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$300 bucks a month? I think you need to reexamine your phone needs. YMMV.
We're 2 working professionals who use the phone more often than your average person and therefore we each require unlimited talk time. I carry a Blackberry and my wife carry's 2 I-phones (thank goodness we only have to pay for one of hers). Texting is essential for both of us, but unlimited data is just something I use more. If we had to pay for all 3 phones, We'd be over $400.
That being said, we have a house line. $40 gives us ALL the features. Another $30 gives us DSL. Total land line bill is over $100. While I don't need ALL the features, I do need to be able easily, quickly, and conveniently send and receive faxes at any time. And my experience has been in SOME minor SHTF scenarios (such as a few different hurricanes) that when the cell phone lines are jammed up due to mass hysteria that we were able to rely on the good ole land line to make calls, even when there was no power.
So in all, we're actually spending over $400 on communications which seems excessive - Hence, why I'm looking into Metro PCS.