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SilberUrS6 11-24-2015 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey (Post 8890898)
Put her on her own plan.
Put her on her own plan.

widebody911 11-25-2015 04:39 AM
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Originally Posted by aigel (Post 8891144)
Mom, you are getting internet at home now, or the phone is no more ...
Unfortunately, she is dirt poor and can't afford internet. As it is, I don't know how she pays the rent and I'm afraid to ask.

VincentVega 11-25-2015 05:08 AM
Sounds like you cant afford her not to have internet at home. With the genie out of the bottle I'm not sure how to go back. Has she found chocolate rain yet? Good luck.

widebody911 11-25-2015 05:22 AM
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Originally Posted by VincentVega (Post 8891427)
Has she found chocolate rain yet? Good luck.
No, but she did mention something called two girls one cup or something like that.

Tobra 11-25-2015 05:34 AM
You need to get her internet at her apartment and a flip phone that can't access the internet. You can't afford for her not to have internet.

Does she live in those apartments on Manzanita, across from where the bowling alley used to be? There is a group of chain smokers that I see there, every time I walk past the bus stop.

John Rogers 11-25-2015 05:39 AM
Sounds like you have made an old and possibly lonely person happy and that is a good thing to do. Sounds like all the replies are negative and want to stop this, change that, etc, etc so I'd say let her be and enjoy herself.

Steve Carlton 11-25-2015 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by widebody911 (Post 8891447)
No, but she did mention something called two girls one cup or something like that.
Maybe two girls, two shirts?

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jyl 11-25-2015 06:14 AM
Cut off the smartphone. Get her internet at home.

widebody911 11-25-2015 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Tobra (Post 8891457)
Does she live in those apartments on Manzanita, across from where the bowling alley used to be? There is a group of chain smokers that I see there, every time I walk past the bus stop.
No, she lives in San Diego

flipper35 11-25-2015 06:58 AM
Move her to a prepaid plan that throttles her connection speed.

stomachmonkey 11-25-2015 07:00 AM
Internet at her apartment will almost certainly cost more than simply moving her to her own plan.

red-beard 11-25-2015 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by widebody911 (Post 8890766)
My wife wanted to get her mother a new phone for her birthday; she had an ancient POS that wasn't loud enough for her to hear, and she had crappy service. The original plan was just to get her a new 'dumb' phone, but I had to open my big fat stupid mouth and said "Why don't we just get her a smartphone? It's just a few dollars more." Which is technically true - the price difference is negligible. However, it turns out this woman is a god damn data hog. She blew through our quota (3Gb) in about 4 days flat. We bumped it to 6Gb; that bought us a week-and-a-half. I use less than 1GB, the wife uses about 2.5GB

My question for the brain trust is, how can I fix this?
WiFi

ted 11-25-2015 08:17 AM
We paid for a relative's phone in San Diego for 2 years.
Sprint plan with unlimited data.
Our relative has since been able to afford her own phone.

Fwiw after years of lousy Sprint coverage we switched to Verizon.
Phone works much better now.

aigel 11-25-2015 08:32 AM
Ok - I would talk to her and tell her that you are getting her a tablet and WiFi and she will trade the smart phone for a flip.

It will cost you a little up front, but will be the right choice in the long run. She mothered your wife, so chip in! :)

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gacook 11-25-2015 09:30 AM
Does she have WiFi? If so, make sure she's connecting her phone to it automatically. Data usage will drop exponentially.

scottmandue 11-25-2015 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by aigel (Post 8891144)
Mom, you are getting internet at home now, or the phone is no more ...

PLUS - you can buy a tablet and watch crap on a big screen all day!

G
This!

I know you say she has little tech savvy but internet + a smart TV, I have do not have much experience with smart TV's but I helped my wifes tech challenged friend set hers up, I installed the wall mount and expected to walk away... wife and her friend stood there with blank faces... me: "sigh... where is the remote?"
Within five minutes I had them logged on and live streaming (then I ran away).

If your mom is smart enough to burn that much data on a smart phone she should be able to work a tablet of smart TV I would think (Just my opinion, I have been wrong before and reserve the right to be wrong in the future).

porsche4life 11-25-2015 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey (Post 8891582)
Internet at her apartment will almost certainly cost more than simply moving her to her own plan.
Yup. Basic internet and a cheap router is the ticket. Sub $100 in equipment costs, and $20-30/month for service will be way cheaper than overages!



And they still make dumb phones?

Shadetree930 11-25-2015 09:49 AM
Why not just cancel the data element of her plan?

She can still make/take calls like she did on her old phone but she will only be able to access data when on WiFi.

if she wants to do the data .... she can leave the apartment and go to a free hotspot.

BlueSkyJaunte 11-25-2015 09:58 AM
Clearly the correct solution is to divorce your wife.

As an added bonus this would resolve your feline infestation.

Seahawk 11-25-2015 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by BlueSkyJaunte (Post 8891947)
Clearly the correct solution is to divorce your wife.

As an added bonus this would resolve your feline infestation.
Perfect:D

I would welcome your problem: My MIL is a gigantic sump of negativity that sucks the happiness out of kittens and puppies, Christmas and a babies smile.

If only it was a data plan at issue.

I'd figure out what you and Mrs. WB are willing to spend to keep her happy and find the right combo of phone and internet access.


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