Apparently, Verizon acquiring it started a couple of years ago - and I do remember that a while back we could no longer buy 3 month plans for what we now pay for only 2 months.
Yeah it’s been awhile
I just get the $20 unlimited per month but limited data
Still by using mostly WiFi I have over 13 gig of data
My other phone I buy 3 months limited for $20 as emergency backup