Can "account owners" for a cell phone read the texts on the monthly bill?
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January 26th, 2010
I’ve been texting my friends a lot and if they find out I’m texting “certain friends” I’m probably gonna get in trouble for saying things my parents don’t want me say..so just wondering
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I have Sprint and it just shows the total number of text messages sent and received. I can’t imagine how many pages long the bill would be if all the text messages were printed out!
I have AT&T and you can only see the number of texts and the phone numbers of the senders/recipients. I don’t think the phone company cares enough what you’re saying to put it on the bill – they just like to prove that there was something they can charge. I think you’re safe :)
Cover your tracks though (if you haven’t already). The easiest (and only) way to read your texts is from your inbox.
No, junior, your parents can’t read your text messages.
Only if they get a subpoena.
My husband called Verizon to ask that very question about our son’s texts.
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