information written down, you surely won’t be able
to find it once the phone is stolen.➟ Know how to report harassment or bullying.The
carrier should have a clear set of procedures you can
use to report any malicious calls. It’s best to know
these in advance of harassment.When buying a cell phone and/or signing up for cell phone service,
consider whether you should get a pre-paid account or an account that
bills charges monthly. Depending on your phone usage, it may be more
economical to get an account where you buy minutes, rather than pay-
ing a monthly fee and taxes whether you use the phone that month or
not. If you use the phone only when you go on trips, for example,
a pre-paid plan such as one offered by Tracfone (find this at http://www.
tracfone.com, shown Figure 15-20) makes sense.Figure 15-20
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