Kids and texting
Over new years I gave my kid a cell phone so he can use to call me after school. He was not soppose to use the phone until friday when its free for the weekend. A few days ago I got my bill. It was over $600 dollars. He has been using it to text his friends at night. Verizon will only give me $100 credit. It was a mistake. Why do I have to pay a $500 dollar phone bill?
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You have to pay because they are valid charges. Why would you expect Verizon to credit charges that were obviously not their fault?
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Your child mistakenly sent several hundred dollars worth of text messages? Oops. Wait, thats not a mistake on the kids part, but a mistake that you made. Using the same logic, can I ask my credit card company to credit me back for things that my wife bought? It was a mistake.
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Chuck, I work with teen-agers at my church, and recently, they had a "I ran my parent's cell phone bill up $$________, and they took my phone away from me for ______ length of time." I'm sorry to say that you are completely SOL for getting another credit. it was your responsibility to monitor your kid's usage, and further to limit that usage since you have that capability. a simple call to *611 during the bill cycle of texting coulda fixed it quite easily. consider the $100 credit a gift. that you wouldn't get anywhere else.
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Verizon should credit all of the texting. I have have been with Verizon for 3 years.
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Thanks for stopping by newtothis30. 3 names in one week, how long before this one is gone too?
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z34007 said:
Thanks for stopping by newtothis30. 3 names in one week, how long before this one is gone too?
I'm sure this account will be closed just like her last two.
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I'll credit your account 1 minute, call someone who cares. Verizon has 65 MILLION customers. your few phones with them for 3 yrs deserves.... a NE2 credit. which they already gave you. o, and failure to pay a reduced bill will result in service disconnection. Pony up the dough, buckwheat.
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who cares. the charges are valid and should stay. i wouldnt have even given you $100 back. you are just a dumb cheap bastard. go DIAF
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you gave your kid a cell phone 'new years' and he was suppose to use it to call you after school? 😕 what time does he get off of school, 9:01 pm? 😕 and you just got your bill in March? and him texting at night has nothing to do with it, a text is a text no matter what time it is...and now you're asking this forum why you have to pay your bill, your entire post sounds fishy 😕
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He has IN minutes but yeah the rest of the post sounds odd, but it's a new users account 👀
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tnt2k1 said:
This person sounds like NewtoThis30 ... hrm interesting ...
yup my thoughts exactly, why do I have to pay my bill 🙄
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chuckbrown said:
Over new years, I gave my kid a cell phone so he can use to call me after school. He was not suppose to use the phone until Friday when its unlimited for the weekend. A few days ago, I got my bill. It was over $600 dollars. He has been using it to text his friends at night. Verizon will only give me $100 credit. It was a mistake. Why do I have to pay a $500 dollar phone bill?
Because you didn't have the right plan. May I suggest whooping his butt?
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I think newtothis30 has over 30 accounts. I know for sure he is also ArmySF and chocolateman85006
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You have been reported once again, you can't accuse people of being someone they are not!
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If this is actually a true post, then you either need to get him an texting plan, or block texts on the phone.
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The point of this whole thing is that you should not have given your kid the cell phone. If you weren't sure what he was going to do with it, you shouldn't have given it to him. Verizon Wireless has no obligation to you to credit your bill any amount of money no matter how long you've been a customer. No company would do this for you!!! This was your mistake by giving your cell phone to your kid and not knowing what they would do with it. Now, you need to pay the bill, like a responsible adult, and think about getting your kid a texting plan if you plan on letting them keep the phone.
Like a previous user said, this is the same thing as a credit card. If a family member purchases something with it, you have an obligation to pay it off, n...
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Like a previous user said, this is the same thing as a credit card. If a family member purchases something with it, you have an obligation to pay it off, n...
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Trust me I already smacked the brat. Any recommendations on things I can say so verizon will give me a full credit. $500 dollars is way to much. Like I said before I have been with verizon for 3 years.
