I'm the mother of an addicted daughter. And my mama's gut tells me if you reactivate that phone, he will be calling the girlfriend.
And he can't call long distance from the house phone? He can't call collect? I know that collect calls can be expensive, but I'd spring for him calling me before I'd turn the cell phone back on.
Now this is all just my personal opinion, but I, in my enabling days, have paid WAY TOO MANY overextended cell phone bills. And I was so slow to catch on that AD could live without a cell phone. DUH! Thanks to my HP and what I've learned on this board and in my face to face meetings, I know better now.
Hugs,
Hangin' In