Get Verizon's wireless network at more than 50% off.  I heard about Straight Talk in a blog the other week and checked it out.  It sounded like a great deal so I switched from Verizon.

Tracfone buys blocks of time from Verizon and resells it using Walmart as it's marketing arm.  So you get the quality of the Verizon network but at a bargain price with no contract to tie you down.

I've been with Verizon for years now and I figured that this is a no brainer.  I was paying Verizon $99/month for unlimited talk.  Text would have been an additional $10 and data an additional $10.  With Straight Talk, I get unlimited talk, text and data.  I guess the only negative might be that the phone selection is limited and there isn't any big discount on the phones.  I just had a very basic phone so the Razor, $99,  was a step up for me.

The switch over was pretty easy. I went to Walmart and bought my phone and service plan.  I logged onto Straight Talk and keyed in some numbers along with my current Verizon account number.  In seconds, my current phone number was ported over to my new phone.  I had to make a simple call to activate it and I was done.  I quickly set up a new voice mail messege and I was back in business.  It took me maybe 5 minutes to get it all up and running.

Fifteen minutes of work could save you a lot on your cell phone bill.