I had never concerned myself with cell phones since the whole "get a 'free' phone with a contract!" seemed like a total scam, and I didn't need a personal cell

I had never concerned myself with cell phones since the whole "get a 'free' phone with a contract!" seemed like a total scam, and I didn't need a personal cell phone, so I let my SO "do the needful". Recently I lost my corporate iPhone, and was referred by a colleague to Cricket, which is a subsidiary of AT&T. $35/month unlimited domestic calls/texts + 1GB LTE data (with throttling, not cutoff, if the data alloc is exceeded) seemed like a great deal compared to my SO's Verizon contract deal. I can use any AT&T compat phone. Then I was informed by the Cricket salesman that a $100/month for 5 phones deal was available; we ditched the Verizon contract (paid a small penalty for doing so): 2 kids now have phones, I have 2 (1 work, 1 personal); all MotoG's ($25 ea after rebate). Recently Cricket bumped the monthly data alloc from 1GB to 2.5GB (per phone per month, same price). There may be somewhat better deals, but I'm quite pleased with the current deal, and NO CONTRACT!!! Things can only get better...