I've had to call to get subscription stuff taken off but we really like them overall. It's the only carrier we get consistent service with and the 25% discount we get off the whole bill (DH's company qualifies for corporate discount), we can't beat it. I simply had the texting turned off all of our phones (mine, DH's, and my inlaws). My FIL would text without even knowing it (phone is in his pants pocket). Now I don't get the marketing things anymore.

I would be mad as well with the situation. #1: if they know the phone belongs to a minor, any sort of marketing should never be sent to it since they can't legally say yeah or no to any of it anyway til they are 18. What I would probably do is take the phone gift out from under the tree and then give it to her at New Years or something. Now she thinks it's there..under the tree waiting. When it's not there at gift time, she'll wonder what's up. Then she'll be surprised when she gets it a week later

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