Teen racks up 14,528 texts in one month

(3 replies) #1 leesmithg on 14 Jan 2009 - 14:31

Has credit been given to the original poster in the forums when this was posted a few days ago?

http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=721194

Last edited by leesmithg on 15 Jan 2009 - 08:01

#1.1 Marshalus on 14 Jan 2009 - 14:34

leesmithg said,

Has credit been given to the original poster in the forums when this was posted a few days ago?

Did they write the story and submit it to the front page? It's a big forum, we don't see everything.

#1.2 bdsams on 14 Jan 2009 - 14:39

Use the submit to newsdesk please!!!

#1.3 rajputwarrior on 15 Jan 2009 - 07:05

how do you guys not see what hum posts? he has his own sub forum...

#2 jordanthegreat on 14 Jan 2009 - 14:36

I would hate to be one of her friends. Getting pointless texts all day long, I would get so annoyed.

(9 replies) #3 Max™ on 14 Jan 2009 - 14:39

How about just pick up the phone and talk to someone? A 5 minute phone conversation could cover 100 txts no problem.

#3.1 Hidr0 on 14 Jan 2009 - 14:41

+1

#3.2 excalpius on 14 Jan 2009 - 14:49

You can't do that and other things at the same time. Get with the 21st century.

PS If you want to hook up with young women (over 18 for me please), get yourself some SMS skillz.

#3.3 +Shadrack on 14 Jan 2009 - 16:02

excalpius said,

You can't do that and other things at the same time. Get with the 21st century.

PS If you want to hook up with young women (over 18 for me please), get yourself some SMS skillz.

No doubt. A few "lol" and "

" go a long way... thats all a woman needs, Food, water, "lol", and "

".

#3.4 addc182 on 14 Jan 2009 - 16:26

Shadrack said,

excalpius said,

You can't do that and other things at the same time. Get with the 21st century.

PS If you want to hook up with young women (over 18 for me please), get yourself some SMS skillz.

No doubt. A few "lol" and "

" go a long way... thats all a woman needs, Food, water, "lol", and "

".

and the occasional pair of shoes

#3.5 whitewings05 on 14 Jan 2009 - 18:00

Shadrack said,

excalpius said,

You can't do that and other things at the same time. Get with the 21st century.

PS If you want to hook up with young women (over 18 for me please), get yourself some SMS skillz.

No doubt. A few "lol" and "

" go a long way... thats all a woman needs, Food, water, "lol", and "

".

Lmao. +1 right there.

#3.6 Doli on 14 Jan 2009 - 18:15

excalpius said,

You can't do that and other things at the same time. Get with the 21st century.

You cant talk on the phone and do other things at the same time? Do you have only one hand?

#3.7 bod on 14 Jan 2009 - 22:36

Doli said,

You cant talk on the phone and do other things at the same time? Do you have only one hand?

sure he has two hands, but the other one is "busy"...

#3.8 leojei on 15 Jan 2009 - 02:40

+1 here, don't her fingers (especially her thumb) hurts?

I could hardly send 14k messages through msn in a month... how could she do it with SMS on her phone? (I bet her cellphone keypad is dirtier than my keyboard lol)

#3.9 darkpuma on 15 Jan 2009 - 11:25

whitewings05 said,

Shadrack said,

excalpius said,

You can't do that and other things at the same time. Get with the 21st century.

PS If you want to hook up with young women (over 18 for me please), get yourself some SMS skillz.

No doubt. A few "lol" and "

" go a long way... thats all a woman needs, Food, water, "lol", and "

".

Lmao. +1 right there.

ditto on the lmao and +1

(1 reply) #4 killmaster84 on 14 Jan 2009 - 14:39

The keys on that phone most be shot by that much texting....

#4.1 +Shadrack on 14 Jan 2009 - 16:03

killmaster84 said,

The keys on that phone most be shot by that much texting....

You bring up a good point. What model phone was she using and what state is it in now?

(1 reply) #5 creamhackered on 14 Jan 2009 - 14:40

Wow that's a lot of texts!

#5.1 RebelSean on 14 Jan 2009 - 18:55

creamhackered said,

Wow that's a lot of texts!

Indeed, I text a lot but not that much for sure. I've only got 2,345 for January so far.

#6 Leo on 14 Jan 2009 - 14:48

Just a matter of time before another looser tries to break her record.

