Comments on: Average age for first cell phone in the UK? Eight! http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:05:37 -0500 hourly 1 By: Web development lucknow http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/comment-page-2/#comment-1094390 Web development lucknow Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:19:20 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/#comment-1094390 I wonder, this is not possible. I wonder, this is not possible.

]]> By: Jordan http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/comment-page-2/#comment-998161 Jordan Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:23:58 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/#comment-998161 13 n0ow first fone at 6 13 n0ow first fone at 6

]]> By: sophie-paige http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/comment-page-1/#comment-991149 sophie-paige Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:36:46 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/#comment-991149 u aRE VERY RIGHT ARE THEY CRAZY OR WHAT WHY DOES AND 8 YEAR old kid need a mobile phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i am 29 but i had my phone at the age of 19 u aRE VERY RIGHT ARE THEY CRAZY OR WHAT WHY DOES AND 8 YEAR old kid need a mobile phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i am 29 but i had my phone at the age of 19

]]> By: sophie-paige http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/comment-page-2/#comment-991148 sophie-paige Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:35:01 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/#comment-991148 this is fuck'in stupid man why does an 8 yyear old kid need a mobile phone shit i dont even hav 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is fuck’in stupid man why does an 8 yyear old kid need a mobile phone shit i dont even hav 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: sophie http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/comment-page-2/#comment-991147 sophie Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:32:43 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/#comment-991147 thisis a stupid idea why does and 8 year old kid need a cellphone i am 15 and i am still not allowed to hav 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i think this child gets spoiled thisis a stupid idea why does and 8 year old kid need a cellphone i am 15 and i am still not allowed to hav 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i think this child gets spoiled

]]> By: tmd http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/comment-page-2/#comment-988077 tmd Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:59:33 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/#comment-988077 I just got my ten-year-old a mobile this week (I am in the USA). The reason is: sh*t happens. He got stuck at school last week and none of the admins noticed. The school office was locked and there are no payphones anymore. A teacher (not his) loaned him his cell to call his ride and find out how late she was running. The thing cost $10 a month to piggyback on my plan. It is one of those things you want to get too early rather than too late. My kids know how to behave, and how to care for themselves, but why would I not want to be able to reach them when plans go astray, especially when the precaution does not cost is not signifigant? I just got my ten-year-old a mobile this week (I am in the USA).

The reason is: sh*t happens. He got stuck at school last week and none of the admins noticed. The school office was locked and there are no payphones anymore. A teacher (not his) loaned him his cell to call his ride and find out how late she was running.

The thing cost $10 a month to piggyback on my plan.

It is one of those things you want to get too early rather than too late.

My kids know how to behave, and how to care for themselves, but why would I not want to be able to reach them when plans go astray, especially when the precaution does not cost is not signifigant?

]]> By: Hex http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/comment-page-2/#comment-987632 Hex Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:25:47 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/#comment-987632 wow. like others i disagree with their definition of 'average' I am 18 and got my first (and current) mobile at 17 when i got my first job which was in the middle of nowhere so no busses and too far to walk. I don't see the need for children to have a mobile phone, they are not allowed in schools and if it's urgent to get a message to your child while they are at school then the school office will pass this on anyway. If your child is on a supervised event, eg sports club, then presumably they have an emergency contact number and you can get the mobile number of the coach/organiser. With regards to going out with friends, if they are old enough and responsible enough to do this then surely they are responsible enough to be able to cope without a call home, what happened to pre-arranging a place to meet if they get separeted from friends?? Regarding the fear of 'unsavory characters', its better not to teach them to rely on nervously clutching a mobile phone (which could make them more attractive to muggers or get lost) but how to avoid such situations (the usual, stay in well lit, populated areas, not that children should be out unsupervised in the dark anyway. If they feel in danger to go into a lit shop or other 'safe place'. And if your still worried then a self defense class may help. Trust your kid and teach them how to behave and a mobile isn't necessary. wow.
like others i disagree with their definition of ‘average’
I am 18 and got my first (and current) mobile at 17 when i got my first job which was in the middle of nowhere so no busses and too far to walk.
I don’t see the need for children to have a mobile phone, they are not allowed in schools and if it’s urgent to get a message to your child while they are at school then the school office will pass this on anyway.
If your child is on a supervised event, eg sports club, then presumably they have an emergency contact number and you can get the mobile number of the coach/organiser.
With regards to going out with friends, if they are old enough and responsible enough to do this then surely they are responsible enough to be able to cope without a call home, what happened to pre-arranging a place to meet if they get separeted from friends??
Regarding the fear of ‘unsavory characters’, its better not to teach them to rely on nervously clutching a mobile phone (which could make them more attractive to muggers or get lost) but how to avoid such situations (the usual, stay in well lit, populated areas, not that children should be out unsupervised in the dark anyway. If they feel in danger to go into a lit shop or other ’safe place’. And if your still worried then a self defense class may help.
Trust your kid and teach them how to behave and a mobile isn’t necessary.

]]> By: the http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/comment-page-1/#comment-987441 the Mon, 02 Mar 2009 06:22:12 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/#comment-987441 anon strikes again anon strikes again

]]> By: Mobile Effect - Minute by Minute update kids! | OnlyGizmos http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/comment-page-2/#comment-986154 Mobile Effect - Minute by Minute update kids! | OnlyGizmos Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:57:16 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/#comment-986154 [...] teen culture. And this change certainly comes with a turbulence. Children getting their hands on a cellphone @ Age of 8 is certainly now an encouraging figure. Kids are stuck to their cellphones like honeybees. Over a [...] [...] teen culture. And this change certainly comes with a turbulence. Children getting their hands on a cellphone @ Age of 8 is certainly now an encouraging figure. Kids are stuck to their cellphones like honeybees. Over a [...]

