[Noticee]

Ok well almost every month i keep going over my data usage on my curve and my parents yell at me and im just like ok buy me unlimited but then they say how stupid that is

SO i offered to pay for the data plan monthly im 16 and i have a steady job so it wouldnt be a problem 30 a month and they still said no because they didnt want me wasting my money...

My next try i was almost positive would work I told my dad that for my birthday he wouldnt buy me a TV but instead save like 200$ and buy me a unlimited data plan for a year and see how it goes he said no because i have enough technology stuff idk what to do anymore

Please if yu have any ideas on how i can persuade him and my mom but mostly him my mom doesnt really care lol tell me

thanks

Jared

[jenaywins]

Hmmm. Well, kudos to you for being responsible.

Honestly I would tell my parents that I work for my money, and this is what I want to spend it on. Just explain yourself in a respectful manner, and play up the fact that it will save them money on data overages.

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[Noticee]

Right, would you think that would work?

i was like I would like to have some responsibility in my life so please let me pay for it and that still didnt work haha im so done with him

[jacko007]

If that does not work tell them that you will not assume any responsibility for any data charges exceeding 30 bucks a months if they don't agree to an unlimited data plan.
This way you demonstrate that you are responsible about your budget, and your parents have an opportunity to demonstrate their responsibility likewise.

[jidx]

Your parents are right.

[Noticee]

If that does not work tell them that you will not assume any responsibility for any data charges exceeding 30 bucks a months if they don't agree to an unlimited data plan.
This way you demonstrate that you are responsible about your budget, and your parents have an opportunity to demonstrate their responsibility likewise.

thats a good idea im gunna try that

[jenaywins]

Very good idea indeed!

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[Noticee]

Your parents are right.

what? lol how so, a BB is not a CB until it has unlimited data and its not like im a spoiled kid Ive had to work for my money always and its not even like I make them buy me a lot of things i pay for most of my clothes shoes etc etc

[axel2078]

Ok....my first question is, who bought you the phone?

[Noticee]

Ok....my first question is, who bought you the phone?

I bought it

[axel2078]

I bought it

If they had bought it, I could understand their point of view, but if you bought it and you're offering to pay for the unlimited data plan, I don't see why they wouldn't let you. It seems reasonable to me.

[jeffh]

I am sympathetic to your data overages. I understand that you have to pay for incoming messages, even if you didn't initiate the exchange and don't respond. It kept happening to our teenage daughter. I found that a relatively low number of minutes (I think it was 400 minutes) with unlimited texting cost the same as 900 minutes with limited texting. So I made a deal with her, that as long as she didn't run over on talk minutes on the 400/unlimited plan, she could have the unlimited. The cost to me was the same. It's been several months, and so far that's working fine.

The points you could respectfully make to your father are 1) you can't control your friends texting you; and 2) you will give up talk-time for unlimited texting, at no additional cost to him.

[amazinglygraceless]

Sorry, but it's your parents plan and they get to determine
how it is administered, not you. And by almost every month
going over your data usage (your words) you have already
shown a lack of responsibility.

Here's an idea. Since you work, separate from their plan
and sign up for your own, then you can do whatever
you like.

[jenaywins]

I don't see how your parents are "right," necessarily, if you are offering to pay. I would be happy if my child displayed such responsibility and maturity.

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[jr369]

sounds like they are hard headed no offense and don't understand anything beyond the 70's

good luck getting through but the overages will not happen with the unlimited and that plus you paying for it should be the selling point

[Noticee]

I am sympathetic to your data overages. I understand that you have to pay for incoming messages, even if you didn't initiate the exchange and don't respond. It kept happening to our teenage daughter. I found that a relatively low number of minutes (I think it was 400 minutes) with unlimited texting cost the same as 900 minutes with limited texting. So I made a deal with her, that as long as she didn't run over on talk minutes on the 400/unlimited plan, she could have the unlimited. The cost to me was the same. It's been several months, and so far that's working fine.

The points you could respectfully make to your father are 1) you can't control your friends texting you; and 2) you will give up talk-time for unlimited texting, at no additional cost to him.

