I'd had prepaid cell thru AT&amp;T strictly for emergencies and urgencies; but I had to keep renewing every 90 days, and the Ericsson phone wouldn't hold a charge. A cell phone that won't hold a charge is useless.I went to Walmart, looked at the 4 prepaid cellplans they had, realized that most of them required you to renew every 45 to 60 days, and that not all of them provided full coverage in Florida. Tracfone offeres full coverage, tho if you are out of your local calling area you will use 'double minutes'. Nonetheless, if you need it, it's worth using the double minutes. Tracfone offers 150 minutes good for one year, for $94, and right now they are offering a bonus 100 minutes. So far I am very pleased, very clear signal, it hasn't dropped a signal, and it holds the charge. If you need to stay connected 24/7 it is probably quite pricey, but for someone like me who uses it maybe once a month, and keeps it primarily in the glove compartment in case of emergencies, its' fine. The point is, for less than $150 I got an operating cellphone, with one year warranty, that holds a charge, has (so far as I can tell) 100% coverage, and 270 minutes good for one year and two months (initial activation gives you 20 minutes if you do it on the web, and is good for 60 days; the one year card extends it for another year past the initial date). I don't use the C-P a lot, but when you need it, it's a godsend. $47 including tax for the new Nokia Digital cellphone, $101 including tax for the 250 minutes good for a year. What do you want for $150?? Even the cheapest cellplans are going to run me over $20 month. If you have to stay connected 24/7, it is going to get real expensive real fast, but if you use it lightly, I don't know of a cheaper, easier, more reliable provider.