I pay about $58 a month for my AT&T iPhone contract with no texting plan and an employer discount. That includes fees. Were I a college student on a tight bud

I pay about $58 a month for my AT&T iPhone contract with no texting plan and an employer discount. That includes fees. Were I a college student on a tight budget I might migrate to an iPod mini LTE, a bluetooth headset* and VOIP apps (Talkatone for Gvoice). You could throw an iPod touch in there or not. Assuming you went with Verizon that's $25 a month base with no contract. * Picking the right headset seems vitally important here; some work smartly with Siri where you just tap the headset once or twice to activate voice control.