I got one when I was twelve, but I really didn't use it. I really didn't start using one until I was fifteen, but I was really antisocial until I turned fifteen. It's a useful tool for a social child, however, in the hands of an irresponsible person, it's a propagator of child pornography. I say know your kids, but give it to a good, mature thirteen if you want an age.

When you start driving. Then they need one. But if they are willing to buy it themselves and pay the monthly fee I say when ever the decide to.

well i think u need a cell plone at the age of 13 cauze u are more mature at that age and u kno wat u should do an not to do on a cell phone!!!!!!!!!!!!! DUH!!!! im 13 but i will turn 14 in like 2 months!!!!!!!! i can't wait cuz its my second year being a teenager!!!!!!!!!! but any ways back to the cell phone thing, when your 13 an you are in a 7th/8th grade u really gonna need a cell phone not because everybody else has it jus means that in that time in year of middle school lots of events happen and thats when drama and peer presure really starts to begin at that time cauze MIDDLE SCHOOL IS ALOT! DIFFERENT THAN ELEMANTARY SCHOOL.so wat i'm suggested is that 13 IS THE RIGHT/APPROPRIATE TIME FOR A CELL PHONE PERIOD.!!!!!! THATS ALL IM GONNA SAY!!! PEACE OUT AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. HOLLA =]

id say when they are in 5th are sixth grade i got mine in 3rd grade though im a model thats why i travel a lot and do a lot of activities after school my mom says its for safety purposes. my mom also gave me a cellphone because she says im responsible enough to handle one and im pretty sure shes right. well i havent lost my cellphone once and i never will. when i got into 5th grade my mom purchased me a new phone but even though i got a cellphone when i was 8 i still think ur kids should get aphone when they are in 5h or sixth grade if your thinking about getting your kid a phone for fifth or sixth grade start off with a small phone like one of those motorola phones that dont flip or anything and they have very little features i had this phone when i was 8 when they get older like they get into seventh or eighth grade u can start getting your kids newer phones like a samsung sgh-a737 which i have now.heres some tips. dont read there texts, dont punish them for misusing there cellphone sometimes(if they have just gotten there cellphones),talk to them about phone safety and what to do and what not to do with a cellphone.be a good parent remember you have control over the cellphone.
thanks for reading this and good luck parents!
lilmissfrankie

I think the best age to get a kid a cell phone is probably in the tweens [11, 12]. At this age they're getting ready to start middle school and most likely will go to a new school. It's also where they'll be exposed to many new things. For safety reasons, this is the best time to introduce your kid to a cell phone. A prepaid cell phone is probably the way to get them started. And it's best to have them purchase and manage their monthly minutes. I started my two boys off on TracFone, which I bought at Walmart for $10 each [Motorola W175], which is really great because if they loose it (and they will!) it's cheap enough to replace - thought the quality is excellent and so if the signal. Minute cards start at $9 which gives them 30 minutes and 30 days of srvice - more than plentry to start them off, and get them used to managing a cell phone.

It depends on maturity. Some parents let their children have cell phones when they're still very immature and don't pay attention to what they do.

I had to work for my phone and wait until they decided I was mature enough, and they still check my texts.

The right age is when the child is responsible enough not to run your bills up the lemon,
or when she/he starts hanging out with friends alone.

I got my first one when i was 11 (im almost 12; few monthes)
And i dont text much or stuff.(none of my friends have cellphone. sigh)

and you should just like, know your kid. If he/she is mature. go ahead.

My brother is 15, and he just got the Samsung Star with WiFi yesterday. I'm his younger sister by only two years, and my mother said I would get one when my brother gets one. My dad, on the other hand thinks I'm what he calls 'too young.'
You may agree, but understand this. My dad says that about everything I want. Then he ends up giving it to my brother. Like, when I wanted to see the Harry Potter movie, or how I was the one who asked to go on the Dubai Metro on Friday (He took my brother alone), or how my brother doesn't care about having a phone.
'So, what?' you ask. Let me say that my brother is very immature, and if you ever meet him, you'll think I'm the older one. But, we actually act a lot more like twins, rather than older brother and kid sister.

the best time to get a cell phone is i think in 6th grade age 11. thats when most kids start getting cell phones and bringing them to school around that grade level.

My oldest is getting a cell phone for her 12th birthday because she actually needs it. She stays home alone sometimes and is involved with after school programs at her school.

I got my cell phone when I was 13 years old and in eighth grade. I was at the point where I was involved in after school activities, and I would often hang out with friends after school. It was becoming a huge hassle having to queue up to use the school's office phone to call my parents if I needed to make last minute plans, so I eventually got a cell phone. I was not allowed to text until I was in high school, and the phone was used only to make calls to my parents and the small amount of my friends that also had phones. I barely used it except to call my parents and to use it as a camera whilst out and about.

Now that I'm 15, I'm on an unlimited texting plan, and almost all of my friends have a phone. I use the phone a lot more, and it has helped me SO MANY TIMES when I've had to contact my parents so that they know where I am. A cell phone is a great thing to give your kid if you are worried about keeping tabs on them.

If you don't want to give your kid a real cell phone, Iknow that you can get special ones that have limited features, they can only call from a selected list of numbers that you have to program in.

Basically, if your kids are old enough that they are going to be going around without adult supervision, (think out at the mall, the movies etc, teenager-y stuff) then they're probably old enough for a cell phone.

Just make sure they understand all of the responsibilities that come with owning one. :)

i got my cell phone 1 month before my eleventh birthday. but i stopped using it because i think it's too much of a responsibility for me at my age. you should decide the age to get your kid a ceel phone depending on how responsible they are and how much you trust them

I think it depends on the maturity and responsibility level that your child can handle. I first gave my children basic cell phones at ages 10 and 11. It was to call to let me know they had arrived to a friend's house, or in case of an emergency, etc. Now, at ages 13 and 14, they have more sophisticated phones only because they have earned the right to have them through the responsibility they have shown. That being said, they do mess up from time to time, but I use those times to remind them about responsibility, and awareness and of course, they know the consequences to irresponsibility are not great, so that is incentive....

I got my first cell phone on my tenth birthday.

You should defintedly give your kid a phone when he's at least 12. Because they might really need it for when they travel to baseball or something I HAVE One and I'm 10 but you can't call. You may need it for emergencys so that's why parents give kids phones most these days. If you get stolen then your parents need to no, or you could die. And if you keep giving your child a phone when you get in a acident or something you won't have anybody to talk to help you. Anyway your kid may get made fun of when you enter the seventh/ sixth/ fith grade so you should at least give them s phone at 12,

Thanks

Well I really want one and I'm 11....

let your parents decide

It depends, I am a kid. I really don't use it unless I really need it or to tell my mom I'm home. It depends on maturity and responsibly.

I think the right age for a cell phone is whenever you think your child might **need** one. If they ride their bikes/walk to and from school, I think that might be a good time to give them one. Or even if you drop them off at after-school activities and don't stay there. I've seen some kindergarteners at my school with cell phones and that just makes me mad. I do think that kids 9 and under will have absolutely no use for cell phones.