Kids who pay for their own phone are 4 times more likely to Sext

2. crappypunk posted on 05 Feb 2010, 15:23 0 0

it's healthy for them

3. scottmbolt (unregistered) posted on 05 Feb 2010, 15:25 0 0

Cool...

4. smrt83 posted on 05 Feb 2010, 15:41 0 0

This report brought to you by the No Shit Shirlock foundation for the blatantly obvious

5. basschica posted on 05 Feb 2010, 15:54 0 0

So let me get this straight... the title of this article indicates that teens that pay for their cells are more likely to sext and then it goes on to describe household incomes and percentage of teens with cell phone? This would indicate phones purchased by parents, since we're discussing their AGI. Furthermore 20s != teens. Again, more irrelevance to the title. Let me go ahead and save someone else some large sums of money on another useless study and say that presumably the reason a teen would sext when they pay for their own phone is because their parents wouldn't see the billing detail (or not if it is prepaid) and be able to question who they're calling, texting, sexting, and when and any per message charges that it might incur. If I were a parent, my kid's phone would be on my plan, they would pay for their portion of the bill (it's a luxury item not a necessity) and I'd most certainly monitor it. Ugh, why do people waste time studying the obvious?

6. rwolf1984 posted on 05 Feb 2010, 16:07 0 0

what's up with phone arena and the ginger boy? that is the last thing i think about when someone brings up sexting, lol

8. keithrandy posted on 05 Feb 2010, 20:09 0 0

Well duh, if I pay for it I"m gonna use it anyway that I want. I'm 21 I've been sexting before adults knew what the heck it was. If the kid is paying for the phone the parent should be happy that they are finding out about responsibility. They're gonna sext and have sex so you should get use to it.

10. VZWPunchingBag posted on 06 Feb 2010, 08:26 0 0

I dont understand sexting. When I wanna do it I just go do it.