I remember when I first saw the iPhone. Frankly, it was beautiful. Sleek, smooth, modern, polished...I coveted it. And OMG - in white! That's a sexy beast.
My dear brother handed me down his old iPhone two years ago and I switched over to AT&T. I loved everything about it, even though it was often fickle, temperamental, and undependable. I am using the second iPhone hand-me-down from my brother and this one has an issue of just...turning off. Like, all the time. I was figuring I'd wait until the new one comes out in September, cough up the 200 bucks and extent my contract another two years. But...but!
I really don't use my phone that much. I mean, I use it all the time but I don't really USE it. I don't even talk on the phone; even with my 450 minute plan I have rollover minutes every month. I just use my phone to text, take pictures, for driving directions, to check email, and to go on Facebook. I'm being completely honest here. So, why am I paying so much for that?
I started to comparison shop between all the mainstream cellular companies but it's pointless - you really can't save any money with them...a couple dollars here and there, but they all really cost about the same. I started randomly googling things and found this review that rated prepaid plans. I learned about Boost Mobile - they are well reviewed online and have great prices. There is even a good deal of customer love expressed for them on their Facebook page, and you know how people love to gripe on Facebook pages! They have a deal where every 6 months you pay your bill on time, your payment goes down $5, for a maximum of $15 in savings. Their unlimited text/talk/web plan for Android phones starts at $55 and can go down to $40 a month if you pay on time (and I ALWAYS do). Now, THAT is a savings. If I end up at $40, that is less than half of what I pay now.
Some people complained online about the phone selection being limited but, to be honest, I hate having too many choices. I checked out the Android phones and used the reviews at PC Magazine to help me decide...the second best choice was on sale and had a coupon code, so it was $100 less than the top choice...$199 instead of $299. That was my choice! Supposedly they will be introducing the iPhone in a while at Boost Mobile but they don't discount their phones. I'd never be able to justify buying it at full price. Besides, what did Apple ever do for me?
I already called AT&T to cancel my plan at the end of the month (to avoid early termination fees, ya know). My phone gets here in a few days and closer to the end of the month, I'll activate it. I'll have to get a new number but I'm ok with that...I kind of like being able to avoid people from my past by wiping away my trail every once in a while ;) I'll have to report back once I get the whole thing up and running...how exciting!
