I'm on Virgin now.  200 minutes 2.5GB data $25 per month, but if you 
sing up for this plan it is now $30
The drawback is they have limited the choice of phones.

I plan on switching to the T-Mobile $30 100 minute 5GB data plan after 
the new year sometime.

The drawback to that plan for me is the price of the phone I want $650 
for the Galaxy Note II without a contract.


On 11/30/2012 1:34 PM, Brian Weaver wrote:
> This might interest you if you're cheap like me :)
>
> http://readwrite.com/2012/11/07/from-smartphone-to-mindphone-cheaper-smarter-not-always-on
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 1:29 PM, Eric Cope <eric.cope@gmail.com 
> <mailto:eric.cope@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Boost Mobile, Virgin, both have prepaid plans with smart phones
>     that can tether, but you are still looking at $40-50 / month.
>
>     Cricket has smart phones too, but I think its a bit more.
>
>     Eric
>
>
>     On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 1:24 PM, <joe@actionline.com
>     <mailto:joe@actionline.com>> wrote:
>
>
>         So what are this esteemed group's top choices for smart phones
>         ... and the
>         cheapest data plan?
>
>         My current cell phone plan is $40/year ($10 every 90-days),
>         which actually
>         gives me even more than I use it because I use the land line
>         in my office
>         for 99.9% of my phone use and I just carry my tiny cell phone
>         in my car
>         (and almost never in my pocket) because I prefer to enjoy life
>         without
>         being tethered to and ensnared by phone calls when I leave the
>         house or
>         office.
>
>         My little bride has an iPhone with a blue-tooth more-or-less
>         permanently
>         attached to her ear with an unlimited plan that keeps her
>         talking about
>         10-hours-a-day.  No further comment on that ... except to say
>         that I am
>         thankful that when we go out together, she keeps that dang
>         thing turned
>         off (her own choice) because she also likes to enjoy life without
>         phone-intrusion as we go places and do things.
>
>         And yet, I must admit that there have been times that I have
>         enjoyed using
>         her iPhone to check on-line for dinner reservations and
>         directions, etc.
>
>         So, I am now willing to concede that there would no doubt be
>         some benefits
>         to upgrading my own cell phone situation, especially since I
>         now see some
>         ads showing the capability of hand-writing notes on the
>         screen.  I really
>         like that idea.  And, it would be nice to be able to tether my
>         Xoom or my
>         laptop to a phone for internet access without having to look for a
>         wireless hot-spot.
>
>         However, I do not want to pay $40-50/month for perhaps 4 or 5
>         hours a
>         month of total phone time *and* internet access.
>
>         Are there any plans available for this kind of very limited use?
>
>         And which phones and/or mini-tablets would y'all recommend for
>         this?
>
>
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