Just to offer a little different opinion. I bought a smart phone, because I thought I "needed" one. I got the data plan, because I was ignorant to the fact that placing my sim card in a smart phone would automatically enroll me. Anyways, I don't use the data plan at all, and it's a total waste of money for me. If I need to look something up online, there's always some www addict around that'll jump on his phone and check it for me in half the time it would have taken me to make it work. They seem to love it... I've tried it a handful of times, and finally decided it's not worth the effort. The screens are too small, the internet function is slower, and I can't see a whole page of information. I'm cancelling it as soon as I come across another plain jane cell I like. A basic cell with texting seems to be perfectly adequate for me, sans landline.