#7 redfox2200 on 14 Jan 2009 - 14:48

I think she was sending a single msg to multiple recipients

(2 replies) #8 +Kirkburn on 14 Jan 2009 - 14:50

Assuming she sleeps, that actually increases the amount of texts per hour, pushing it close to one text every two minutes.
I don't see how that's even possible, unless every message was about two or three characters. And what of the people she messaged - if her messages were replies, they should also have huuuge numbers of sent texts

How did no-one notice or do anything?

#8.1 SH3K0 on 14 Jan 2009 - 15:39

+1

What happened to "Fair usage policy"?

PS. Nice picture xD

#8.2 leojei on 15 Jan 2009 - 02:41

I'll be so laughing if her parents didn't get the unlimited texting plan...

(5 replies) #9 Scirwode on 14 Jan 2009 - 14:54

What's IDK? Forgive me for being old fashion but I'm too old too understand all those short messages .

Scirwode

#9.1 Brandon on 14 Jan 2009 - 15:05

I Dont Know = IDK
I Dont Care = IDC

#9.2 LTD on 14 Jan 2009 - 15:28

Oh FFS, L2P!

#9.3 +dead.cell on 14 Jan 2009 - 16:07

LTD said,

Oh FFS, L2P!

lol, gg.

#9.4 asy1mpo on 14 Jan 2009 - 16:24

http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=idk

#9.5 LTD on 14 Jan 2009 - 16:48

asy1mpo said,

http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=idk

Clever.

#10 Scrinner on 14 Jan 2009 - 15:04

IDK= I dont know

#11 Ambroos on 14 Jan 2009 - 15:31

Lol

This is like a direct copy from the forum topic.

And that calculation on top looks quite a lot like the one I made in that topic...

(1 reply) #12 C_Guy on 14 Jan 2009 - 15:32

"lke omg ur so mean."

Maybe if she spent more time paying attention in class and less time obsessed with her phone she would have at least Kindergarten level English.

Give her land-line only for a month. She will be horrified to learn that she can survive. Her life might even improve!

#12.1 asy1mpo on 14 Jan 2009 - 16:25

That was taking the p btw!! (Unless you are also taking the p out of that....)

#13 jwjw1 on 14 Jan 2009 - 15:37

she'll be using her experiance later in life when she's texting that order for 'burger and fries' to the cook....bnfhtl (burger and fries hold the lettuce)

Last edited by jwjw1 on 14 Jan 2009 - 15:44

(4 replies) #14 KamiQuazi on 14 Jan 2009 - 15:48

bnfhtl (burger and fries hold the lettuce)

The most I text is roughly 6500 to 7000 messages a month. I thought that was a great deal of texting.
I have a HTC Fuze and I hope it can handle the abuse I give it.

#14.1 Stingray on 14 Jan 2009 - 16:01

KamiQuazi said,

The most I text is roughly 6500 to 7000 messages a month. I thought that was a great deal of texting.
I have a HTC Fuze and I hope it can handle the abuse I give it.

For my standards (and most peopleÂ´s for sure), thatÂ´s bordeline sick already, let alone the girl!

#14.2 +Kirkburn on 14 Jan 2009 - 16:42

KamiQuazi said,

The most I text is roughly 6500 to 7000 messages a month. I thought that was a great deal of texting.
I have a HTC Fuze and I hope it can handle the abuse I give it.

What do you use it for?

I think a great many of us just cannot understand what you could type in so many messages, so any clarification would be quite enlightening

Last edited by Kirkburn on 14 Jan 2009 - 16:53

#14.3 KamiQuazi on 15 Jan 2009 - 04:55

I use it to mainly talk to my girlfriend and she text more than I do. Thats only 250 text a day. Not much.

#14.4 +Kirkburn on 15 Jan 2009 - 20:56

KamiQuazi said,

I use it to mainly talk to my girlfriend and she text more than I do. Thats only 250 text a day. Not much.

"Not much"? That's more than one every four minutes of time awake. Don't you speak to her?

(2 replies) #15 +dead.cell on 14 Jan 2009 - 16:08

Funny how that article informing us of the little to no cost of sending text messages can magically run a bill this high.

#15.1 asy1mpo on 14 Jan 2009 - 16:27

In the UK it costs to send texts - about 10p ish I think depending what network.

That is unless you have "free" text

In the US is it free to send texts??

#15.2 +dead.cell on 14 Jan 2009 - 17:25

I was actually talking about this:

http://www.neowin.net/news/main/08/12/29/t...-text-messaging

(7 replies) #16 Foub on 14 Jan 2009 - 16:19

Didn't anyone find that "cartoon" offensive?

