with. I got him a cell phone and had a real problem with the texting. So I blocked EVEYTHING but actual pho...
Moving;... Home Phone vs No Home Phone?? VOIP?
Asked by C.T. from Los Angeles
on August 3, 2009
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Hi all, currently we have a home phone/fax line and hubby and I both have cell phones. We have a small horse ranch business that we have our answering machine set fo...
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- Best to use your land line whenever possible. Cell phones may ultimately give you a plethora of health problems... http://www.emfnews.org/ http://www.cellphonel...
- Hi C. - Like everyone else said, keep your home phone if for emergencies only - you never know if your cell phone's battery will be dead, etc. But I have a question f...
- I would say that it is critical to have a landline phone for 911 calls. When you call 911 from your cell phone it goes to CHP which can take literally 10-15 minutes to...
Father and Step-mother Dealing with Questionably "Responsible" Mother.
Asked by K.D. from Dallas
on January 1, 2007
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My husband's two children have lived with us for the last three years due to failing grades in school. Their mother lives in S TX and has seen them maybe 4 times in t...
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- The children's father needs to step up and take a stand. He is the responsible biological parent and you two have been raising these children. I agree with Sara's ...
- I think that if she is not a responsible mother then you had every right to ask about the children where abouts. I honestly think that the children should understand t...
- Hi K., I agree with a few of the other posts that you do not need to go out of your way to encourage the relationship between the kids and their mother. She can and...
Giving up Land Line
Asked by R.C. from Orlando
on July 7, 2009
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I am thinking it might be cheaper to give up the house phone, with the call waiting, caller id and voice mail and just go with the everything plan for the two cell pho...
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- If you have a high speed connection you may want to consider using vonage that goes through the internet connection. It doesn't interfere with the computer nor does in...
- We switched to cell phones only about 6 years ago when we were always working and never even home to use our phone. We haven't looked back once. Now that I'm home wit...
- You may want to compromise and keep your landline, remove the extras on it, get a cell package that is affordable and then see how things go. We keep both our cells a...
Cell Phones for Teenagers
Asked by B.H. from Dallas
on February 25, 2008
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Do you think that a cell phone is a NECESSITY for a teenager?
A little background - my stepdaughter has a cell phone that her mother bought and pays the monthly p...
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- I really think in this say and age it is important for teenagers to hae a cell phone. I have a 8th grade son, and he has a phone, because sometimes things come up and ...
- I don't think a cell phone is a necessity. I do have a extra line that my husband ans I keep that the teenagers can "borrow" when they have an to do something extra fo...
- She is so fortunate to have you. What you are teaching her will help her so much in the future. My first thought is for her to get a prepaid phone. When she has used u...
Cell Phone and Friends for Young Teen Boys
Asked by K.B. from Seattle
on May 2, 2008
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My 13 year old boy has not once this year invited any of his friends home. I've asked him many times to ask someone over and even offered him $. I worry about his fri...
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- Hi K., I totally understand what you are saying. I got my son a cell phone in Junior High School because of sports. I love that he has one and he is very good at bei...
- I feel for you and your son. We went thrugh a similar experience with my daughter "needing" an authentic Cabbage Patch doll. The other little girls wouldn't let her ...
- A friend of mine told me about a plan they did for their son. He had to have 2 months paid in advance to them. Then he could have a cell phone on their plan. If he cou...
Pre-paid Cell Phone
Asked by S.C. from Fort Wayne
on November 2, 2008
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My husband and I moved recently and, unfortunately, our Verizon cell phones no longer work. We wound up getting a land line, but now are in need of cell phones. I don'...
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- I just got Consumer Cellular after my contract with Verizon was up. You pay monthly for a set amount of minutes--I got 200 for $20. which is plenty for me--no complica...
- My hubby and I had a Virgin Mobile phone years ago and I absolutely loved it. It was easy to use and their customer service was great. My husband is using Trac phone n...
- We use TMobile. If you spend $100 on minutes initally, you are a Gold Member meaning you get 15% more minutes for the money and they will roll over as long as you buy...
12 Yr Old and Cell Phone
Asked by L.M. from Phoenix
on February 23, 2009
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I am a foster mother to a 12 yr old girl and she is having a fit to have a cell phone. She says all of her friends have cell phones and she wants one also. I wanted to...
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- I have a 12 year old son and I tell him NO - he doesn't need a phone of his own. He doesn't need the distraction and I don't need the expense. The land line at home is...
- I would only get a cell phone for a 12 year old if she was willing to follow some strict rules about its use. There is more and more information (even in the pro "buy...
- You've gotten a lot of great advice - the best I think is not to be afraid to tell her no. So I won't duplicate what's already been said. The only additional advice ...
Daughters Birthday
Asked by C.R. from Portland
on October 26, 2008
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I thought I should clairify, she already had a cell phone contract here that has been in place for a year.....can I know get out of it? Yes the new phone I can get ou...
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- I'd be so mad! Grandmas have no right what-so-ever to buy a cell phone for their grandchildren unless BOTH parents have said it's ok. Plus, if she already had one they...
- Just a thought but I know with my cell phone company if I get a new phone and dont like it I have 30 days to change my mind. I would just take it back and tell them ...
- I have to say that Kristin K is mostly on my page. There is something though that you may not have thought about. Your phone, your plan and your bill. You will get to ...
