I’ve got to have a smartphone for my business, but I despise that bill. My plan is through AT&T right now, but I was recently told I need to investigate Ting. A couple said they were spending north of $200/month for their two iPhones. They said they have not changed anything about their usage, but are down to $50-$60 with Ting. I don’t know enough to recommend it, but I’ve heard good things about it.
For anyone interested:
CHEAP HOME LANDLINES via VOIP___________
I can vouch for this VOIP. I paid two years in advance. When you do this it costs $130 and no taxes and other garbage tacked on. I use this for my home phone
They have other plans but this is my favorite
http://www.vestalink.com/pricing/?plan=basic
What you need is a router and an obi device which costs ~38$ at Amazon just as an example where to buy it http://www.amazon.com/OBi100-Telephone-Adapter-Service-Bridge/dp/B004LO098O/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1417566134&sr=1-1&keywords=obie
Also Walmart has a $10/month VOIP that my friend is happy with. http://www.walmart.com/ip/BasicTalk-Home-Phone-Device/23739626 The device to connect costs $10.
Youn also can buy basic talk direct from their website
Ting is a Sprint reseller.. so if sprint sucks in your area (well.. from sea to shining sea they pretty much suck) ting will suck just as bad.