stacielee
Why do I go to Disneyland? Because I can!
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Mine got data when they were willing to pay for it...they could choose to pay a year at a time from their summer job or pay it monthly, due on the first of every month. It is good for them to learn to pay something regularly and while we felt it was a necessity to have a phone, we did not think that data was...so we were not willing to pay for that.
This.
DD is 24, she moved out last year when she had saved up enough money from working full time to do so. DS is 22, has a part time job and is in college. DD is 18, starts college this fall, was working part time but not sure about this fall so she started getting an allowance again. They each pay for their own data plan, that was part of the deal in getting the smartphones. The 2 older ones also pay the add-a-line fee of $10. We have 5 lines, 4 which are smart phones with 2.5g data each, unlimited talk & text for about $170/month with T-mobile. DH has a 15% discount through his employer. The amount will go up starting this month or next, both DDs upgraded their phones last month and we are no longer under contract, they will pay $20/month for 24 months for their new phones. Their choice. No way we were paying for that.