I get a better signal with my TracFone than my Verizon phone.
Surprisingly, my Tracfone had service in areas of Nowhere, Kansas that one of my other phones didn’t. I even bought a CB because I only looked at my main phone with unlimited minutes. Oh well, a backup is always good, even if it’s extra backup. Short range CB but hey...
M wife and I both use pre-paid phones. We don’t use them much and it averages out to 15 dollars a month per phone. Same service and networks the contract phones use.