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Re: Cell Phones
I have had a cell phone now for about 8 years and I must say that every phone I have gotten has many new features, most of which I think are not essental when I buy the phone. After some time using the phone I come to get used to having those features and don't think I would get a phone that didn't have them in the future. I remember the first few phones I had nothing more then the basic phone features and maybe some games, I even thought it was special when I could use my phone as a modem and get 14.4 connection speeds on my computer. Now my current phone acts as an MP3 player, movie viewer, camera, and a bunch of other features which I still haven't had a use for yet. Right now I am looking at a new phone mainly for the pda features that mine lacks, but that doesn't say that EVERYONE needs one.
Ultimately I think that kids are getting phones to early in life, and it is more social status then requirement, but like others have said I think it falls on the parents more then anything else. Parents today could just say "no" but it is easier to say "yes" and not have to deal with the kid complaining. While I think it is wrong for a 10 year old to have a fully featured cellphone I can not judge the thought process of a parent I don't know, for there are legitimate reasons for children to have cellphones.
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