January 2016 - The new landscape in mobile access

Most of the major carriers dropped their 2-year contract periods to go with month-to-month service plans and direct purchase (with finance options) for the phones. This is good news for people who plan to keep a phone beyond the end of a contract period. I recently upgraded my phone and changed the plan to the new "Verizon Plan". I go over the basic rates the carriers are charging and recap how I came to the decision on the phone I purchased.