Comments on: Teen racks up 14,528 texts in one month http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:31:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Becka Lynn http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1625188 Becka Lynn Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:02:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/#comment-1625188 The most txts I evr sent wer about 333,888,991 The most txts I evr sent wer about 333,888,991

]]> By: sniggitysnags http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1387671 sniggitysnags Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:36:29 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/#comment-1387671 Parents need to learn how to control there kids habits. This is just ridiculous, does this kid not have anything else to do? Like maybe join a club, sport, or something constructive? Hell Dad or Mom, take the girl camping or something where she can, ya know... enjoy this world while she can. I'm just baffled really, ha Parents need to learn how to control there kids habits. This is just ridiculous, does this kid not have anything else to do? Like maybe join a club, sport, or something constructive? Hell Dad or Mom, take the girl camping or something where she can, ya know… enjoy this world while she can. I’m just baffled really, ha

]]> By: Evilbeagle http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1387216 Evilbeagle Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:57:17 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/#comment-1387216 DOJ, the end is nigh. ;) DOJ, the end is nigh. ;)

]]> By: lala http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1387121 lala Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:38:39 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/#comment-1387121 Sending the same message to multiple people counts as individual texts, so depending on her network speed and the size of her send list, she could easily text a couple hundred in a matter of minutes. I didn't click the link but if this is the same article I read on CNN last week, the father said he has unlimited texting so money's not the concern. Rather, the lack of social life outside of texting would be a big concern if that were my kid. And what is up with the news stations putting so much coverage on this? Are they that hard up for newstertainment? A few weeks ago, the top news of the day was what Jennifer Aniston said regarding her former marriage to Brad Pitt and I was like... 'really?' Genocide, war, cancer, poverty, economic recession, scientific breakthroughs....but CNN's top story was about a 4 year old divorce and now this texting hoo-hah... sad... Sending the same message to multiple people counts as individual texts, so depending on her network speed and the size of her send list, she could easily text a couple hundred in a matter of minutes. I didn’t click the link but if this is the same article I read on CNN last week, the father said he has unlimited texting so money’s not the concern. Rather, the lack of social life outside of texting would be a big concern if that were my kid.

And what is up with the news stations putting so much coverage on this? Are they that hard up for newstertainment? A few weeks ago, the top news of the day was what Jennifer Aniston said regarding her former marriage to Brad Pitt and I was like… ‘really?’ Genocide, war, cancer, poverty, economic recession, scientific breakthroughs….but CNN’s top story was about a 4 year old divorce and now this texting hoo-hah… sad…

]]> By: DOJ http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1386926 DOJ Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:46:06 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/#comment-1386926 damn, Evilbeagle, you questioned someones ability to spell, but didn't misspell anything. what is the internet coming to? damn, Evilbeagle, you questioned someones ability to spell, but didn’t misspell anything.

what is the internet coming to?

]]> By: Evilbeagle http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1386896 Evilbeagle Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:48:40 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/#comment-1386896 I hate text messaging. If I get one I call the person back unless I know they are somewhere that they can't take a phone call. I wonder if this kid can even spell properly. I hate text messaging. If I get one I call the person back unless I know they are somewhere that they can’t take a phone call.

I wonder if this kid can even spell properly.

]]> By: sloane http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1386540 sloane Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:21:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/#comment-1386540 Why not just call Why not just call

]]> By: sise http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1386463 sise Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:00:02 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/#comment-1386463 At my peak, the most txts I ever sent was like 3.500... craazy At my peak, the most txts I ever sent was like 3.500…

craazy

]]> By: Corinne http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1385988 Corinne Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:19:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/#comment-1385988 Erm. I meant "that's not really astounding."* Erm. I meant “that’s not really astounding.”*

]]> By: Corinne http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1385974 Corinne Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:17:09 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/#comment-1385974 Actually, in today's high schools, that's really astounding. I know plenty of people who average over 6000, a few who hit and surpass that 14k, and probably a few who have more. Personally, I average around 100 texts out and 120 texts in every month. Actually, in today’s high schools, that’s really astounding. I know plenty of people who average over 6000, a few who hit and surpass that 14k, and probably a few who have more. Personally, I average around 100 texts out and 120 texts in every month.

]]> By: Camilla http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1385639 Camilla Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:58:37 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/#comment-1385639 Also, multiple recipients, people. Maybe she was using texts as a sort of collective IM with her friends, so 1 text could count as many. Also, multiple recipients, people. Maybe she was using texts as a sort of collective IM with her friends, so 1 text could count as many.

]]> By: Gail Pink http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1385618 Gail Pink Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:55:40 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/#comment-1385618 The father, Greg Hardesty, is a college friend of mine. He was talking about this on Face Book a week or so ago and now...it's national news? I wonder if this could somehow be connected to the fact that Greg works for the Orange County Register newspaper? Hmmm...what is the connection... The father, Greg Hardesty, is a college friend of mine. He was talking about this on Face Book a week or so ago and now…it’s national news? I wonder if this could somehow be connected to the fact that Greg works for the Orange County Register newspaper? Hmmm…what is the connection…

]]> By: XuYu http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1385554 XuYu Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:41:42 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/#comment-1385554 Cost to phone company for all that texting: nothing. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/business/28digi.html?_r=4&partner=rss&emc=rss Cost to phone company for all that texting: nothing.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/business/28digi.html?_r=4&partner=rs s&emc=rss

]]> By: PK http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1385552 PK Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:40:23 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/#comment-1385552 And it's not hard since you can just reply "lol", "aw", "cya" or "O_o" as a message. And it’s not hard since you can just reply “lol”, “aw”, “cya” or “O_o” as a message.

