Want to drastically reduce my cell phone bill (no contract desired)

[Anonymous]

Are you able recommend a provider? I do not have a desire to access the web via my phone. I want it for voice and a little texting.

Thanks for the recommendations.

[Anonymous]

How many minutes a month do you need?

Tracfone is the best way we've found to do really low minutes for little money. The phone service is fine. The customer service stinks.

[Anonymous]

I typically use no more than 200 minutes a month.

[Anonymous]

Your job does not provide you will a cell phone?

[Anonymous]

No, my job doesn't.

[Anonymous]

I have an Android phone on Boost Mobile. Thanks to their shrinkage plan (you make on time payments every 6 months they drop up to $15 off your bill) and I pay $40/month for unlimited talk text and web.
http://www.boostmobile.com/

Virgin Mobile has good plans if you don't need/want unlimited and they start at $35/month. And, if you care about that thing, Virgin offers the iPhone 4 and 4s.
http://www.virginmobileusa.com/

[Anonymous]

Thank you.

NO, not concerned about an iPhone. Just want a phone that I can make and receive calls from.

[Anonymous]

sorry for the caps...meant to type "No."

[Anonymous]

Get a TracFone. Pay as you go. Look at the prices online. My husband and I have had ours for 3 years now. You can get one with a querty keyboard for about $20 at Target.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get a TracFone. Pay as you go. Look at the prices online. My husband and I have had ours for 3 years now. You can get one with a querty keyboard for about $20 at Target.

Thanks. I will look into this right now.

[Anonymous]

Vmobile also has a pay as you go plan too.

[Anonymous]

If you only need phone calls, then the TracFone is good.

If you need text and email:

Virgin has the LG Optimus Elite (an Android phone) for $90 with unlimited talk, text, and 3G data for $55 a month.

Boost has the Samsung Galaxy Rush for $149 with unlimited everything for $55.

Republic offers unlimited hybrid 3G/Wifi service for $19 with the purchase of their phone for $250.

[Anonymous]

I take back my recommendation of Republic - here's a bad review that says it's junk.

[Anonymous]

The link - http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2013/03/22/a-review-of-republic-wirelesss-cellphone-cervice/

[Anonymous]

I have a verizon pay as you go..I pay $100 a year and roll over anything left. 25 cents/min for call. I really only use it when traveling or emergencies.