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<blockquote data-quote="svengandhi" data-source="post: 482987" data-attributes="member: 3493"><p>Signorina and JJJ -</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the suggestions. I am also looking into Credo, a social activist group that apparently buys minutes from Sprint and reseslls them. They sometimes offer packages which include a buyout credit. My son got the phone for $99 (instead of $799) when he opened a two year account. He put his girlfriend on his account, which ****** me off. He has a data plan, which he did downgrade as well. He is probably going to give me the smartphone, as I have just a regular phone with no email, internet or anything; I call it the dumb phone. Right now, I am keeping his line on my account open because it has an unlimited grandfathered in data plan. When I renew in April, I will put his smartphone on my account, probably change my number to his old one and then I will have the data plan. I can't suspend his service, he doesn't live at home and uses the phone for work (which is another reason why I paid - he doesn't earn money if his boss can't reach him). He did pick up his grandma and aunt for Tday which meant H didn't have to do it, so I gave him $20 for gas when he came by. As for his car, it's 5 years older than he is and he's 21 and he helps H with the maintenance and repair work on it. He doesn't complain about not having a cool new car. </p><p></p><p>It's the mild Aspieness that makes him a combo of impulse shopper and not being able to wait. However, he is getting better as he gets older. When he first started working, he would blow his week's pay on video games and candy. Now, he is trying to save some money. He canceled some of his online games, etc. He and his roomies are hitting the supermarket and cooking at home more instead of eating out at diners and fast food. I wish he'd go back to college but he's not ready yet.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, if 3 years ago you had told me my oldest son would be working steadily, would be polite and trying to be responsible, I would have said whose son are you talking about? If only he would shave his hideous beard (and convince his 15 year old brother, Yetiboy, to shave his)... Ah well, at least their beards are gorgeous shades of blonde.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svengandhi, post: 482987, member: 3493"] Signorina and JJJ - Thanks for the suggestions. I am also looking into Credo, a social activist group that apparently buys minutes from Sprint and reseslls them. They sometimes offer packages which include a buyout credit. My son got the phone for $99 (instead of $799) when he opened a two year account. He put his girlfriend on his account, which ****** me off. He has a data plan, which he did downgrade as well. He is probably going to give me the smartphone, as I have just a regular phone with no email, internet or anything; I call it the dumb phone. Right now, I am keeping his line on my account open because it has an unlimited grandfathered in data plan. When I renew in April, I will put his smartphone on my account, probably change my number to his old one and then I will have the data plan. I can't suspend his service, he doesn't live at home and uses the phone for work (which is another reason why I paid - he doesn't earn money if his boss can't reach him). He did pick up his grandma and aunt for Tday which meant H didn't have to do it, so I gave him $20 for gas when he came by. As for his car, it's 5 years older than he is and he's 21 and he helps H with the maintenance and repair work on it. He doesn't complain about not having a cool new car. It's the mild Aspieness that makes him a combo of impulse shopper and not being able to wait. However, he is getting better as he gets older. When he first started working, he would blow his week's pay on video games and candy. Now, he is trying to save some money. He canceled some of his online games, etc. He and his roomies are hitting the supermarket and cooking at home more instead of eating out at diners and fast food. I wish he'd go back to college but he's not ready yet. Anyway, if 3 years ago you had told me my oldest son would be working steadily, would be polite and trying to be responsible, I would have said whose son are you talking about? If only he would shave his hideous beard (and convince his 15 year old brother, Yetiboy, to shave his)... Ah well, at least their beards are gorgeous shades of blonde. [/QUOTE]
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