]]> By: Nick http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/comment-page-1/#comment-985782 Nick Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:56:17 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/#comment-985782 LMAO ure absolutely right. cell phones can be bought for as cheap as $35 and no plan. Hasnt anyone heard of pay as you go plans? Hence your kid can only talk as much as you want them to. Unless they have a job which at 8 is unlikely lol LMAO

ure absolutely right. cell phones can be bought for as cheap as $35 and no plan. Hasnt anyone heard of pay as you go plans?

Hence your kid can only talk as much as you want them to. Unless they have a job which at 8 is unlikely lol

]]> By: Diana http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/comment-page-1/#comment-985667 Diana Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:22:00 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/#comment-985667 You are obviously not a parent, don't have a clue as to the problems in school now days and don't remember the 5 Amish girls that were killed by a nut-job. If you had ever had a child in a lockdown situation then you would understand WHY a cell-phone would be a good thing. Yes they should be monitored and not used to excess but when the schools no longer will keep the parents in the loop and lockdown the schools without the parents ability to know if their child is okay or not then a cell phone is the ONLY link. You are obviously not a parent, don’t have a clue as to the problems in school now days and don’t remember the 5 Amish girls that were killed by a nut-job. If you had ever had a child in a lockdown situation then you would understand WHY a cell-phone would be a good thing. Yes they should be monitored and not used to excess but when the schools no longer will keep the parents in the loop and lockdown the schools without the parents ability to know if their child is okay or not then a cell phone is the ONLY link.

]]> By: akcrin http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/comment-page-1/#comment-985367 akcrin Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:03:53 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/#comment-985367 Totally agree with you, no. As a teacher, one of the rudest and most annoying things about cell phones (other than text-talking in class) is when parents CALL THEIR KIDS. Um, hello?! Are you serious? Way to teach responsibility and respect. Totally agree with you, no. As a teacher, one of the rudest and most annoying things about cell phones (other than text-talking in class) is when parents CALL THEIR KIDS. Um, hello?! Are you serious? Way to teach responsibility and respect.

]]> By: Zach http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/comment-page-2/#comment-984724 Zach Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:50:19 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/#comment-984724 Amazing. Here's a related article that talks about the incredible number of cell-phone-wielding youth in the US -- and the great opportunity for youth marketers... http://www.youthmarketing.com/big-numbers-sm…e-of-marketingbig-numbers-small-media-and-the-future-of-marketing/ Amazing. Here’s a related article that talks about the incredible number of cell-phone-wielding youth in the US — and the great opportunity for youth marketers…

http://www.youthmarketing.com/big-numbers-sm…e-of-marketingbig-numbers-small-media-and-the-future-of-marketing/

]]> By: HellFire Empire http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/comment-page-2/#comment-984548 HellFire Empire Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:28:51 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/#comment-984548 [...] via Telegraph via CrunchGear [...] [...] via Telegraph via CrunchGear [...]

]]> By: Youth Culture Bit - Children and Mobile Cell Phones « Mark Sayers http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/comment-page-2/#comment-984417 Youth Culture Bit - Children and Mobile Cell Phones « Mark Sayers Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:44:48 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/#comment-984417 [...] Youth Culture Bit - Children and Mobile Cell Phones By marksayers The average age that parents in the UK now buy mobile cell phones for the children is 8. Read full article here [...] [...] Youth Culture Bit – Children and Mobile Cell Phones By marksayers The average age that parents in the UK now buy mobile cell phones for the children is 8. Read full article here [...]

]]> By: The Review - Digital Evangelism, the Religious Gap, and 1 Billion Web Users | churchrelevance.com http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/comment-page-1/#comment-984338 The Review - Digital Evangelism, the Religious Gap, and 1 Billion Web Users | churchrelevance.com Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:03:13 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/#comment-984338 [...] Children get 1st mobile phone at average age of 8 In the UK, 35% of children own a cell phone by age eight, according to the Personal Finance Education Group. Children as young as seven were offering to do chores in exchange for cash to buy ringtones. (Via) [...] [...] Children get 1st mobile phone at average age of 8 In the UK, 35% of children own a cell phone by age eight, according to the Personal Finance Education Group. Children as young as seven were offering to do chores in exchange for cash to buy ringtones. (Via) [...]

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]]> By: One Third Of Children With Cellphone By Age 8 – How About A BlackBerry? | BerryReview.com » http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/comment-page-1/#comment-983699 One Third Of Children With Cellphone By Age 8 – How About A BlackBerry? | BerryReview.com » Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:49:09 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/#comment-983699 [...] Telegraph via CrunchGear Please Share With A [...] [...] Telegraph via CrunchGear Please Share With A [...]

]]> By: The Day I Forgot to Hit Record for the Podcast - Cash-Bandit.com http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/comment-page-1/#comment-983553 The Day I Forgot to Hit Record for the Podcast - Cash-Bandit.com Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:01:04 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/18/average-age-for-first-cell-phone-eight/#comment-983553 [...] Average age for first cell phone in the UK? Eight! [...] [...] Average age for first cell phone in the UK? Eight! [...]

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