[grania]

I have a dumb, basic cell phone from Consumer Cellular. With them, you pay for the phone upfront and there's no contract, just a monthly bill. My bill is $10 a month, another $2.50/mo for fees and taxes.

It's only for emergencies, so my plan is no minutes, but 25 cents a minute if I actually use it. I'm very happy with Consumer Cellular. Anytime I've needed to call them they've been punctual, friendly, accurate, and English speaking. They also have plans that include different levels of minutes/month, all choices being very clear.

[Vinnie]

Wife and I have Consumer Cellular.
I have a smartphone, hers is semi-smart.
We share 500min., 1000 texts, 50megs data.
$42/mo, tax,tags,etc. included.
My phone cost $100. Hers was less.

CC uses ATT network. If you have an ATT phone(or any GSM phone I think) CC will send you a sim card free to get you started.

Great company to do business with, rated # 1 in Cust. svc.