My mother just got a LG Rumour with a slideout keyboard for texting.

#16.1 +Kirkburn on 14 Jan 2009 - 16:44

Foub said,

Didn't anyone find that "cartoon" offensive?

That cartoon is based on http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4nIUcRJX9-o

And offensive to whom?

#16.2 Marshalus on 14 Jan 2009 - 17:10

Nope, perhaps you need to lighten up a bit?

#16.3 +dead.cell on 14 Jan 2009 - 17:25

Offensive? All I saw was a job well done.

#16.4 jwjw1 on 14 Jan 2009 - 19:15

dead.cell said,

Offensive? All I saw was a job well done.

head shot would have been more appropriate...natural selection would be too slow.

#16.5 Foub on 14 Jan 2009 - 21:34

So, you guys see nothing wrong with beating children? How mature hitting someone who can't defend themselves. No wonder America is so screwed up. You do know that in the long run that sort of abuse never actually works. Only lazy parents beat their kids instead of using proper discipline. And only a disturbed mind would also see any humor at all in showing it. Places that have corporal punishment also have a higher incidence of abuse of the elderly as well. Payback.

P.S.

I'm not being "politically correct" either. Its far too easy to dismiss someone just by labeling them that. Child abuse is a real issue whether it be physical, verbal, or sexual. It is nothing to laugh at.....

Last edited by Foub on 14 Jan 2009 - 23:04

#16.6 +Kirkburn on 14 Jan 2009 - 23:30

Foub said,

So, you guys see nothing wrong with beating children? How mature hitting someone who can't defend themselves. No wonder America is so screwed up. You do know that in the long run that sort of abuse never actually works. Only lazy parents beat their kids instead of using proper discipline. And only a disturbed mind would also see any humor at all in showing it. Places that have corporal punishment also have a higher incidence of abuse of the elderly as well. Payback.

P.S.

I'm not being "politically correct" either. Its far too easy to dismiss someone just by labeling them that. Child abuse is a real issue whether it be physical, verbal, or sexual. It is nothing to laugh at.....

It's a CARTOON. It is not intended to be real. Just like Tom and Jerry. They hit each other with hammers.

It's a stretch to suggest that's condoning such actions.

PS. I'm not American or in America, thanks.

#16.7 Foxfyre on 15 Jan 2009 - 03:52

Foub said,

So, you guys see nothing wrong with beating children? How mature hitting someone who can't defend themselves. No wonder America is so screwed up. You do know that in the long run that sort of abuse never actually works. Only lazy parents beat their kids instead of using proper discipline. And only a disturbed mind would also see any humor at all in showing it. Places that have corporal punishment also have a higher incidence of abuse of the elderly as well. Payback.

P.S.

I'm not being "politically correct" either. Its far too easy to dismiss someone just by labeling them that. Child abuse is a real issue whether it be physical, verbal, or sexual. It is nothing to laugh at.....

Actually, back in the days when spanking was allowed and kids knew if they messed up that they were gonna get beat they tended to show a little bit more respect. Now the appropriate punishment is...almost...nothing. "Go to your room!" Yeah great, where they have a PC, TV, and video game systems to play with. Real punishment there. What exactly IS accepted discipline anymore? I've seen the papers from my local child enforcement office about what you CAN'T do to a kid....and reading it leaves you scratching your head and wondering exactly what you CAN do.

(2 replies) #17 dogmai79 on 14 Jan 2009 - 17:15

Although it does sound extreme. It's not really all that crazy. Sure it is a lot but considering her age. How many friends do the average teen/preteen have? How many have phones now and send text's? I myself only really text a few people (usually around 3-4) in a month but not all the time and still end up with around 3000-5000. I'm not a teen and I'm not usuing it for work either. The bulk of my messages are done in the evening/night and just a lot easier to send a text than to have to sit on a phone talking. It eliminates the wasted time sitting with a phone to the ear and nothing being said sometimes and makes it so you can actually still do things while talking and not lose total focus on what you're doing. I have a lot of friends too online that I just prefer to talk to online. I could easily average 10,000+ messages a month of I wanted to bug these people while on the road or away from the computer. I don't exactly have unlimited texts too. I get 2500 with my plan plus I have My10 with unlimited to any 10 numbers in Canada. Since all the people I text are in My10, I usually only use a couple hundred from the 2500.

