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
I had tracphone in the past, did not like how it worked. I don’t have a lot of need for a phone actually.