Go to HSN or ebay. Tracphone for 70 or so $. Gives you a phone & 1500 minutes 1500 texts & 1.5 GB data. Is good for 1 year from activation. It is on Verizon network.
That sounds like the best arrangement — a block of 1500 hours (or whatever) that’s valid for a year. Thanks. One more question: How exactly does it work? Do I get a new, unique SIM chip that replaces the one in my existing phone? Do I have to get a new phone every year or when the minutes run out? Sorry for the insipid Qs . . . I really don’t understand this stuff. And I certainly don’t want any cellphone service provider to have access to my credit card. I’ll need to have my bank issue me a new credit card as it is to get TracFone to quit autobilling me every three months.