[SimeonAS89]

Wow, call me old fashioned (at 25), but what in the world does a 14 year old need a BB with data plan? Well, other than what's being discussed on this thread...

I got my first cell phone at age 17 I think, smartphone after a couple years of college (and missing classes b/c I didn't have a
calendar), data plan a couple years ago. Carry some quarters around, payphones aren't ancient reliques, they do work

(God help my son when he gets older)

Wow, this has already been discussed in the General Section of the board. You think 14 is young? Try 12 lol .

But yes, this thread is outta control, but funny lol! Thanks for the laughs guys.

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[jenaywins]

Scary stuff... pick your own color! lol.

Hehe, oh Jayde...

[ixcocoyxi]

be sure to clear your history!

[Cixdk]

Lol zoom in to the max!

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[Phelos]

No just the kbs used. So you can surf porn and not worry about the parents, wife, SO, etc.
I hope you have an unlimited data plan.
=8')

[r_grayhat]

I didn't get a cell until I was 18 and I paid for it. But my sister got one when she was 11. She is 12 now..but its a flip phone not a Blackberry

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[BLiNK]

About which part? My cell phone timeline, yeah. Thinking a 14 year old doesn't need a Blackberry, definitely. Heck, in all reality kids that age barely need a cell phone, but I know times are changing from just the 90's, or earlier 2000's. I see elementary school kids with cell phones and I ask, why? I know they have phones that will call only 1 or 2 different numbers, so if you want to be connected to your kids thats the way to go. But it's become such a common household item and status item, 3rd graders think they are losers if they don't have one... I know how things are and I'm sure my kid will get one a whole lot sooner than I did, but he's got to be able to walk first at least

Most families dont even have a home phone and just rely on mobile--its person specific as you already know.
Times are really different now and some children exhibit responsibilities better than others.
That being said--age is not the issue here but how that individual is raised, are they intelligent, do they catch onto things quickly.
Of course you or anyone else is not going to hand a $300 to $500 device to a pre-teen and say �have at it�.
But it would be nice to keep our future developers/programmers etc. up to date on the latest technology�just a thought.
Just use good judgment and realize it�s not the 90s anymore.