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Teenager Sends Over 14,000 Text Messages in One Month

by Dan Reilly on January 13, 2009 at 10:14 AM

For anyone who tries to deny that texting can be addictive, just take a look at 13-year-old Reina Hardesty. Last month, she sent 14,528 text messages, a number that her father couldn't believe at first.

When Greg Hardesty got his daughter's 440-page long phone bill, he saw the number and thought, as he put it, "That's insane, that's impossible." Using a calculator, he realized that it means Reina was sending 484 messages a day, which comes out to one every two minutes if she's awake for an average of 16 hours. The monthly average for kids ages 13 to 17 is 1,742 messages, according to a Nielsen survey.

Luckily, Reina's plan included unlimited texts, saving her dad -- who admits to sending 900 texts a month -- from paying almost $3,000. She claims it's because she has a close group of girls around her age who she describes "four obsessive texters." She even admits that during her birthday party, she was texting her best friend -- who was sitting right next to her.

Though Reina isn't in any trouble with her folks, she's now been banned from texting after dinner. [From: The New York Post via Textually]

Do you prefer text messages or phone calls?
I prefer text messages.7368 (45.7%)
I prefer phone calls.8770 (54.3%)


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