Are Blackberrys allowed in Christ's Hospital?

[Eruresto]

Incidentally, I must ask, do they work overseas?

[kerrensimmonds]

Yes.,,, provided the network supplier has set it up for you......
One only has to ask......

[englishangel]

Maybe thatgirlxo is paying full fees.

Or maybe she has a weekend/holiday job and pays for i.t. herself.

Lonelymom. dear, darling, who cares, it just means we love and miss them.

Just seen the lapsua lingua (or whatever fingers are) in my first sentence. I have left it as I think it is rather appropriate.

(typo edited)

[Fjgrogan]

I have just been informed that since Blackberry is a trade name it is probably perfectly correct to just add an 's' for the plural! Not being a technical person, I wouldn't know!

[Jo]

Hmmmmmm..... it's possible, I suppose

[thatgirlxo]

blackberry's is a way you can spell it since its a trade name.

secondly, i guess times have changed, its common for a lot of people my age to have a blackberry and it's my parents choice really if they want to get me one

[Ajarn Philip]

Lonelymom. dear, darling, who cares, it just means we love and miss them.

But not until they're what age? I seem to remember you getting very intense on another thread about kids being bought mobile phones and laptops...

[lonelymom]

Who, me?

[englishangel]

lonelymom had said that DS stood for Dear son, and I said it was darling.

I reckoned 11 was too young as children should still be under parents supervision. By 16 (thatgirl is going into Deps) people are out and about on their own.

[lonelymom]

Okay, I'm totally confused now - as I've said before on this forum, it doesn't take much to confuse me!

[englishangel]

DS is darling son BTW.

I thought it was Dear Son Do people really say 'darling son', 'darling daughter', 'darling child'? It's all very luvvie isn't it?

Trying to un-confuse you. No they don't say darling son, they say DS.

On another thread I expressed surprise that an 11 year-old had an iPod, laptop, phone etc.

[lonelymom]

Got it, thanks I'm now completely UNconfused (probably not for long though!)

[onewestguncopse]

In answer to the first question, i am not aware of any phone being banned at all. The use of phones is monitored and when it is used inappropriately (ie in class, after lights out etc) then the pupil could expect them to be confiscated for a while. However, if they are used in accordance with school rules then you can have whatever phone you like. Many students have iphones, balckberries etc. Remember that EMA is paid to 45% of all 6th formers - this is up to £120 a month tax free. The children with low income families are ironically the wealthest children in terms of 'pocket money' in the school!!

[J.R.]

As long as it's not 'DD' !

[englishangel]

and in state schools too.