I have unlimited messaging already I share a plan with my brother who is 21 we share 1000 minutes and we share unlimted texting but I just want the unlimited data plan for the internet

[malachy65]

if it were me, i'd be sneaky, grab the last 4 digits of your dad's social security number (or mom's depending on who the phone bill is in with ATT) and go to the store (make sure it's a corporate owned store), let them know that your dad (or mom) gave you their social so you could change to unlimited data on your BB to stop going over.

they will most likely let you change it because:
1. The rep gets $$$ for letting you upgrade to the next plan
2. you have all the info, and that's what you need with ATT to get access to the account.

I doubt your parents will ever notice it (as your constantly going over), and if they do, just tell them "Maybe it auto switched to save us money, I don't know what happened"

On the ATT side, it won't show who added the plan, or why, but simply the date.

Good luck and happy sneaking!

[ballinsol14]

Gosh stop antagonizing the kid!!! Age does not correlate to responsibility!!

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[Noticee]

if it were me, i'd be sneaky, grab the last 4 digits of your dad's social security number (or mom's depending on who the phone bill is in with ATT) and go to the store (make sure it's a corporate owned store), let them know that your dad (or mom) gave you their social so you could change to unlimited data on your BB to stop going over.

they will most likely let you change it because:
1. The rep gets $$$ for letting you upgrade to the next plan
2. you have all the info, and that's what you need with ATT to get access to the account.

I doubt your parents will ever notice it (as your constantly going over), and if they do, just tell them "Maybe it auto switched to save us money, I don't know what happend)

On the ATT side, it won't show who added the plan, or why, but simply the date.

Good luck and happy sneaking!

Honestly that would probobaly work haha but i cant do that itd be too much on my conscious

[jenaywins]

if it were me, i'd be sneaky, grab the last 4 digits of your dad's social security number (or mom's depending on who the phone bill is in with ATT) and go to the store (make sure it's a corporate owned store), let them know that your dad (or mom) gave you their social so you could change to unlimited data on your BB to stop going over.

they will most likely let you change it because:
1. The rep gets $$$ for letting you upgrade to the next plan
2. you have all the info, and that's what you need with ATT to get access to the account.

I doubt your parents will ever notice it (as your constantly going over), and if they do, just tell them "Maybe it auto switched to save us money, I don't know what happend)

On the ATT side, it won't show who added the plan, or why, but simply the date.

Good luck and happy sneaking!

Bad idea!!!!!! Don't tell a teenager to do this!! What's the matter with you!!

Kiddo, you'll damage your parents' trust, and that's a hard thing to regain. Work with them, talk to them, research your argument and present it well. Don't stoop to things like this.

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[malachy65]

Sorry, but it's your parents plan and they get to determine
how it is administered, not you. And by almost every month
going over your data usage (your words) you have already
shown a lack of responsibility.

Here's an idea. Since you work, separate from their plan
and sign up for your own, then you can do whatever
you like.

Gotta be 18 to enter a legally binding contract with ATT, but good try.

[malachy65]

Bad idea!!!!!! Don't tell a teenager to do this!! What's the matter with you!!

Kiddo, you'll damage your parents' trust, and that's a hard thing to regain. Work with them, talk to them, research your argument and present it well. Don't stoop to things like this.

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Ugh, what happened to the good old days where you do stuff like this and get away with it? My parents thought I was a prefect little teenage until I got to college, little did they know...

And really, just do it. What are your parents gonna do "Bad (insert name here)! Trying to save us money, what kinda kid does that sort of thing to their parents?!"

[kuta1221]

I agree they obviously don't have bb's themselves because they'd know that u need an unlimited data plan to function

[amazinglygraceless]

Gotta be 18 to enter a legally binding contract with ATT, but good try.

Fine, then live under the confines of the rules the parents dictate.
And spend a few months NOT going over to show you can be
responsible.

[Noticee]

I agree they obviously don't have bb's themselves because they'd know that u need an unlimited data plan to function

EXACTLY haha