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What age do kids get mobile phones ?

Peakma · 2006-08-24 23:48:54

I'm just discussing what to get for my sons up coming b'day , he'l be 8, my partner wants to get him a mobile phone ( which according to him,is what he really wants- but I know he just wants a new gadget in the house to play with!) I personally think it's ridiculous, he doesn't need a phone,he doesn't go out alone,it would…

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mclaren_2 Posts: 1,955 Forumite

27 August 2006 at 5:20PM

can i just say - people who think mobile phones are "dangerous" and can give "problems" and moan about masts becuase of the "dangers" seem to have forgotten all about police tetra systems. They are 5 times as powerful as a mobile phone and are in use all the time compared to mobile phones and they cover more area now.

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