Comments on: Recipe for Disaster: Take One Cell Plan, Add One Teen and… http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2006/07/26/recipe-for-disaster-take-one-cell-plan-add-one-teen-and/ By Meryl Runion and SpeakStrong, Inc. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:13:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Sharon http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2006/07/26/recipe-for-disaster-take-one-cell-plan-add-one-teen-and/#comment-196 Sharon Fri, 28 Jul 2006 17:12:17 +0000 http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2006/07/26/recipe-for-disaster-take-one-cell-plan-add-one-teen-and/#comment-196 Don't forget that there are also phone cards. I have a very inexpensive card (3.5 cents a minute) that I picked up at Sams club. I keep it with my cell phone and when my minutes are getting close to the maximum, I switch to the phone card. If the daughter looses her cell phone privileges and the mom wants to give her a second chance...she might consider giving her a phone card for long distance and she will have to use her home phone for local calls. (When you have to wait until you get home to make a call, you are less likely to make unneccessary calls.) Don’t forget that there are also phone cards. I have a very inexpensive card (3.5 cents a minute) that I picked up at Sams club. I keep it with my cell phone and when my minutes are getting close to the maximum, I switch to the phone card. If the daughter looses her cell phone privileges and the mom wants to give her a second chance…she might consider giving her a phone card for long distance and she will have to use her home phone for local calls. (When you have to wait until you get home to make a call, you are less likely to make unneccessary calls.)

]]> By: Randel http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2006/07/26/recipe-for-disaster-take-one-cell-plan-add-one-teen-and/#comment-191 Randel Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:59:27 +0000 http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2006/07/26/recipe-for-disaster-take-one-cell-plan-add-one-teen-and/#comment-191 The two above responses are great and go hand-n-hand with Meryl’s. As I see it, they give both parties the power and are held responsible for their own actions. I think the plan holder’s reason for not wanting to cut the daughter off, “…because she is out of state…”, is based on the fear something might and/or could happen, and by cutting the daughter off, will leaves her no way to call for help. If this is the case, hopefully the plan holder can rest easier knowing that all cell phones, regardless of having an act plan or not, have the ability to call 911. To me it’s amazing how many people don’t know this. Once I found this out, I did two things. First was to give each of parents one of my old cell phones and second was to incorporate it into my women self-dense classes/lectures. There are my different people (both children and adults) that can benefit from this feature, so please find an organization to donate your used cell phones to. The two above responses are great and go hand-n-hand with Meryl’s. As I see it, they give both parties the power and are held responsible for their own actions. I think the plan holder’s reason for not wanting to cut the daughter off, “…because she is out of state…”, is based on the fear something might and/or could happen, and by cutting the daughter off, will leaves her no way to call for help. If this is the case, hopefully the plan holder can rest easier knowing that all cell phones, regardless of having an act plan or not, have the ability to call 911.

To me it’s amazing how many people don’t know this. Once I found this out, I did two things. First was to give each of parents one of my old cell phones and second was to incorporate it into my women self-dense classes/lectures. There are my different people (both children and adults) that can benefit from this feature, so please find an organization to donate your used cell phones to.

]]> By: MPODZIMEK http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2006/07/26/recipe-for-disaster-take-one-cell-plan-add-one-teen-and/#comment-186 MPODZIMEK Wed, 26 Jul 2006 22:12:36 +0000 http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2006/07/26/recipe-for-disaster-take-one-cell-plan-add-one-teen-and/#comment-186 BUY HER A TRACFONE - YOU CAN LIMIT THE NUMBER OF MINUTES YOU BUY AND ADD MINUTES EACH MONTH OR WHAT EVER YOU AGREE ON. THIS WAY SHE WILL STILL HAVE ACCESS TO A PHONE BUT YOU ONLY PAY FOR THE AMOUNT OF MINUTES YOU WANT TO. IF SHE WANTS MORE PHONE TIME, SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT HERSELF BUY HER A TRACFONE - YOU CAN LIMIT THE NUMBER OF MINUTES YOU BUY AND ADD MINUTES EACH MONTH OR WHAT EVER YOU AGREE ON. THIS WAY SHE WILL STILL HAVE ACCESS TO A PHONE BUT YOU ONLY PAY FOR THE AMOUNT OF MINUTES YOU WANT TO. IF SHE WANTS MORE PHONE TIME, SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT HERSELF

]]> By: theresa http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2006/07/26/recipe-for-disaster-take-one-cell-plan-add-one-teen-and/#comment-185 theresa Wed, 26 Jul 2006 21:46:04 +0000 http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2006/07/26/recipe-for-disaster-take-one-cell-plan-add-one-teen-and/#comment-185 She can also buy her a prepaid phone each month instead and going over the limit would not be an issue. It would teach her how to manage her time better when using the phone. She can also buy her a prepaid phone each month instead and going over the limit would not be an issue. It would teach her how to manage her time better when using the phone.

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