! am under 18, and want my own cell phone plan under my name. how can i do that?
Here is my feedback - you decide if it is positive or otherwise. The short answer is no. Applying for a cell phone on a contract involves a credit check. Even if you lie about your age the credit check will reveal the truth. We all go through phases where our parents seem to be Nazis hell-bent on controlling every aspect of our lives. Then we become parents ourselves, start making decisions for our offspring, and realise that our folks were only doing what they felt was the right thing to do for us (weather it was is a different matter). I can suggest two courses of action. 1. Sit down with your Mom and thrash out some ground rules with her. She may then agree to sign a contract and get you a new phone. Ultimately, it will remain her legal responsibility to pay the bill, so take it like an adult (even if you are not) if she refuses. 2. Get a prepaid phone until you are old enough to enter into a contract yourself. That is, assuming your Mom has not banned you from having a cell phone at all. In that case you could still go behind her back, but if you do, be prepared to accept the consequences.
How Old Do You Have To Be Get Your Own Cell Phone Plan?
You can legally sign for your own phone at 18, but even then..some phone companys make you have some sort of credit, or cell phone credit. So chances are you won't be able to have one in your own name anyways. I think its stupid! I'm almost 19 and i have to have my phone under my moms name because i don't have credit. How will i ever get credit for a cell phone, if it's not in my name? hmm thats what im wondering.
I’m turning 15 soon and I don’t have a phone but I need one. How can I tell my mom?
A smarter option than trying to tell your mom that you need a phone is to begin to increase the things you do to help her around the home. Take care of the lawn if that's something that needs doing or clean the kitchen show her that you're mature. Another option is to sit down and ask her if there are things you can do around the house that would make up for her getting you a phone and covering the phone plan unless you have a job to cover the phone playing yourself. You need to come up with a list of reasons why having a phone would be beneficial. Do you have sports practices that you need to have a phone so that you can let her know when you're leaving them? Do you have academic trips were it would be much easier on her if you could call her and say Mom we're almost back to the school rather than her having to sit in the parking lot and wait? Are you home by yourself for extended periods of time without a home phone where in the event of an emergency having a cellular phone will give you a chance to contact help? Think of ways to assure your mom that you are going to use the phone responsibly. You're not just going to use it to gain taking time away from your studies and education or your family instead come up with a way to assure her that you will use the phone but you will not do it in a way that'll take away from the things that are important in life. And come up with a way to use the phone in that manner and stick to it there are so many more important things than what can be found behind that screen.
Is it okay that my mom keeps my phone at night? I am turning 17 and I think it's absurd as all of my friends can sleep with their phones.
Your mom pays for the phone, provides the house, pays the bills, and so yes, she gets to make the rules as to what happens in her home that you still live in. What your friends do or don’t do is not relevant to the house rules you have. Your friends also have different parents, different backgrounds and different lives. You are not the same or in the same environment or situation as your friends.Once you are out on your own you can make your own rules. I think your mom probably wants to assure that you are getting good sleep at night and aren’t glued to electronics. This is her way of providing the best care she knows how for you. She loves you and is looking out for you.Is there any legitimate reason that you would NEED to have your phone at night? You might consider that, and then consider why your mom may want you to not sleep with your phone.
My 17 year old daughter is turning 18.. what should I get her?
It totally depends on your daughter’s personality, an 18 year old young woman can vary , very much, they certainly don’t all like the same things. Something I have been doing with my teens, both male and female, is doing a trip for their birthday. I rent either a house on VBRO or AirBnB, or 2 hotel rooms, one for me and one next door for my child and their chosen friend or friends. I try to keep the room cost around $100-$120 per night. As long as you have a refrigerator and kitchen so you don’t have to eat out every meal it’s all good. It’s definatly possible to find both houses and rooms at that price as long as you aren’t booking like the week of.. just plan a month or 2 ahead. What ever you get, make sure your child has a separate private space, with a door. It will not be fun if you all share a room. There will be lots of a availablities and you will have time to save some money, so will your child so they have spending money. These birthday trips have all been within driving distance of our home, a few hours, and have been some of the most memorable experiences, for my kids and their friends they invited for their bday, of their entire lives so far. In August we got a 2 bedroom ranch at the beach for a few days. Us two adults and my daughter and two friends. We took the girls out in the boat , crabbing and fishing a few hours, I took them to nearby aquariums and museums , and we all went together and did an Escape Room experience. Soooo much fun. And the rest of the time the kids did what they wanted alone and we did our own thing. She didn’t get one present. We did have a cake though.she says this was the best birthday she has ever had. The most fun, best time :) We have done these kinds of trips the last 4 years for both kids. It’s been amazing for us as a family and makes the birthdays something they will never forget.They enjoy the independence of a separate room in the cases we got hotel rooms. It’s expensive to take a trip , even nearby, but not so much more than a new really nice phone would cost. And the phone will break in a year… this trip memory will be shared by all of you always.
Is 19 years old to soon to move out on your own?
Im 19 years old, and i am soooooo ready too move out of my parents home. I had a baby a few days before I turned 17 years old. I stayed with my parents since at that time, I wasn't financially able to take care of her on my own. Now that i'm older, and I will be 20 years old in about 6 months, I feel like Im becoming my own woman, and being a daughter and a mother in the same house hold is starting to become to much for me. I feel as tho I am ready to be independent, and live on my own. My parents however still feel that I am not ready. ( maybe because they are having empty nest syndrome ) But they try to discourage me by telling me I won't be able to do it own my own. My mom feels as tho I am too young.. Do you feel 19 is to soon to move out?
Can I be 17 and have my own phone contract (ie T-Mobile)?
I started university at 17, and I couldn't sign ANYTHING, and the same goes in this case, I had to send everything to my parents for a signature. Cell phone contracts go the same way. You may be able to get an unlocked phone (you pay full list price) and sign up on a prepaid carrier(ie: Cricket, straighttalk, etc.), plus if you go to sell the phone later, you will get more money if it's unlocked. Please note that I said "may", so it might work, but I am not certain, and different states have different guidelines.
Can a 17 year old get a cell phone contract?
You have to be 18 to have a contract. Either wait, or get a pay as you go phone that doesn't have a contract.
If parents pay for the phone and wireless plan, should a 17 year old have to share their location on their phone with their parents if they say so or is that an invasion of privacy?
This is coming from an 18 year old who has been in an emotionally abusive, no-privacy-at-all household for 17 years and 11 months. This past month I've finally moved to live with my dad who respects my privacy to an extent.However, he is my father and expects to know where I am at all times. He knows that I can disable the tracking on my phone at any time however I do not out of my respect for his rules. If I want to go somewhere I clear it with him first. He is a worrier especially as he has come to understand what happened while I was under my mother's care.I think it is perfectly reasonable to have a tracker on the device. ANY objection on grounds of privacy etc. is a red flag that you're doing something you shouldn't be. If you or the teenager was where they were meant to be, there is no reason for there to not be tracking - it gives the parents a peace of mind.I have a tracker both on my truck and phone. I agree with it. If I wreck in the middle of no where with no service - my dad knows exactly where I am. If eventually I sneak off to a party and get too drunk to respond to his texts? He'll pick me up after my curfew passes- and have strong words with me after the hangover passes. It could potentially save me from all manner of hazards and that is why I don't fight it.I'm also not paying for the phone or the truck, they are in his name so he has EVERY right to do whatever the heck he wants to with them. If I want that kind of privacy, I need to buy it myself. OTLDR: not only is having a tracker a good idea, if they are opposed to the idea it means they're doing something they shouldn't be.