How do you keep up to date?
Whether it’s connecting with friends or killing time between classes – phones can become an important part of our daily lives. Most people remember their first phone, how exciting it was to finally have access to the world around them.
After school, Boitumelo, Sarah, Azania and Amanda were chatting at the local shop.
Azania found a funny video online and she was desperate to share it with the girls on her new phone. She got it as a birthday present from her parents and keeps in touch with her crew by regularly sending them funny videos and memes.
Sarah doesn’t have a phone and no one at her home does either. Sometimes she feels like she misses out on things and gets jealous when she catches up on the group chats weeks later. To stay connected she has to walk all the way to the neighbourhood airtime seller to buy airtime and call her friends.
Boitumelo’s sister handed down her old phone, it’s a basic phone that doesn’t take photos or play videos. She likes to use her phone to ask questions online she doesn’t feel comfortable asking her parents. She a curious girl so she browses the internet for advice on sex and relationships – recently she used it to understand her contraception options, as she was too shy to ask the school nurse.
Amanda lives with her aunt and she borrows her phone when she really needs it. She has asked her aunt for a phone, but she says Amanda is too young to need one. Amanda’s determined to get a phone of her own and has shopped around for good and trustworthy deals in her town. She’s been putting away a third of her pocket money every month and is about to have enough.
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I have skill in teaching but I didn't have the opportunity to further more and I know how to do business but am confused
March 20, 2022, 7:56 p.m.
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Hey might! Thanks for the comment. There is nothing to be confused about. You can choose to do either of them or you can even do both at the same time. As long as you can learn how to balance them in such a way that they do not affect each other. We hope this helps
I have my own phone which I use to browse in the internet my mum and Dad said I should not use it to chat in platforms like face book, twitter,Snapchat, Instagram but the reason am using it here is because this platform is educating and it's not a corrupt arena for teens but an educating one.this article is the same thing my friend might be facing cause all the girls in jss3 has phone when we are talking anything about the internet she just stop talking and when she wants to do her assignment that can be a little difficult she has to wait when she gets to school then she would do it when she came to my house on Saturday I gave her my phone to read a novel in free readers because she loves reading novels especially nani boi novels had it been she has a phone at least she be reading more novels and I can gist her cause she likes to listen to my gist but I know her parents would have like to buy her a phone but some parents has promised themselves that they would get their daughters a phone at a particular age. but the reason my dad got me a phone was because am bored.
March 20, 2022, 7:56 p.m.
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Thanks for sharing this with us jbaby005. We like the fact that you and your parents reached an agreement on the apps to have. That is fair enough and it is good that you won't feel left out. We like this agreement and we will like other Springsters to know this too. Thanks for sharing this with us.
i have my personal phone
March 20, 2022, 7:56 p.m.
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Hey pope! Thanks for the comment. We will love to know how you were able to save up to buy a phone. Do you mind sharing this with big sister and other Springsters? We know for sure that it will be helpful to others. We look forward to your response.
I buy my phone be myself
March 20, 2022, 7:56 p.m.
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Hey Onyeka! Thanks for the comment. We will love to know how you were able to save up to buy a phone. Do you mind sharing this with big sister and other Springsters? We know for sure that it will be helpful to others. We look forward to your response.
I buy my phone by myself
March 20, 2022, 7:56 p.m.
I bought my own phone by myself.
March 20, 2022, 7:56 p.m.
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Hey HonMigbodooku! Thanks for the comment. We will love to know how you were able to save up to buy a phone. Do you mind sharing this with big sister and other Springsters? We know for sure that it will be helpful to others. We look forward to your response.
My parents bought my phone fr me
March 20, 2022, 7:56 p.m.
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Hey jolly! That's cool. How were you able to convince your parents to buy the phone for you? A lot of Springsters need this tips. Can you please share with us? We look forward to your response.
i bought my phone with my saving money
March 20, 2022, 7:56 p.m.
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dtapboss that's great I know that when you got it you were very happy.
Hey dtapboss! Thanks for the comment. We will love to know how you were able to save up to buy a phone. Do you mind sharing this with big sister and other Springsters? We know for sure that it will be helpful to others. We look forward to your response.
My parent bought phone for,when i impress them.
March 20, 2022, 7:56 p.m.
I'VE GOT MY OWN PHONE
March 20, 2022, 7:56 p.m.
I'VE GOT MY OWN PHONE.MY PARENTS BOUGHT IT FOR ME
March 20, 2022, 7:56 p.m.
My parents bought my own phone wen i passed my SSCE
March 20, 2022, 7:56 p.m.
I had my own phone when I wanted to write my jssce
March 20, 2022, 7:56 p.m.
I had mine after jssce
March 20, 2022, 7:56 p.m.
I Had my phone when I got to ss1
March 20, 2022, 7:56 p.m.
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hello cutie,male is doing fine,what about you.
get ur own phone
March 20, 2022, 7:54 p.m.
Get my own phone
March 20, 2022, 7:53 p.m.