What cellphone plan should I go with?

After being cellphone-free for 3 years, I recently gave in to my wife’s pressure (I estimate it at 3.47 Megatons/sq inch) and am now forced to forsake the freedom I used to enjoy (Woe me!etc…)

We will be mostly calling each other so maybe some kind of couple/family plan would be most appropriate.

We will not use it much so we want the lowest monthly fee possible.

A short contract would be preferable and we coudn’t care less about color, camera or any of those bells and whistles that come with most cellphones nowadays.

Decent battery life would be a plus.

What provider and what plan would you recommend?

As always, thank you for your time.

Gozu

Hey, long time, no see! Howdy!

I haven’t comparison-shopped recently, but in case you were thinking of going with Sprint, I’d like to counter-recommend Working Assets (www.workingassets.com). They basically have the same prices and options as Sprint (I believe they are basically reselling Sprint service), but they donate a portion of their revenues to progressive nonprofits. I’ve got both their cell service and long-distance on my home line; have for years, and have always been satisfied with their service and responsiveness.

Plus if you sign up for their home long-distance, I think you still get a coupon for a free pint of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream every month for 6 months. What could be better?

Hey Eva Luna, I’m surprised you still remember me (pleasantly that is ;p) . I’m afraid you don’t understand how things are with my wife. She notified me about 47 minutes ago that we both needed a cellphone NOW! I basically have until 12 or 12:30 EST to decide which provider/plan to go with then she will put me in her pocket and take me to a random store and make me sign something. Online orders are pretty much out of the question.

Too bad for the ice cream…

Maybe your wife can be dissuaded for a few days with the prospect of free ice cream. Seems kind of silly to procrastinate for that long, and then to consider it an emergency.

(BTW, I tend to remember people with immigration questions. Glad to see you’re still here, and in one piece.)