picking a cell phone plan

[Hannity]

anybody work at one of the big telecom carriers who's well-versed in this stuff or have had good service/experience on their plan? my gf and I are looking for a simple, affordable plan. not big data users (about 1gb a month each). from a prelim price-check comparison, most carriers seem to offer a 1gb data plan with smartphone for around $40 a month. any advice is appreciated

[kingoflights]

give up the end is nigh.

[dillanharp]

give up the end is nigh.

Pretty much. Get a burner at Target on that Virgin or Boost. Both use sprint towers.

[Tracer]

Phonebooth, lets be brutally honest you don't need a smartphone or the shit plan that comes with it.

[iwishilivedinfinla]

Go get yourselves new Moto G's from Motorola, they're unlocked so you can use them with any service.  They're $180.  the most bang for your buck mid-range phone out there.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/motorola-moto-g-3rd-generation-4g-with-8gb-memory-cell-phone-unlocked-black/8919009.p?id=1219696702813


Then go to Cricket (the exact same as ATT) and sign up for their cheapest 35 dollar a month plan.  Unlimited Talk and Text + 2.5 GBs of data.  The network coverage is very good, and certainly better than T Mobile.




you'd be hard pressed to do better than that, with a quality phone to boot.

[chockfullofthat]

There are some interesting things in this article if you want to say tons of money:
http://readwrite.com/2012/11/07/from-smartphone-to-mindphone-cheaper-smarter-not-always-on