ideas on dropping phone service for pre-paid service?

I would. I recommend Net10 prepaid.

You can get 750 minutes or text messages for $25 with 30 service days with Net10. Net10 phones range in price from $20 up to $200. But you do not have to buy a high end phone to get good service.

You can also get unlimited talk, text and web for $50 with 30 service days for Net10. You can sometimes find good Net10 phones on sale for $40 or less.

When I switched back to Net10 from Verizon I found a $80 phone on sale for $30.

I recommend a Samsung R455C which is $80, a Samsung R355C which can be found on sale for as little as $10( I bought one at Radio Shack 2 months ago for $10), or a Samsung R451C.

You can also find flip phones for as little as $20.

I recommend that you get a Net10 phone with a C after the model name and number, these phones will run off of the Verizon network.

A phone with a G after the phones model name and number will run off of the AT&T or T-Mobile networks.

You can go to Net10.com for more details.

If you have any questions you can message me and I will try to answer them for you.

I recently dropped my contract service and picked up a pre paid acct. I was paying anywhere from $110-$250 a month for my bill. I have the new Mercury (android) with Cricket and it has everything my HTC had except voice mail text. Other than that I'd rather pay $65 a month for Unlimited everything than continue to pay the above price for my bill every month.... And if I went international they'll only charge me $10 for a flat fee

just do it... this sounds more like a CELL PHONE question...

i never sign a contract.. i have to pay full retail for my phones, but the end result is a savings every month, and even calculating the cost of the phone and service over the year i am still saving and do not have any penalties or early termination fees whenever i decide to change carriers, which happens from time to time...

My land line isn't that expensive. We use Time Worthless(tm) and they charge about $35.

So, what's your question?