Originally Posted By crazyformickey My son is almost 10 and I just gave him a cell phone. He does not have internet and cannot download ringers anything like that. He can't take pictures with it. He can send a text message but understands it's for emergencys only. I live about a half mile from school and now my son wants to walk to school. I have him call me when he gets to school so I know he is ok. He also take Tae Kwon Do and sometimes his grandma takes him there and drops him off. I pick him up after but sometimes I get out of work late and will be a few minutes late. I can call and let him know how much longer. The school doesn't answer the phone during class and they run back to back. I do not have a home phone just a cell, it was getting crazy my son was getting more calls on my phone then I was. Now they can call his phone and leave me alone. He knows the phone goes off as soon as he walks into school and cannot go back on again till he leaves. One last note...my x husband lives in Michigan and has sprint and so do we. Because of free pcs to pcs calling my son can call his dad and grandma whenever he wants for free.