Any help would be great
Any help would be great
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There's nothing you will be able to do to get a full credit. Verizon shouldn't have even given you the 100 dollar credit. The responsibility is all on you to pay the whole bill. Like we said before, a credit card company would never credit your account because you "accidentily made a purchase". That doesn't fly. It's not going to fly with Verizon either. That's why they were generous and gave you 100 dollars, which they shouldn't have.
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this is stupid stop replying to his to this thread hes either a troll or this guy doesnt understand common sense. you used the service and now your paying for it. Its as simple as that.
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Well Chuck I don't think you should have gotten such a rude reply from people but that is nothing uncommon from this site.
I agree though you should of thought about this before giving a young person a phone.
I would try the honest approach with Verizon asking them if there is anything more they can do. Tell them to look at your bill you never have gone over before and it was a clear mistake ask for a 1 time credit. Tell them you will make changes to your account to reflect a better plan that works better for the usage you are using.
You signed a contract to pay for what you use Verizon doesn't owe you anything really. I would call them again and see what happens
Hope it helps
I agree though you should of thought about this before giving a young person a phone.
I would try the honest approach with Verizon asking them if there is anything more they can do. Tell them to look at your bill you never have gone over before and it was a clear mistake ask for a 1 time credit. Tell them you will make changes to your account to reflect a better plan that works better for the usage you are using.
You signed a contract to pay for what you use Verizon doesn't owe you anything really. I would call them again and see what happens
Hope it helps
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responses, and some careful consideration, I think you should cancel your Verizon account and sign up for service with Boost mobile.
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yeah ... you can fantasize over mickey avalon too while you're at it (reference commercial)
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Just learn your lesson and pay. Nothing you can do about it. Get your kid on a text messaging plan. You shouldve thought about it before you got your kid a phone.
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Giving your kid a post paid phone is like giving them a credit card.....
Who would do that?
Who would do that?
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because you are stupid to not put a txt block on the line if you didnt want your kid txting. im tired of ppl like you thinking that we should give you credit because your deamon child wont listen to you and rings up a huge bill. its not our fault, its yours. grow the hell up and take responsibility for your offspring. the other reason i hate people like you is because obviously you are a poor parent who cant teach their kids right from wrong and then lead by horrible example with crap like this. now your kid is going to grop up thinking that its always someones elses fault or problem and that you/he can do no wrong and that if you cry and moan enough to the right person, that he will get his way. you my friend, and ppl like you, are the down...
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DIZ BOOST MOBILE!!!
where you at dawg?
in my rents basement cuz im a trolling POS who has no life
where you at dawg?
in my rents basement cuz im a trolling POS who has no life
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I have been reading your posts. You are a good sales man. When someone comes in for a razr you will try and sell them a blackberry. Im sure your making money but don't you feel bad when the customer leaves the store with something they did not need?
Good work freedomcapcity
Good work freedomcapcity
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I have been reading your posts. you are a waste of time. I'm sure you're having fun, but don't you feel bad that you're clogging an otherwise productive forum with your mindless drivell?
Good work chuckbrown
Good work chuckbrown
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actually no. i try to qualify my cust before i sell them anything. no i wont sell someone a razr unless they really really want it cuz its a POS phone, but i wont sell a blackberry to someone who doesnt need one. i've been here for a lil over a month now and havent sold a single BB/PDA.
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where are ya going weak man?
COFFEE!!?? Boy dont you know coffee's for closers? Sounds to me you couldnt close a screen door!
COFFEE!!?? Boy dont you know coffee's for closers? Sounds to me you couldnt close a screen door!
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chuckbrown said:
I have been reading your posts. You are a good sales man. When someone comes in for a razr you will try and sell them a blackberry. Im sure your making money but don't you feel bad when the customer leaves the store with something they did not need?
Good work freedomcapcity
By the sounds of it, YOU left the store without something that you needed. What sales rep wouldn't offer text messaging (I am sure they said to themselves "Man I would hate to make some money this month. Data, Who needs that???"). Most likely they offered you text messaging and you thought it was too expensive so you did not add it. I mean seriously, $10/month ($120/year or $240/contract term) is a heck of a lot mor...
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