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Dad bans phone
after 3,500 texts
A Manchester teenager has received a phone bill for over £450 after sending 3,500 text messages in just one month.
Tony Russell has had his new state of the art mobile phone for only three months, but now his father, Lionel, has taken it away.
"He's been asking me for a mobile for years because all his friends have got one," explained Lionel. "I finally bought one for his birthday because he's been doing so well at school, but he and his mates are texting crazy. They do it all the time - on buses, in the street. They even text each other from different sides of the school playground. They've got textitis."
Tony said "I thought texting was much cheaper than phoning, so I've been texting my friends all day long and even into the early hours of the morning. I've been going to bed at 2:00 most nights. Sometimes my hand hurt from pressing the butons so much, but I was having such good fun that I couldn't bear to stop!" His father said, "I have forgiven him, but I am angry with the phone company as they are encouraging this craze." He has made his son promise to pay back the money, so Tony has been working on Saturdays. He has found a job on a shoe shop. So far he has paid back £46."
"I reckon it will take me about a year to clear this debt," Tony said.
