<p>Thanks for giving me food for thought, I will contact US Cellular to see if there will be any issues due to the phone being OOS for an extended period of time.
Also thanks again for mentioning US Cellular does not have a presence in Alabama, we will send his existing phone with him as back up , in addition to his yet unpurchased smart phone.</p>
<p>A couple of more questions.
- From the responses it sounds as if we should move forward with purchasing a laptop. It doesn’t sound as if the ipad can replace a laptop.
- Does anyone know why the NMF’s are receiving ipads instead of laptops? Either way, thank you, thank you Alabama.
- Can he access and download apps from the Apple app store on his ipad?
- The letter the NMF’s receiving regarding the ipad indicates a choice of carrier Verizon or AT & T, does that mean we will need to purchase a data plan or can he just use Wi-Fi?</p>
<p>A couple of notes, our son’s first choice was not originally Alabama. It was a school his best friend and several classmates are attending. One set of parents, who accepted early decision, recently realized they will not receive FAFSA or scholarships and are now scrambling to fund their child’s “dream school” which has a cost of over $60,000. Purchasing a laptop and smart phone seems like peanuts by comparison.</p>
<p>His friends, who are attending Ivy and Southern Ivy schools cannot understand why our son is attending Alabama. After visiting Alabama, our son made it his first choice-ROLL TIDE! Indulgent parents that we are, we turned him loose at the supe store during Bama Bound orientation. He is now decked out in bball shorts, t-shirts and even a beach towel.
If this continues we’ll have to take out a HELOC. LOL.</p>
<p>One final note, I’ve always loved the song Sweet Home Alabama, it now brings a tear to my eye every time I hear it as our son will soon be leaving…</p>