I think I'd rather have my child texting than using the phone. I would still like the option of regulating and as far as I know. There are options for parents to do that. Correct me if I'm wrong. If there aren't, we need to set something up.

And the bigger issue here is grammer too. I have a lot bigger issue with grammer than the actually amount of talking that's going on.

#17.1 Nas on 14 Jan 2009 - 20:39

"grammar" (in both American and British English).

Humans communicate faster by voice than hand motions (typed, texted, or sign language). Whether people know when to end conversations is an entirely different story.

#17.2 leojei on 15 Jan 2009 - 02:45

I thought neowin was meant to be unprofessional journalism... which means grammar/"grammer" isn't really that important, as long as it makes much sense.

#18 jase savior on 14 Jan 2009 - 17:17

eh, my best friend used to text about 20,000 text messages every month. lol. so, while this is insanely way too much already, I've seen worse.

(2 replies) #19 wahoospa on 14 Jan 2009 - 17:20

I know a guy that texts over 1,800 text messages about 3 times a week. That is about 21,600 per month.

#19.1 RobertH on 14 Jan 2009 - 17:34

I know a guy that has a friend, that had a mail man that had a cousin whose mum used to send 20,000 a day!

No really, why do storys like these suddenly attract posts with "WELL I LIKE DO XX MORE!!"

#19.2 wahoospa on 14 Jan 2009 - 17:50

RobertH said,

I know a guy that has a friend, that had a mail man that had a cousin whose mum used to send 20,000 a day!

No really, why do storys like these suddenly attract posts with "WELL I LIKE DO XX MORE!!"

I know because I repair his computers, I fix his active sync when it acts up, I set up his phone to do the messaging.

(2 replies) #20 RobertH on 14 Jan 2009 - 17:30

I'm confused.

Her parents were at least wise enough that they did sign her up for unlimited texting.

So if she sent 2 texts a month of 20,000 it didnt cost them anything...

Her parents have responded to the outrageous amount of texting by limiting her use of the cell phone.

So they just limited her use of the cell phone because she sends too many texts?
Would they rather she go out taking drugs, drinking alcohol and/or getting pregnant? Seriously. Priorities?

How do you limit someones use of a cell phone anyway? "You can only have it from 3pm to 8pm, the rest of the time we lock it in a safe!". Kinda defeats the purpose.

#20.1 +evn. on 14 Jan 2009 - 18:14

RobertH said,

So they just limited her use of the cell phone because she sends too many texts?
Would they rather she go out taking drugs, drinking alcohol and/or getting pregnant? Seriously. Priorities?

How is she going to find out where to drink, get high, and get rogered by the football team if she can't text?

Also: do you really that's the alternative? "Well, I can't send a text message so I guess I'll just pound a shot and **** a hobo instead."

How do you limit someones use of a cell phone anyway? "You can only have it from 3pm to 8pm, the rest of the time we lock it in a safe!". Kinda defeats the purpose.

Yes, that's pretty reasonable. "no cell-phone during school hours" or maybe "If your next bill says your spending every waking minute messing with your phone then we'll stop paying for it.". You can also call your carrier and have them limit who you can receive or send calls to/from.

#20.2 +Kirkburn on 14 Jan 2009 - 23:33

evn. said,

Also: do you really [think] that's the alternative? "Well, I can't send a text message so I guess I'll just pound a shot and **** a hobo instead."

Hilarious, thanks. What on earth RobertH was thinking I don't know.

Text or shoot up. Yes, that is the main choice afflicting all young people these days.

(1 reply) #21 Medfordite on 14 Jan 2009 - 17:33

And I thought my 14 year old daughter's text was extreme with 3-4k per month.

#21.1 leojei on 15 Jan 2009 - 02:46

she doesnt need to be the one with the most texts in a month to be extreme. 3-4k per month means she could go crazy if you take away her phone for a week.

#22 Owatonna on 14 Jan 2009 - 17:52

Is this really getting that much attention? Thats not much by any means where I live..
Myself (18 ) Do around 12k a month while still in highschool.. My sister who's 15 easily beats that by doing around 15-20k a month.
My friend Kylie supposedly has reachde 36k. And it's Highly believeable if youve ever seen her text.

#23 darkmanx21 on 14 Jan 2009 - 17:56

Yeah, I text about 5k and thought that was ridiculous. This is absurd, and the dude who is saying 36k is completely crazy. Lol. Phone calls work, but you can't call your friends for every little funny thing or thought. Text on the other hand is a very nice way to keep everyone chattering I tihnk.

