Calling Plans

[vovat]

My dad is coming up here tomorrow, which, unfortunately, means I'm going to have to talk to him about phones. Right now, I'm on a family cell phone plan with my dad and brother. I'm supposed to be able to get a discount on a new phone (which I really need; I can't even get a new charger for my current one) at the end of this month, but I would need my dad to authorize that. He, however, is saying that he wants to get off that plan, since he's not living in the same area anymore (not that I can really see how that matters with a cell phone). I wouldn't mind getting a plan where I didn't need my dad to authorize things, but I'm not sure I could afford it.