Had iPhones for years. Started working from home (solo) and found it ridiculous to spend ~$100 a month for basically a few hours of talk time and ~250Mb of band

Had iPhones for years. Started working from home (solo) and found it ridiculous to spend ~$100 a month for basically a few hours of talk time and ~250Mb of bandwidth (I was always on wifi). Added up the lifetime cost of the phone (based upon a two year contract) and ditched it. I bought a 3G iPad Mini (which has no contracts) and Skype. I simply toss it in the bag when I am away for long durations. If there isn't wifi, I buy one month of cell service ad-hoc ($30). Nearly everyone I text has an iOS device, so I can use iMessage or FaceTime. If not, I can call them up via Skype. I actually enjoy being disconnected when I am out of the house around town.