Hammer time for cell phone used to run up $5K bill
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A cell phone used by a Wyoming 13-year-old to run up a nearly $5,000 phone bill will text no more thanks to her angry father and his hammer. Dena Christoffersen of Cheyenne sent or received about 20,000 text messages over about a month, and her parents' phone plan didn't cover texting.
Gregg Christoffersen told KUSA-TV of Denver this week that he thought texting had been disabled on her daughter's phone, which he smashed hours after getting a phone bill for more than $4,750.
The family said Verizon has been willing to knock the bill down to a reasonable level.
Dena has been grounded until the end of school. She said she feels bad and has learned her lesson.
Information from: KUSA-TV, http://www.9news.com/
Poor phone...If that was my child id have to tear that phone up and that *** up! lol thats just crazy what can you possibly talk so much about at the young age of 13, dont get me wrong there are alot of bright youngsters but damn over 4racks from texting. I didnt even have a phone at 13. Parents need to be more aware of how they set up a childs cell phone plan or what they are actually doing with a cell phone at that age. So its not entirely her fault. Heard of a Pay as you go phone?
Ya, the parents must have been in denial if they didn't have an unlimited texting plan for that kid or disable texting all together. You don't rack up 20,000 text messages in one month randomly. I bet ther month before they had a crazy bill too.
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