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If your talking about a cell phone i think they should be old enough to pay your own bill..

Old enough to be out and around enough that you should be keeping your parents updated as to where you are and what you are up to. That should be the deciding factor.

When responsible parents (hopefully yours) say you are.

When you can afford the Bills.

Nowadays? Hmm? Old enough to speak?

Old enough to be out and around enough that you should be keeping your parents updated as to where you are and what you are up to. That should be the deciding factor.

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I was 14 but I paid for it myself............

When a child can use the remote for the tv/dvd, the are smart enough to have mobile for emergency use only, and  just a phone capabilitly, all phones can be manipilated to do just this, as the child gets older, they can have extra functions. ( make an excellent tool for disciplinary actions, seeing we can't touch the little rat bags.)

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No teenager should have a cell phone without parent supervision and they should look at it daily and turn it off and take it at bedtime.

These things are getting our kids in trouble.

The beauty of giving kids a smart phone you can set it up to track where they are at all times providing they have the phone with them, excellent Apps.

The first summer you decide to skip an amusement park or Disneyland.  You prefer to hang out with your parents and help them with the household chores.

The problem with cell phones is that they are distracting. Children don’t need distraction as much as focus and routine. 

You should be old enough to count .....to 0.

Bout 12. If you can get your parents to pay the bill for you.

At 16, I do not want my daughter out on a date without one. I can track her, and she can call me if there is a problem.

I let my son carry mine when he went out with friends. When he was around the house or up to 5 miles away he carried a walkie talkie. If he was in trouble, all he had to do was press the button three time, I was on my way.

I trust no one with my child. By doing this I saved myself and my son a lot of grief.