Text-Addicted Teen Sends 15,000 Messages a Month

by Terrence O'Brien on June 26, 2008 at 04:58 PM

Trust us when we say we make good use of our text messaging plans at Switched. Many of us simply could not survive without our unlimited (or at least hefty) text messaging packages, but one girl from Ohio sends more texts in a month than the entire Switched staff combined.

According to WEWS TV, Cleveland, Paige Horne, 15, of Stark County, Ohio, sends an average of 15,000 text messages a month -- that's an average of 500 messages a day!. Even so, she somehow finds time to keep her GPA above 3.0 while also playing high school basketball and volleyball. Regarding her technique, Horne responded, "I just don't look. I guess I had the phone a long time and I just know where the buttons are and I just hit them." With texting skills like these, we're pretty sure she could give the 13-year-old texting champion of the world a run for her money.

At that pace, Paige must literally be texting all the time. While walking, in the car, in class, and even while sleeping. We just hope she learns to take a break before she gets her license. [Source: newsnet5 via Geeksugar]

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DevynnJun 26th 2008 7:37PM

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at least she's keeping her grades up and being involved in school and her community. i bet good money, tho, that MOST of those messages are short and to the point. but what about having an actual conversation every once in a while?!

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AdamJun 26th 2008 8:06PM

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Just think of how much higher her GPA could be is she wasn't playing with her phone all day and sending useless messages! What's her carbon footprint????

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muhriiJun 26th 2008 10:17PM

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sorryy i have her beat. lol i just got my bill and i have 24,000 and yeh thats without looking too. and my gpa is up there pretty high also so lol sorryy =)

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RollandoJun 26th 2008 10:52PM

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More importantly, is she lacking any quality family time?

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amberJun 27th 2008 12:01AM

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i wish i could get down to 15,000 seeing that my last bill was about 40,000 texts. . .

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LeeJun 27th 2008 12:55AM

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What is she talking about? How about lifting your head up, looking around and experiencing life instead of discussing your last text, or the text before that, or the text before that.....

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HenryJun 27th 2008 6:52AM

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My 17 yr old does that many a month. I will pick her and friends up from a movie and all the way home you hear click click click. They are texting each other all the way home. The managers at our provider were astonished by the huge number of messages she averages in a month.

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AngiebabyJun 27th 2008 7:59AM

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Really, 15,000 text messages a month! She's talking to someone, but not her parents, teachers, or family. This is unhealthy, and I fault her parents. A 15-year-old may need a cellphone for emergencies, but not but not to take up every waking moment, or as a substitute for interpersonal relationships.

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Lisa VieringJun 27th 2008 2:47PM

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Hopefully she stops the text messaging before she starts driving!!
There is a newly released film titled "DISTRACTIONS" that was written and produced by Kevin Craig West of MoBetta Films. This action packed short film is based on the dangers of text messaging while driving, and is complete with an ending that will leave you shocked!!

The trailer of this film can be viewed at:
http://distractionsthemovie.com/trailer.htm

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AaronJun 27th 2008 4:47PM

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blah blah blah......all you people who are talking about how she is ruining her life, you are all full of it. I only send 10,000 a month, my GPA is 3.8, I play basketball at the local YMCA, and hang out with my friends at least once a week.

Just because she sends 15,000 texts a month doesn't mean she doesn't have a social life. Maybe instead of pointing out other people's faults, you should look at your own, and find a way to fix them.

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SabrinaJun 28th 2008 1:58AM

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I think thats pretty co0ol. I dont have a phone with a keyboard so i only send like 20 messages a month. It gets tiring.

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stevenJun 28th 2008 11:08PM

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So? A lot of people text that many times a month. I don't know how this is supposed to be "news." Oh, and I think most teens that text normally
(at least 4,000 a month or so) can text without looking.

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AlexJun 30th 2008 5:29PM

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How sad, I have a niece thats 15 and whenever we see her thats all she does is text on her phone, day and night. Last weekend we took her to an amusement park, and all day I couldent say she even knew where she was at. After 2 hours she didint even care, she kept finding places to sit down so she could "catch up" on all the texts that she kept getting.
In my eyes it took any magic of the experience of the trip from her life, and when she was asked how her visit to the park was she said "it was ok". I told her the next time we take her anywhere the phone cant go, so she can return to reality. When I was that age you embraced the moment, todays kids are wired the wrong way.

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