Mr. cthoops and I each currently have an iPhone 4 from AT&T. They are both off-contract and we switched to Airvoice Wireless several months ago. We've used the pay as you go plan and have generally been able to keep it to $10 every couple of months by turning off all data and sticking to wifi, and using FaceTime or Google Hangouts for our calls. We've also been able to keep the cost low because our texts to each other have been free due to iMessage.
His phone is showing signs of dying and now that I've seen how low-cost the MVNOs are, I can't go back to a contract. However, I also can't bear to fork out the money for a new unlocked iPhone. Ebay and Craig's List look like there are too many opportunities to get ripped off. So I think we'e going to have to look at non-iPhone options. The problem is I have no idea where to start.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated for mustachian ways to pull this off. Again, no data use is necessary. Just phone calls and texts, but I'd rather not go the "dumb phone" route because it takes so long to text. What would be the most appropriate MVNO, plan, and phone?
Thanks.