The real disruption is occurring in the MVNO space. The things the major telcos are doing pale in comparison. For instance, our family and parents share 5 phon

The real disruption is occurring in the MVNO space. The things the major telcos are doing pale in comparison. For instance, our family and parents share 5 phone on 1 plan on Ting. There is a flat $6 monthly fee per device, and our charges are based simply on the amount of minutes and data we use. The rates are cheap (about $0.02 per minute for voice calls). You can use almost whatever Sprint-compatible device you want (we use some cheap Nexus S phones we bought used from a reseller) and can add, remove, or swap devices at anytime through their online interface. If your outside of Sprint's network, voice calls will roam over Verizon's network at no extra cost. You are free to do whatever you want on Wi-Fi at no cost, and there if no charge for tethering, either. Their customer support has been superb. We've called them a couple of times when we had some issues activating a new device (mostly my mistakes) and someone knowledgeable picked up the phone immediately. No waiting, no transferring between CSRs. Similar innovations are occurring with other MVNOs like Republic Wireless. Why people are sticking with the majors I don't understand.