I don’t know why this never comes up with smartphones but they are doggone expensive. I don’t have one. I have a landline and it’s 30 dollars a month. I have a flip phone that is 30/mo as well, I use the net when I’m home is all. Aren’t smartphone prices like up close to 200/mo? or something?
“Aren’t smartphone prices like up close to 200/mo? or something?”
The devices on the Verizon site are from $250 to $1900. Now you can get plans for about $30/mo per device if you use autopay. We pay $120/mo. for unlimited everything.
I don’t know about monthly cost for a device ‘cause we paid cash.
They have gone way down in price. Check out TracFone. Buy the phone from HSN, QVC or eBay and it comes with minutes. I’m paying less than $100 for the whole year. See the site below for more info.
https://tracfonereviewer.blogspot.com/?m=1
Tracfone has pay as you go basic plans for 90 days at $20. Smartphone with quite adequate casual use internet data at $35 for 60 days.
You are so old
Aren’t smartphone prices like up close to 200/mo? or something?
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Be careful out on the roadways. Keep an eye out for the
‘smart phones’. Dey may be heading your way. We are
closer to self driving cars but not quite there yet.
Try Tracfone.
We have used them for a decade, and their phone prices and monthly service fees are excellent.
You can do everything by computer or land phone.
Walmart has them for $30 to $50 and it’s yours. No contract. My phone bill is $33 a month for unlimited everything and more data than I can use in a month.
I pay less than $68 a month, and that includes the cost of my iPhone 13 Pro. I have no need for a land line. So I'm paying less than $8 a month more than you are for ancient technology. Quite frankly, I can't imagine having to go back to a land line and a flip phone. But the savings and convenience for than pay for that small difference.
This morning I got about $3 off my grocery bill by getting digital deals only available through the store's app. And that's on just two items. I save the cost of time and money by making remote deposits whenever I get a check. I pay all my credit cards with my phone as soon as I receive my bill by e-mail that I read with my phone.
Apple CarPlay in my vehicles allows me to navigate anywhere I'm not familiar with through the map on my phone. My credit card apps allow me to receive instant notification whenever a charge is made, so fraud potential is significantly reduced. Vehicle apps allow me to remotely start them from anywhere. I can also open my garage door from anywhere with an app.
I can order goods from Costco, Walmart, Amazon, etc from my phone. When I'm traveling, I can look up camp sites if I have my trailer. I can look up CCW laws for each state, so I don't run afoul of the law. I can make motel reservations through various apps. I can monitor security cameras in my home. There is so much more I can do with my iPhone. I can even make phone calls with it! Like I said, I could never go back to the days of land lines and flip phones.
You can buy an unlocked Motorola phone for about $150 and then get a prepaid plan with 4GB data from Mint Mobile for about $200 per year, including taxes. That’s about $17 per month.