Tracfone sure is becoming a ripoff. I used to pay around $50 a month for unlimited everything, or so they called it, though who knows what you actually got. This was up until maybe two years ago. I've been with AT&T ever since and while their rates are not the greatest (I'm paying, when I can afford to, $45 a month, pre-paid, for 2GB with rollover unused data, and unlimited minutes and texts) it's better than what Tracfone is charging now.

I'm very interested in Boom and H20, based on the prices quoted. But I guess any switch to them means buying another phone, as my Windows phone is tied to the Go! phone plan on AT&T.

I'm trying to think, didn't a law pass last year that all carriers have to unlock phones now? And wondering if that's true, and if so, if pre-paid phones must be unlocked upon request, as well.

My phone's not even in that great shape (several huge scratches on glass from dropping it on pavement, dings), nor a great phone (I got it on clearance for $13 at Walmart a few summers back; it's many models behind the latest/greatest) but putting another company's plan on it beats spending to replace it.

Plus I don't want to have to move from Windows to Android for a daily driver type phone, as Android isn't very secure. Windows probably isn't, either, but no one uses it, so no one bothers hacking it, I'd imagine. :\