The average purchase age is 14-15, but kids as young as seven have wireless phones. Females use their phones most often to communicate with friends.
Males describe their phones as status symbols and symbols of belonging.
A teenager's first phone is usually basic, but is then replaced within 6-12 months by a much more sophisticated model, often paid for in full or in part by the teenager. Don't talk about anything that you wouldn't want to be on the front page of your school newspaper. Not cool To have your wireless phone on in places like classrooms, restaurants, churches or movie theaters. If you're with family or friends, talk in a low voice and keep your conversation brief. If you're seated next to others in a public place, ask if they mind that you make a call.