So, a couple years back, after devouring MMM wisdom, I called Verizon and re-negotiated my phone plan. Was paying $94/mo for unlimited talk, text and data. In talking with the rep, I discovered that I averaged just under 2GB of data usage a month, so I got a plan that had 2GB of data, unlimited talk and text. Cost: $73. I was pretty ecstatic to be saving $252/year!
But fuck me, every single month since then, I've gone over 2GB of data. WTF? So average phone bill has been $86/month. Still saving over the old plan, but not what I envisioned.
Tired of this bullshit, I pulled the plug and called T-Mobile the other day, after finding out about their $30/month pre-paid plan for 100 mins. of talk, unlimited text, and unlimited data (w/4G speeds for the first 5GB, slower after that). New phone + $40 credit cost me $74.
Just got it yesterday, but haven't activated it yet because I have questions about transferring contacts and apps over from Verizon. Not even sure it's possible, but I need to explore the option first. Looking forward to saving some real money soon.
Will post updates on my experience as I log some time with the new phone.
