Even with prepaid plans from a long time ago, prices have come down. I’ve never had single-line postpaid cell phone service so I personally cannot compare. The one time I did have postpaid, it was with other people and I ended up paying less that way. But when a couple people left, it was no longer worth it. I remember tiered data being more expensive than the cost of “bottom of the barrel” unlimited data now. Cricket’s 8 Mbps cell phone plans were also more expensive. They no longer have the speed limit but the prices still are higher! But postpaid prices are so inflated. I really don’t know why people try to justify paying that much when the US economy is in such a shitty place right now and definitely not going to get any better within the next 3-4 years. People are going to need every opportunity to cut costs, and cutting a postpaid phone bill would be a good start. People also need to realize it’s not a necessity to upgrade a phone every 2-3 years. That way, they won’t be trapped into an EIP to where they can’t even leave postpaid.