A native Californian transplanted in southern Illinois.Yesterday was J's birthday, he turned 18!
On Saturday, he had 3 friends over to spend the night. All four boys seemed to have a good time. On Sunday, his dad picked them all up and they went paint-balling. I had told ex-h I would pay for it, but he reported back that all 3 guests had brought their own money, and that he would pay for J. So, that was a pleasant surprise.
For his birthday, I bought him a smartphone from Republic Wireless, and will be paying the monthly bill. The phone cost $116.55 with tax. My first bill (paid upfront) was $20.34. This is for unlimited talk, text, and data. I will be dropping him from Ting, so there is a savings there to help offset the cost.
I feel so fortunate that both of my children have enjoyed good health and reached adulthood. I know there are many parents who sadly cannot say the same. My life has not gone quite as I had planned, but this is one thing that makes me feel the universe has smiled with favor upon me.
My Son The Adult
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I am interested in upgrading to a smartphone and the prices you quote sound good to me! I've never heard of Republic Wireless, though. Is it everywhere?
I briefly talked to a Verizon rep who said I would have to pay $60-75 per month to support a smartphone. $20-30 is more like it.
November 12th, 2013 at 04:51 pm 1384275067
I heard about Republic Wireless on the Mr. Money Moustache blog. MMM tried the service and reviewed it on his blog. He said the service was good. The phone I bought was the Motorola Defy for $99 (plus tax and shipping). They will be offering the Moto X for $299 (plus tax and shippping) soon. I believe they intend to phase out sales of the Defy, so if you want one of those you should act soon.
There is no contract, and they have a 30 day money back trial period.
There is a coverage map on their website.
They do have a "refer a friend" deal, which would net us both $19. If anyone intends to give them a try, I would appreciate the referral. My e-mail address is bean_counter_100@hotmail.com.
They have a better deal for smartphones than Ting, but I will be keeping my "dumb" Ting phone for now.
Here is the website https://republicwireless.com/home
If you scroll to the bottom of the screen in the grey area, you will see a link for "Coverage Map", a link for "Refer a Friend", and other links as well.
November 12th, 2013 at 05:22 pm 1384276921
Happy bday to you mom! You made it
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Ms M180 looked up the specs for me, and she said the Defy looked better for J because it has a slot for extra memory sticks, and J likes to play games. The X had larger built-in memory, but no slot for memory sticks.
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