Think Verizon is on its way out come August!

Well it looks like hubby and I will be switching cell phone carriers come August 9th!  We were going to stay with them until they told us to get the newer version of the phone we already have, we have to add an additional $9.95 a month per phone for data fees!  Seriously!  We already have the same phone, it just an upgraded, newer version,  nothing added on that this one doesn’t have, but they want to charge us more?  OH that is so not going to happen!  As it is there is only one room in the house that 90% of the time I don’t drop calls from, and that is our bedroom, and in warmer months I go out on our porch area to make calls.  Winter time its my room or no where or the calls drop like flies.  Ironic isn’t it, the network with the fewer dropped calls by behind.  When I compare them to sprint they have same coverage for  what we need.  Sprint is cheaper and their plan even includes INTERNET and unlimited calls to any cell phone.  Not to mention if we was to consider adding Internet to our plan with Verizon, its another $30 per month per phone!  Not happening!  So hubby is debating what he wants to do.  Personally I don’t want mine anymore.  After all I been through with my daughter who can’t even talk to me without sending or replying to a text, I just assume not have it.  I wish hubby just put the home line back in for me for the $29 a month that AT&T wants and do away with me having a cell phone again!  Just go back to him  having one but for some reason he insists on me having one.  Hey I love to have the new ipad but I don’t see me getting that!   Heck if I did have one I so would get the ipad insurance too.   They are so cool looking aren’t they.  The point I am trying to make is I don’t understand if I don’t want the cell phone WHY do I have to have one?  For what, four years now I have been without a land line aka house phone.  I think it sucks.  I get he doesn’t want to have both cell phones and a house phone but what I don’t understand is, why can’t I choose which I want?

I did check and there is this plan for Seniors, where dad would qualify for a cell phone free of charge, so he would still have a phone on him for emergencies!  He get so many monthly minutes too.  So I think we should sign dad up for that and quit paying for his line too but I wonder if dad will have a fit about that too!