This thread is veering off track a bit, don't we think?
In that vein, however, one of the things I totally detest is texting. I think even when we upgrade to smarter phones (my present criteria in a phone is large keys so that I can see them to punch in a number) I'm going to turn that feature off. It's too bloody dangerous and so easy to do in a vehicle. It's worse than drunk driving as so many more people use it with abandon. I hates it, I does.
I'm not sure how a data plan works as I won't get email either. I don't have to keep in touch up to the second on what's going on. Don't care. No social network applications either. And very little web stuff. So I'm thinking the only data I may use is possibly sending pictures to someone and the downloading of apps which shouldn't be that great either. So the minimum plan for my wife and I (Verizon) should work for now.