How do I convince my mom to let me get a cellphone?

Question

I'm very responsible and a good student, but she will make a deal and then the next minute, change it.

Answer 1

Sell it to her as a way to keep close track of you.

Answer 2

how old are you ?
Do you understand some scholl will not Tolerate cellphones ? Also if you jus twant to have a cellphone as a Status symbol to show your friends the nthats the WRONG reason for the phone.Is it so you can be mobil and have away to speak with friends ? I doubt it will be Permarily used to keep in contact with your parents.
You wan ta cell phone get a job ,save your income and pay the $500 most companies will ask you to PUT dow nfor the cell phone.DOes this seem worth it to you ? NO then why ask your mother for the phone whe nyou SOON will be asking for the car keys ?
So if my daughter askes me for a phone I will ask her this ,Yoy want a phone or save your money for the CAR ? Either way if she picks the phone she WILL give up the CAR keys !
My Oldest so nasked for a cell phone and I told him NO - since you cant keep grades up and you lack responiclity you will not get one unless you get it yourself.I would not even CO sign for it.
So good luck and make your choice , I say CAR KEYS and wait for the cell phone , since most vehicles come with Some type of cell phone cablitiy already why do you need it ?

Answer 3

My parents never liked the idea of me having a cell phone at first and I kept telling them that one day I may need it for emergencies. Lo and behold -- I was involved in a three car pileup and had no phone to call them! Had to borrow the other driver's phone and 2 days later got a brand new one. That was 5 years and I still have the phone. U should convince her that there will be times that could really put you in undesirable situations, a cell phone would be very USEFUL! Besides than keeping in touch with you friends :) Good luck.

Answer 4

Tell your mom you will pay for it. If you dont work now, then get a baby sitting job. or at least go half with her. She may let you work off the cost of the phone. Show her you are responsable. MoMs like that a lot more than the "i want it because everybody else has one" approch.
Good luck

Answer 5

Have you explained to your Mom that she is setting a goal for you then letting you down when you reach it by not following thru and keeping her word or end of the bargain? Perhaps she doesn't feel that you have held up your end of the bargain. If you are as responsible as you say you are, yet your Mother fails to keep her promises, where did you learn your responsibility? A person is only as good as their word. If your Mother is going to flake out on you then maybe you should find a way to do things on your own and show her that you are capable of picking up the peices and doing things on your own...without her and inspite of her broken promises. Let her know that she has let you down and that doing so has caused you to not trust or believe in her and that her failure to keep her word is forming conflict in your relationship that you would rather have resolved before it becomes something that tears the two of you apart.
I have a teenage Nephew who went thru this for so long with his Dad that I finally got him a phone on my plan. In return he pooper-scoops and mows my lawn, lets my dogs out as soon as he gets home from school while I am still commuting home from work and washes/waxes my truck once a week. He has been very responsible and I have had him on my plan for over a year. His dad (my brother-in-law) offered to get him a phone on his plan last month, after seeing how well Cross had been doing on my plan...Cross turned him down and informed him that dropping the plan he was on would be irresponsible and he didn't want to let me down because he had given his word and intended to keep it.
Give it a shot...It worked for him to show his independance, it might work for you too.

Answer 6

Do things to show her how responsible you are and also willing to face the consequences when things go downhill and accept the responsibility for it. If you can demonstrate to her that she won't ever overpay in the future, even when you go over minutes by accident, that will help a lot. Or tell her to get you a prepaid phone

Answer 7

We got cell phones for both our kids. They are 13 and 9. We offered them the cheapest phones ($19.99), and if they wanted nicer ones they had to pay the difference. They did. We pay their monthly fees which are only $9.99 each. It's so worth it to be in touch with them 24 hours a day.

They each have a few friends they call, but mostly use it to communicate with their dad and me, and each other. They always stay within our package of minutes.

Some would worry about the 9-year-old, but believe me, he is so proud of his phone he is taking very good care of it and not letting it out of his sight. So I'm not worried about loss or damage of his phone any more than my own.

I think it's a good investment, no longer a luxury these days but a necessity! Parents keep in touch with their kids! Good luck to you!

Answer 8

Why not save up and get your own phone, she can't object to that. Running up large phone bills on a cell phone is very easily done, so you need to realise that they are expensive. From a single woman's point of view that are are very comforting security device. Although I do get annoyed that people expect you to be available 24/7 when you have a cell phone.

Answer 9

She needs to get you the cell phone that can only call like 3 numbers: 911 , and 2 others!

Answer 10

tell her that you need it in case there is an emergency and you need to reach her. With so much going on today, everyone needs to keep connected and the best way is to have a cell phone on you, hidden if you are at school.

Answer 11

I let my daughters have one so I know where they are its hard to find a pay phone and people get tired of you borrowing their phones all the time