I got my first cellphone when i turned 12. It wasn't a fancy phone, it was a Pink flip phone. It wasn't the BEST phone ever, but i was just thankful that i GOT a phone. If you want a cell phone that bad, then do chores without your parents asking. Take out the trash, load the dishwasher, clean the dishes, help set the table for dinner, clean up your room, say "please" and "thank you" and "no thank you", vacuum your room, dust your room, clean your toilet, help your mother cook dinner, get good grades, be polite, pick up anything you leave on the floor, help your brother and sisters clean up their room, or offer your mom and dad and brothers and sisters "coupons" such as "I will vacuum my room for a week" or "I will wash the dog" or "I will make my bed" or "I will clean up the kitchen after dinner without any help". If you are to do some of these chores before christmas, i am sure that you will get a phone. If you do some of these chores, and you REALLY think you are going to get a phone, don't get your hopes up. Also, if you are polite, and if you get a phone for christmas, right after you get your phone, don't go back to not doing your chores, and not being polite. I hope i helped! Good Luck!