Dotsie,
My kids are 14,13 and 11. My current bill is sitting next to the phone unopened. I'm almost afraid to see it. I really don't think that I will have charges in addition to the monthly fees. Keeping my fingers crossed, anyway. My oldest spent a week in Pittsburgh last week, and he took one of the cell phones. It should still be within our local calling area.

Now why would a kid use a cell phone (was it his?) to make a local call if the call from the land line would have been free? I don't understand that. I agree with Chatty. Had I been the parent, I wouldn't have bailed him out.

What is outrageous are the taxes on cell phones. We're paying double taxes here in PA.
Marie