I had a flip until April 2020 when the pandemic hit. I said I would never have a smart phone unless the plans were what I was paying for my flip. At the time, I was with AT&T and the flip was $12 mo.

I joined Cricket Wireless for $15 mo for a smart phone...2.0G data. Six weeks after joining, in mid-May, Cricket texted me that the plan was going to $30 mo in July 2020. Of course I had a fit and they even locked the phone so I could not join another carrier.

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I found a T-Mobile plan for $15 mo + tax. (Cricket didn't charge tax). Bought an Apple phone at the Apple store so the phone could never be locked and joined T-Mobile. Been with T-Moble ever since. Still $15 mo + tax, but I get 2.5G data.

Did a charge-back on the Cricket iPhone with the credit card company and won the dispute because the dispute was based upon "bait and switch" by Cricket.


I don't have many apps but for banking apps. No social media. Seri has been turned off in all apps. In fact, I don't use Seri at all. I don't use 2-step authentication. I mostly use the smart phone portion of the phone when I go to new places for directions and to read the news on the ferry.

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