Indirectly cost my girlfriend 150
Okay, so my girlfriend always called me from her phone even though she has limited minutes and her phone bill went over by a LOT. I had no clue that she was going over her minutes! I feel so bad, like physically ill about it. I feel at fault here, I want to pay her back but I only have £10... She has had her phone taken away by her parents (who haven't said anything to me) AND she has to work for 25 hours to pay it back. What do I do?
Also because of this I have no contact with her now for like 2-3 weeks as it's exams and we are both on study leave and live around 20 miles apart from each other. I feel awful...
May 22, 2012
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[quote=coyote252]8.50x25= $212.50 which is more than 150
O_O Call Department of Children and Family Services(DCFS) and tell them that her parents are extorting her for child labor.[/quote]
£150, and her wage is like £6 an hour.
Why don't you guys get skype or something...
It's her fault, let her work that much. She knew she had a limit, she had a responsibility.
8.50x25= $212.50 which is more than 150
O_O Call Department of Children and Family Services(DCFS) and tell them that her parents are extorting her for child labor.
[quote=OhMiOhMai]Once she gets her cellphone back you should set it up so that she calls you and you don't pick up. Then you know to call her from your phone and she doesn't get charged for any minutes.[/quote]
Yea, thats brilliant! Hahaha, why didn't I think of that! And she said to me over facebook chat that she's got a job at a cafe and she's gonna pay it off all herself asap as she admitted it was all her fault. She just isn't allowed to use the phone (home or mobile) until she's paid off the debt so I guess in 2 weeks time it should be fine
Once she gets her cellphone back you should set it up so that she calls you and you don't pick up. Then you know to call her from your phone and she doesn't get charged for any minutes.
My girlfriend cost me a $1XX phone bill once, i was angry that i hadnt been able to keep track of it, but i certainly didn't mind and wasn't annoyed at her the slightest. At the time i had a job however, so i was able to pay for it myself.
[quote=MybulIets]Thats so sweet of you to help her.
My phone bill with my X racked up to around $300.
Until i told her about. Skype.
And boy, was it a good move.[/quote]
Yeah, skype is a good move.
On topic:
Any IMing services in general that support mic/webcamming to be honest. I don't see how people solely communicate with each other on the phone. Facebook, IMing, and the Internet are giant alternatives. People are on the computer these days.
[quote=Genostigma]Why is she doing the man's job? You should be the one calling her all the time and not the other way around.[/quote]
What are you talking about. Girls call me all the time quit talking non-sense.
Don't you guys have late night hours? Here, it's like 9pm~5am, it's unlimited talking. I thought every phone service had it ,
Shouldn't feel bad over her stupidity for not knowing her limits when it comes to that phone. Besides, why not just use Skype and such?
Thats so sweet of you to help her.
My phone bill with my X racked up to around $300.
Until i told her about. Skype.
And boy, was it a good move.
@zoneflare2: All of the above works, thank you.
OT: I hope things don't grow a little tense between your girlfriend and you TS. Who knows, she might not be too thrilled working, I don't know. I'm speculating here.
@zoneflare2: Thank you for the compliment.
I hope that was intended as a compliment, or an observation. o.o
[quote=Watermelon]Long distance relationships are bad anyways, just dump her.[/quote]
20 miles does not constitute a long distance relationship unless you live somewhere with no public transport as well as a rule prohibiting the use of bicycles.
If possible, she can ask her parents to give her an unlimited plan. If that's out of the question, then how about what other's have suggested, talk to her online. As for giving her money, I'd say don't do it. Her working is a nice opportunity for her to be a bit more conscientious and responsible in asserting when enough is enough. In this case, asserting that she can't talk much over the phone? Meh, I need water.
Yea, I know what to do from now on people. And I kinda know it isn't my fault, it's just I don't know what to do... Should I give money to her or not?
uhm... talk to her online....?
it's your fault?
it's kind of sad that you care about this
your girlfriend is her own person with responsibilities. if she couldn't manage those properly then it's on her shoulders. save your money and do something nice for her instead of bailing her out.
[quote=WubYou4ever]what about using home phone instead of cellphone ( when you guys are both home)[/quote]
Yea, I did this for long conversations like the 1-2 hour ones as I have free home calls. She just had a habit of calling me throughout the day for a 5 minutes here and there I guess and I'm guessing she virtually had no minutes on her contract and thus she got charged a lot.
[quote=ronny278]She always called me for like 5-10 minutes and then said "Oh can you call me back?" and then I did afterwards. All the long conversations were done through me, it's just that she called me sporadically throughout the day for a few minutes here and there. I guess it added up for her...
I want to pay her back, around half the money, but I'm afraid of telling my own parents about this! I guess I'm just going to have to slowly pay off the debt whenever I get the money from my parents without them knowing....[/quote]
Then work for the money!
Why is she doing the man's job? You should be the one calling her all the time and not the other way around.
Long distance relationships are bad anyways, just dump her.
what about using home phone instead of cellphone ( when you guys are both home)
[quote=SunnyDay]Work as well and pay her back £75 - £100 or the whole thing.
Or YOU can call HER.[/quote]
She always called me for like 5-10 minutes and then said "Oh can you call me back?" and then I did afterwards. All the long conversations were done through me, it's just that she called me sporadically throughout the day for a few minutes here and there. I guess it added up for her...
I want to pay her back, around half the money, but I'm afraid of telling my own parents about this! I guess I'm just going to have to slowly pay off the debt whenever I get the money from my parents without them knowing....
Work as well and pay her back £75 - £100 or the whole thing.
Or YOU can call HER.