Apr 10, 2009

Dad smashes phone after $4,756 texting bill

The good news:

A Cheyenne, Wyoming teen had fun sending 10,000 text messages and receiving another 10,000.

The bad news:

The family did not have a texting plan on their Verizon contract.


Not only is Dena’s phone in a plastic bag smashed to bits, she is grounded until the and of the school year.

When Gregg Christoffersen got the Verizon bill for $4,756.25, he got out his hammer and took care of his daughter’s phone.

The grades for 13-year-old Dena Christoffersen (pictured) went from A's and B's one semester to F's in two months.


The family says Verizon has been willing to knock the bill down to a reasonable level.

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