My wife and I have Verizon "flip phones". I had Verizon on an old grandfathered plan for about $80 per month for 2 phones, no data and 12 cents per text. Switched to Tracfone with their BYOP plan (Bring Your Own Phone). We pay under $7 per month each now and get more minutes AND texts than we can use. Only problem with Tracfone and Straight Talk is that they do not roam on Verizon so Mt Desert Island (Acadia) there is a lack of coverage. I have a smartphone on Tracfone AT&T service that has coverage where Verizon doesn't on the island.