whens the right age to get a cell phone?

Question

all of my friends who r 12 r getting one!!! I dont think they need one yet. I am 13 and i dont have one yet! I can buy one for me any time but i have no need for one and none of my friends have a need eather. So, whens the right age to get a cell phone?

Answer 1

I got my cell phone when I was about 15 or 16,started driving, and got my first job. My dad wanted to make sure he was able to contact me in case something ever happened

I think the best age is when you can afford to pay the bill yourself and not have to put it off on your parents. Phone bills can get pretty expensive.

I do think 12 is a little young, but things are constantly changing. The other day where I worked I saw what looked to be an 8 year old with a little pink cell phone of her own. Heh, it was nicer than mine. It's a little crazy, but if parents wish to spoil their kids, that's their business.

Answer 2

I think the right age is when you are going out on your own a lot without parents. When you start going out with just you and your friends i think it starts to become necessary to have a phone. That way if something were to happen you had a way to call parents or other help. Also its a way for your parents to keep tabs on where you are and what you are doing.

Answer 3

In our family, none of my children got a cell phone until they were 18 and had a job to pay for it themselves.

Answer 4

When you start driving. That's what my parents did with my sisters and I, my brother is 13 and he doesn't have one.

Answer 5

i got last year. (IM 12) I think its an a must when your in middle school becuz of after school sctivities or going out with your friends

Answer 6

When you can pay the bill...... Otherwise the one at home is still FREE!!! (that is, minutes don't matter)

Answer 7

When your in high school. When you have big responsibilities.