1. that 2 year hostage contract allowed me to get a 400 dollar phone for only 50 bucks.
2. I am paying 30 bucks a month, not sure how you are getting 85. Then again, I don't stay on the phone long at all.
3. unless you are watching online porn or a streamed movie while in traffic, you're not burning through that allotment any time soon. If you are listening to music, put it on a cd or mp3 player.
4. It serves as a 200 dollar gps instrument, as a 200 dollar mp3 player, and a pretty decent camera. All for 50 bucks and a 2 year plan.
5. Apps are all free if you know how to jailbreak. The barcode scanner and other apps are just fantastic.
6. People can be downstairs or in the backyard using their wifi and surfing the web if they don't want to sit on the computer. No megabyte usage either as long as you have wifi enabled.
I used to hate cell phones, but smart phones have converted me.