]]> By: PK http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1385550 PK Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:39:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/#comment-1385550 If she has mistaken SMS as IM, which is free, it is pretty easy to hit that mark, provided she is a chatterbox and actually has friends. If she has mistaken SMS as IM, which is free, it is pretty easy to hit that mark, provided she is a chatterbox and actually has friends.

]]> By: Justin http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1385494 Justin Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:26:46 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/#comment-1385494 That sucks Briannana. You know what the sad thing is? Text messages cost the phone companies literally nothing. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/business/28digi.html?_r=2&partner=rss&emc=rss That sucks Briannana. You know what the sad thing is? Text messages cost the phone companies literally nothing.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/business/28digi.html?_r=2&partner=rs s&emc=rss

]]> By: stevemarth http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1385478 stevemarth Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:24:09 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/#comment-1385478 I'm not an expert by any means in this area, but if she was to send a single message to a group of 5 people, would that count as having sent 5 messages? Because that math works out a whole lot easier as I see it. I’m not an expert by any means in this area, but if she was to send a single message to a group of 5 people, would that count as having sent 5 messages? Because that math works out a whole lot easier as I see it.

]]> By: Briannana http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1385461 Briannana Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:20:32 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/#comment-1385461 Guys, this is waaaay more common than you would actually think. I worked for a T-mobile call center for about 8 months, and I can tell you some horror stories... There was this one guy in particular who called in because his daughter had racked up $5,000 in instant messaging charges because she was secretly sending texts to her friends in Europe. Lots of them. He literally wept when I told him that my manager said had to pay it all or we would send him to collections. He had been a customer with us for about 12 years and this was the first mistake he had ever made. It wasn't long after that I decided I was through with the soul-sucking lifestyle of a call center. Guys, this is waaaay more common than you would actually think. I worked for a T-mobile call center for about 8 months, and I can tell you some horror stories…

There was this one guy in particular who called in because his daughter had racked up $5,000 in instant messaging charges because she was secretly sending texts to her friends in Europe. Lots of them.

He literally wept when I told him that my manager said had to pay it all or we would send him to collections. He had been a customer with us for about 12 years and this was the first mistake he had ever made. It wasn’t long after that I decided I was through with the soul-sucking lifestyle of a call center.

]]> By: alison http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1385350 alison Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:54:21 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/#comment-1385350 idk, my bff rose? idk, my bff rose?

]]> By: Ashley http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1385123 Ashley Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:08:27 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/#comment-1385123 Psh, who needs 2 pay attention in school? My bffs are WAY more important! Psh, who needs 2 pay attention in school? My bffs are WAY more important!

]]> By: Rocky Rook http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1385066 Rocky Rook Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:55:28 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/#comment-1385066 OCD OCD

]]> By: Joe http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1384877 Joe Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:12:22 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/#comment-1384877 You must have missed the one about the girl in Florida. She sent 35 thousand texts in one month. That works out to 1 per minute (assuming she sleeps 8 hours a night). Here's the link: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/lake/orl-text1409jan14,0,5867250.story You must have missed the one about the girl in Florida. She sent 35 thousand texts in one month. That works out to 1 per minute (assuming she sleeps 8 hours a night). Here’s the link: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/lake/orl-text1409jan14,0,586 7250.story

]]> By: SenorMysterioso http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1384612 SenorMysterioso Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:23:42 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/#comment-1384612 -l -l

]]> By: SenorMysterioso http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1384611 SenorMysterioso Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:23:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/#comment-1384611 Just call someone if you have that much to say. I do a lot of texting but that is out of controll Just call someone if you have that much to say. I do a lot of texting but that is out of controll

]]> By: Susan http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1384325 Susan Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:29:17 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/#comment-1384325 See article about girl in Florida: Clermont girl texts 35,000 messages in 1 month See article about girl in Florida: Clermont girl texts 35,000 messages in 1 month

]]> By: Guybrush Threepwood http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1384324 Guybrush Threepwood Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:29:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/#comment-1384324 Here in Brazil the cost of a message (SMS) is near 0,12 U$ cents. She would be billed by U$ 1743,00. Nice, huh? Here in Brazil the cost of a message (SMS) is near 0,12 U$ cents.
She would be billed by U$ 1743,00.

Nice, huh?

]]> By: Staxeon http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1383893 Staxeon Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:05:55 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/15/teen-racks-up-14528-texts-in-one-month/#comment-1383893 And thats one every three minutes assuming she never slept for a month. I'd bet she was more like sending/receiving a txt every minute. And thats one every three minutes assuming she never slept for a month. I’d bet she was more like sending/receiving a txt every minute.

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