Quick background: My wife and daughter are on Verizon, they both have the LG enV 3. They have a 700 shared minute plan, unlimited texting and pics, no internet. I get a 20% discount through my work, so the total cost is about $114 a month. Now me and my mother-in-law are are on Sprint, but our contract is about to expire next month. We've both got basic flip phones, 550 shared minutes, I have 250 texts, she has none. Costs me about $80 a month.
Now, I'd like to get us both on Verizon. I think. I basically want to do whatever will cost me the least amount of money per month. I will still get my mother-in-law the most basic phone I can, with no features or texting. She won't use them. However, I'm gonna be pissed if I have to pay some data plan bullshit on that phone.
Now with me, I'm just not sure what I want. Do I spring for a Smart Phone? I know I want something I can text with more easily and I actually do like my wife's LG for that. But if I'm going to spend the same amount on a data plan for a Droid or simple texting phone like the LG, why not just get the Droid?
I haven't been in the Verizon store yet. I also want to know what's the best approach to take here. I've heard that it's better to buy the phone online and go from there. Any truth to that?
Help me out, guys...