For just $35/month and a one-time purchase of about $100, you can have a decent enough smart phone: http://www.virginmobileusa.com/cell-phone-plans/beyond-talk

For just $35/month and a one-time purchase of about $100, you can have a decent enough smart phone: http://www.virginmobileusa.com/cell-phone-plans/beyond-talk-plans/overview/ http://www.virginmobileusa.com/cell-phone-plans/beyond-talk-... Hopefully the coverage is good in your general area as it is in mine. (It used to start at $25/month if you signed up about 2 years ago like I did. I am grandfathered in on the $40/month/1200 minutes plan even though there really is no contract...) My 2 year old LG Optimus V running Android 2.3 can do just about everything I need it to, which really isn't much. Mainly I use it for Phone, Texting, Music and Maps/GPS. Everything else is just icing.