<p>What about those who are coming from overseas? Roaming would cost loads so should I just buy those international prepaid calling cards?</p>
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<p>However when old friends are hundreds of miles away, it thus becomes a necessity.</p>
<p>One landline in room with homesick roommate. Cell makes only way to communicate.</p>
<p>iphone is the way to go</p>
<p>This may sound harsh, but the prospect of my daughter constantly communicating (especially the first quarter) with friends at home is my main objection to her having unlimited text message capability. While she is adjusting, I don’t want her constantly comparing her boarding school experience with the local high school experience (which will be less stressful) and hearing all the details of her friends lives and what she is “missing” at home. For that reason alone I think we are going to have very basic cell phone service to facilitate communication during travel. Once she has settled into her own routine and some of the inevitable homesickness has waned, then we can consider adding texting capability.</p>
<p>emdee - That sounds like a smart plan to me. Cell phone reception is poor on the SPS campus anyway. Most SPS students I know use email, facebook and IM to keep in touch with friends from home and school.</p>
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I would think that “absence makes the heart fonder” may hold true and not letting her communicate with her friends may make it worse. She is going to a “new world” where she will have to make new friends and new lifestyle - but holding onto the old may help that instead of hurting (ie telling friends her new experiances). However, facebook has apparently equaled texting to kids. When I checked her texts at break, mine were the majority.</p>
<p>Wait Princess Dad your from TN? I used to go to a very good private school there.</p>
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