I use my phone... as a phone. I occasionally text.
My company bought my iPhone for me. I would not have a smartphone otherwise.
If I had my druthers, I’d go prepaid or just get a home phone.
I like having a phone that can give me GPS directions, or let me find stuff on the internet wherever I am. Or check twitter while I am waiting in line.
If you just want a phone to be a phone, then cheap and prepaid is the way to go.