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I hate mobiles - DD's lasted a week

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topcat2014 · 31/10/2018 20:28

I hate mobile phones, and only recently upgraded from a nokia to a refurb iphone 4.

Anyway, DD started year 7 in September, and I promised her her first phone at half term.

I bought a refurb iphone 5s during half term - with a case.

We haven't even got to the end of the first week back and the phone is broken, arrgggg

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Bombardier25966 · 31/10/2018 20:32

Then she gets a basic phone until she can learn to look after it.

Not the phones fault!

00100001 · 31/10/2018 20:34

yep. tough luck!

00100001 · 31/10/2018 20:35

she can now save up to get it fixed, then have it back. might take better care of it then...

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Oblomov18 · 31/10/2018 20:36

Broken? How?

upsideup · 31/10/2018 20:42

How? 11 year old dd has has her iphone for almost a year and takes it with her whenever she leaves the house, she just looks after it.
If it gets broken (by her) then she will get a basic phone and have to save if she wants a better one.

dangermouseisace · 31/10/2018 21:07

If it just stopped working then whoever you bought it off should replace it

Witchend · 31/10/2018 21:41

Really?

I've 3 DC from 18yo downwards who got phones at 9/10yo.
We've had one smashed screen in that time and no other breakages. And the smashed screen was due to her disability.
Either she's unlucky or careless.

theworldistoosmall · 31/10/2018 21:48

Is it the phones fault, in other words, it's stopped working or a glitch of some type?
Or is it carelessness?

Big difference

safariboot · 31/10/2018 21:50

Shit happens. Clearly her replacement phone will have to be a lot cheaper.

safariboot · 31/10/2018 21:52

(I'm assuming broken as in dropped. I fumble my phone all the time and earlier this year got unlucky and cracked the screen. I just put a glass protector over it for safety, can't afford a replacement.)

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