(1 reply) #24 KavazovAngel on 14 Jan 2009 - 17:59

Damn. My personal best is 355 text messages in one month.

She's just too far.

#24.1 leojei on 15 Jan 2009 - 02:47

totally out of reach for me... I text once every 6 months

(1 reply) #25 ThaCrip on 14 Jan 2009 - 18:02

me personally if you got a fricking PHONE , USE IT what it's MADE for! (nowadays it seems like kids use the phone for everything but it's original purpose LOL)

cause texting can be good at times if you just want to say something quick (or even a couple replies or something along those lines) to a person and dont really need to call them, but if your going to talk THAT MUCH you would be better off just calling them and actually TALKING. lol

and me personally i think 'texting' is best on IM programs like MSN/Yahoo/AIM on a real PC and not a fricking phone. lol

Last edited by ThaCrip on 14 Jan 2009 - 18:08

#25.1 leojei on 15 Jan 2009 - 02:48

I wont be surprised that someone would end up trying to send 14k MMS just to break this record... or to a lesser extent, to take 14k different photos in a month with the cellphone.

#26 Owatonna on 14 Jan 2009 - 18:05

Who has the minutes to talk when you have less then 1k a month? I believe 'her' 36k though.

#27 Soldiers33 on 14 Jan 2009 - 18:41

shes crazy. and i used to think 300 a month was too much.

(1 reply) #28 cork1958 on 14 Jan 2009 - 18:52

Sheesh! Would somebody take that thing away from the spoiled brat!!

#28.1 leojei on 15 Jan 2009 - 02:49

that somebody could well be charged as second-degree murder once that spoiled brat died being in an "inhabitable environment"... haha

#29 tiagosilva29 on 14 Jan 2009 - 18:52

{{notability}}

(1 reply) #30 Ricky Smith on 14 Jan 2009 - 18:53

How is this worth a news article? My girlfriend did 21k last month, I did 19k and I've used 16,688 so far this month and the bill cycle isn't over yet. I mean sure I'm not 14 I'm 19 but none the less the younger ones should text more than older people. So why is this even an article worth anyones time?

#30.1 leojei on 15 Jan 2009 - 02:50

You should really post your case as a news to cover this, let's see whether your post gets more replies than this one does.

#31 flash_flicker on 14 Jan 2009 - 18:57

ths is lke amzng ha ha

(3 replies) #32 Ricky Smith on 14 Jan 2009 - 18:57

How is this worth a news article? My girlfriend did 21k last month, I did 19k and I've used 16,688 so far this month and the bill cycle isn't over yet. I mean sure I'm not 14 I'm 19 but none the less the younger ones should text more than older people. So why is this even an article worth anyones time?

#32.1 Mista T on 14 Jan 2009 - 19:10

Ricky Smith said,

How is this worth a news article? My girlfriend did 21k last month, I did 19k and I've used 16,688 so far this month and the bill cycle isn't over yet. I mean sure I'm not 14 I'm 19 but none the less the younger ones should text more than older people. So why is this even an article worth anyones time?

gj..........u want a cookie?

#32.2 Ricky Smith on 14 Jan 2009 - 19:14

Mista T said,

gj..........u want a cookie?

Yes I'll take a White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookie.

k tnx.

#32.3 +dave164 on 14 Jan 2009 - 19:33

how the hell do you even manage 21k of texts.. or for that matter 16k..

What do you achually say? Do you sent "A/S/L" to random numbers...

(2 replies) #33 Mista T on 14 Jan 2009 - 19:09

This girl should be slapped.................

#33.1 Ricky Smith on 14 Jan 2009 - 19:21

Says the man with the extended use of periods and the use of gj

#33.2 Mista T on 15 Jan 2009 - 03:55

Ricky Smith said,

Says the man with the extended use of periods and the use of gj

hahahahahahahahahahahahahhaa - extended laugh too..how man of ................. and hahahahaha would I need to rack up 14528 texts? Hmmmmmmm...........................................................lol

#34 +dave164 on 14 Jan 2009 - 19:31

I wonder how many of them were "Please be my friend"

#35 The Guardian on 14 Jan 2009 - 19:36

Sheesh! I prefer calling any day! To be fair, all my friends are on skype, so it is completely free. And for my mobile I get 1200 anytime minutes plus weekend unlimited. I get 1000 texts every month out of which I use around 100.

