# Opinions sought on Cricket **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 12, 2006, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-sought-on-cricket/383878 "2006-12-12T22:19:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fugazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@Fugazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fugazi)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2006, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-sought-on-cricket/383878/1 "2006-12-12T22:19:40Z")
I suppose I’m going to have to break down and get my daughter a cell phone one of these days. I’ve heard horror stories about teenagers running up huge bills. I know that Cricket has a flat rate for all your calls and text messaging. Does anyone use them? Is their service any good? Thanks in advance for your advice. ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2006, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-sought-on-cricket/383878/2 "2006-12-12T22:55:47Z")
Well you have to keep a firm hold on the bat and make sure your knee pads are in place and take advantage of the tea break… what? oh. sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2006, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-sought-on-cricket/383878/3 "2006-12-12T22:59:33Z")
Crickets make great fish bait. As for cell phones for teeny-boppers–you KNOW they will go over the allotted minutes at least once. Think I might be inclined to get her one of those “pay as you go” deals. Maybe charge it up for her with a certain amount of time initially, and then provide a set amount per month for additional minutes. If she wants more time than that, she can use her own money to pay for it…