If you have a grandfathered Verizon unlimited data plan, you might be better off with that for awhile. Or, you might find one of the smaller carriers offering more aggresive pricing with a Mifi device. Your speed at the PC will be the same as on your phone, the link between the two is WiFi, much faster than the 3g speed. You won't likely have enough allowance to use it for movies or Netflix. Mike, note that a good 3g connection can be faster than entry level dsl, for instance. Also, Android phones have built in tethering, no app needed

Actually, every prepaid phone I've dealt with you have to start with a "new" number on the prepaid phone. You can then port a different number to it if you want. Tip: If using Tracfone, activate the phone online and you'll get a few extra minutes. They may still have the thing going where you can get a few minutes too for registering an email address against the phone. Look for bonus codes to add minutes or time when adding time. You can get a lot more minutes for your money. And a double minutes for life card is about $25 if your phone doesn't have that on it.

Not certain what it is called but when I activate mine and then flip to the very first screen at the bottom is a small graft that shows how much time I spent on the various apps. You might look there to see what shows the most time. If it is only charged to 86% and lose 30% in 5 minutes perhaps charging to 100% then seeing how fast it drops. It may also be that the time spent is longer than you think you were on fb. I can start reading what friends and groups I am on while drinking a cup of coffee only to realize I have drunk the whole cup and time has passed.

Thanks, Witty, All the messages were ones I sent, I thought I’d sent them all the same way, but maybe not. I got no response, so will probably call the person. Thousands of miles away, in the alternative universe, senior independent who believes in conspiracies and ignores facts. No vaccines bc their immune system is “exceptional.“ Somewhere between cognitive decline, personality, fanaticism. I am concerned about the person’s well being, but am pretty much helpless to give any assistance. Rigid, unyielding personality. Smart, talented person who got swept into the current cult of personality, will not vax. Stubborn. Suddenly stopped emailing. I am afraid to phone and find out person’s status. I can offer very little. Depressing. Wish us luck when I phone. Sigh.