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Originally Posted by Stuart C
I also think that kids and young teenagers should not be allowed to have mobiles (in fact I think the Department of Health recommend against it).
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I think that's very unfair on those that want to use them for the designed purpose - making phone calls, especially in emergencies! Those that waste their money on this trash probably shouldn't.
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However, I can see that if a thing is seen as being the in thing to have (and a *lot* of people seem to consider them to be a good thing to have), it is very difficult to persuade a 12 year old not to have it. They also may ignore any small print (assuming they understand or even read it).
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"Persuade a 12 year old not to have it"? How is a 12 year old going to have their own money, earnt by them? They're not even teenagers!
It's only the consumer's problem if they don't read the small print, and that falls with these people's parents. If you don't understand or can't read small print, I doubt you're mature or bright enough to be in possession of a device such as a mobile phone.
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TBH. the sooner these Ringtone companies go out of business, the better.
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They're just doing business - making money. At the end of the day, 12 year olds aren't legally old enough to earn money - so the only people that get ripped off are their idiot parents.
As for 16/17/18 year olds and older, if they're so daft at that age, they deserve all they get!