I previously worked for and used Sprint and found them to have the best of the best in customer service if that is your highest priority. I have never used Verizon as their pricing is off the charts / ridiculous! For the past few years I have remained with Virgin Mobile and pay $32 (and change) total with effectively unlimited voice, data, texts. It is also month to month which is nice if you aren't going to use your phone for a few days after your cycle, you are not charged. I still have the first and only 'Smart fone' I have ever owned which is an LG Volt. That works great and you can pick one up on eBay for around 30 bux if you're lukkie! I do not email or browse from my phone but use it more for the iHeartradio app than anything else, sometimes voice search which is great also. No issues whatsoever once you get used to the account page / login / re-up pmt screen. Effectively, no one should be paying more than a dollar or so a day for unlimited use. Hope this helps! STEEM on all !