Why do you have to be a certain age to buy a mobile phone?

@Beatbox34 Do you live in India?
Here we went don't have a land-line and even if we did I couldn't use it to tell my parents I am safe on the train.
My parents wouldn't let me have one until I was a little older though.

@Manfretthemanic Yes I live in india.

I mean since cellphones weren't a big thing then. There used to be booths in every nook and cranny where one could pay money to call someone up. I remember taking my mother to call her sister in the other state in 2006.

@Beatbox34 Wow! That's so cool. I never used a phone like that before but I did see one. I would like to take one apart to find out how it works.

@Babylon Yes, I know. It was solved in the end, and I was upset yesterday, but now I hope the man didn't get into trouble.

@Manfretthemanic in the future, be prepared for delicate things like money to be things you're not going to inherently be trusted about, even if you're a trustworthy person. Some people will pretend to be trustworthy but are not, so sometimes, you're put through the test to sift out who is truly telling the truth and who is lying.

Maybe that's why you got it and they catch many others by doing the same thing

@Babylon I know, but I'm not a liar. But I understand. 😊
You pass the test by crying. 😂
Next time I will go with my dad.

@octoberthesixth The man said it was my age, because they need permission from an adult. But I don't know why.

@Manfretthemanic In the end, you got what you wanted, a phone. Just be happy 😊👏

@Fluffybull I am! 😊

@Fluffybull The man told me I had to be sixteen to buy a phone, but I was sad so he asked me to call my dad and dad gave me permission.
But I hope the man didn't get into trouble.

@Manfredthemanic If your dad authorised it, it's probably ok.