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Originally Posted by Rochard
It's $49 a month, but you have to buy the phone. Again, if you can afford the smart phone, you shouldn't be on government assistance.
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Here's the thing about that. I can go to just about any cell phone provider and get an iphone or a basic smartphone (neither the newest model) for free and pay around $40-$50 per month for the service. I just looked on the website for my local phone company and to get a basic phone line I would have to pay around $35 a month. So having a smartphone is not a sign of wealth.
Another option is that I could spend about $100 on a phone and use a carrier like Ting and spend maybe $20-$25 a month on service.
I would agree that is someone can afford to go plunk down $600 for a new phone then maybe they don't need assistance, but having a basic smartphone is not really any more expensive than having a home phone.