I got caught on the highway with a flat tire, arm in a sling from shoulder surgery and dead of winter.
Got a Tracfone (pay as you go) for emergenciens after that. Started using it more and more with friends on weekends so I went to Verizon for a while...loved it...just didn't use it enought to justify the cost.
Am on Tracfone again now. Have had great service with both companies.
Christine