My first cell phone was via Cellular one (Airtouch, Verizon, etc, etc). It was $30/month for 30 minutes, no long distance, roaming charges applied if you left the one block radius of your home coverage, and the coverage was miniscule compared to today.
It wasn't until 1995 that Alltel released a plan for unlimited cell use for the ungodly price of $100/month.
Where did you get a $44 unlimited plan in 93?