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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a pp stated, [b]it does depend on where you live,[/b] and this is one of the reasons why we chose not to live in a very wealthy area.  Having stated that, DC got a motorola not-a-top-of-the-line-smartphone with no data plan in 6th grade, but DC paid for half of the cost with DC's saved up bday/xmas money.  We were planning to get DC a dumbphone.  We got DC the phone to contact us and vice versa, and not for data. Unlimited text comes with the call plan.

However, DC pays for the data plan with DC's allowance, which ends up being all of it for the month.  The plan does gives credit for data not used for the month.  This makes DC very careful about data usage outside our wireless range.  Most of the time, DC gets some money back.[/quote]

Actually it doesn't. We live in Bethesda among 2 million dollar homes where teens drive the latest SUV, and my son has never received comments about his lack of phone.
I posted earlier at 09:31.

What matters is your child's social group and how they act, and whether they are thrown together with nothing to do but start behaving nastily. My friend's daughter who was teased for her lack of data plan is stuck on the schoolbus for an hour with kids with nothing better to do - kids who in different circumstances would not have thought of being so rude.

Bullying can happen anytime, anywhere. Our children need to have a few responses pat, and know how to choose their friends.[/quote]
It's about the odds.  Chances are, if you live in a wealthier area, more of the kids will have the latest smartphones.  We lessen the odds by living in a not as wealthy area.  Don't get me wrong..some of the kids where we live do have the latest of everything. But, the area is diverse in SES (and race), so there's a good mix of haves and have nots.[/quote]

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