(1 reply) #36 arcadefx on 14 Jan 2009 - 19:36

Is it a Guinness World record?

She'd make a killer short-hand typist. Look out secretaries of today, TXT'ing is coming your way!

#36.1 RebelSean on 14 Jan 2009 - 19:53

arcadefx said,

Is it a Guinness World record?

She'd make a killer short-hand typist. Look out secretaries of today, TXT'ing is coming your way!

http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/11/indian-...s-in-one-month/

(2 replies) #37 necrosis on 14 Jan 2009 - 19:51

Whats a 13 year old doing with a cell phone?

#37.1 smithy_dll on 14 Jan 2009 - 20:11

Parents like to be able to interrupt their children when on social occasions outside the family home.

As for the texts, what are they doing in class @_@

#37.2 Gamerhomie on 14 Jan 2009 - 20:12

There are children who get into 1st grade these days with a phone and in a few grades they're talking and texting all the time. How do I know? My 9 year old sister tells me sometimes.

#38 JonathanMarston on 14 Jan 2009 - 20:00

This is news? I know a girl that's sent over 14,000 before and sends over 10,000 on a regular basis. I figured it's pretty common-place with teens these days... *shrug*

(1 reply) #39 archer75 on 14 Jan 2009 - 20:18

Pick up the damn phone and make a call. I never did understand texting.

#39.1 necrosis on 14 Jan 2009 - 20:42

Yeah I second this. The only time I text is if im bored in a meeting. Or if I know the person im trying to get a hold of is in a meeting.

I really wish there was a way to deliberately go to voice mail and not make the person's phone ring.

#40 neufuse on 14 Jan 2009 - 21:00

cell phone text messages for me a month? psh 1 maybe... AIM/MSN/ Other client on a computer text messages tons a day... I hate cell phones... I sware I have to be the only one that does anymore

#41 _kane81 on 14 Jan 2009 - 21:02

No one has mentioned this here... but a sms is 160 char long.... when you are writing nowdays, you can write one long sms and it gets charged based on dividing the text by 160 char.

Thus she might write long messages that seem to BLOW out the real amount of messages she sends....

#42 naap51stang on 14 Jan 2009 - 21:14

The best one I saw was the one her dad said when she was attending a birthday party, she was texting her friend
sitting RIGHT NEXT TO HER!

#43 cold-peak on 14 Jan 2009 - 21:32

Lol, I use about 3-400 a month..Couldn't really use much more...I hate it when people send useless texts like, what are you doing? Im shopping etc etc.

(1 reply) #44 coth on 14 Jan 2009 - 22:17

I don't even remember when I had sent my last SMS... it's so outdated technology...

#44.1 Stingray on 15 Jan 2009 - 03:01

coth said,

I don't even remember when I had sent my last SMS... it's so outdated technology...

Yeah that is so 1999.

IÂ´m all for holographic messages now, I use them everyday.

(2 replies) #45 Unto Darkness on 15 Jan 2009 - 01:19

"lke omg ur so mean."

Someone throw her in Antarctica...

#45.1 Stingray on 15 Jan 2009 - 03:00

Actually, that would be too good for her. LOL

lke omg Im so mean.

#45.2 Mista T on 15 Jan 2009 - 03:56

Someone should just take away her phone and make her write whatever she wants to say on post-it notes.

#46 darkpuma on 15 Jan 2009 - 11:31

doesn't she have school, or a job? obviously if shes texting that much she doesnt have time for either... good job parents!

#47 Garf ! on 15 Jan 2009 - 13:15

Is she showing early signs of arthiritis in her thumbs?! That must not be healthy for her thumb joints!

#48 CelticDaddio on 15 Jan 2009 - 21:51

I don't understand why this is news.... 14k txt aren't that many for a teen girl... especially if you consider how the cell phone providers count txt messages... That 14k messages probably included both incoming and outgoing... so let's say she really only sent at most 7K, one every 6 minutes. If she is like my daughter.... she probably has numerous friends texting her, some of which she responds to, some of which she doesnt.... overall, my daughters txts probably are 5:1 outgoing vs. incoming.... So if my daughter sent 14k txts msgs, she really "sent" ~2300 and received the rest.... Having said that... thank goodness for unlimited texting.... Also, for a while my daughter was averaging a phone replacement every 3 or 4 months... thank goodness for warranty replacement....

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