"...it always annoyed me that I was paying Verizon something like $300/year for a phone that I had long-since paid off." I went 6 years off contract after they

"...it always annoyed me that I was paying Verizon something like $300/year for a phone that I had long-since paid off." I went 6 years off contract after they gobbled & throttled Alltel customers. I was a previous VZW contracted refugee & refused to be yoked into minute/MB counting again and the very frequent overcharge disputes. I was paying that $300 for their superior national coverage, the 180° opposite of their norm customer service & freedom from stealthy "web access" fees. They knew we were f'ed under contract & it showed. Tmo works well enough now that I don't travel as much. I am on a grandfathered plan here now, too. Meh, I can always pay more, right?