In the wireless world, pay-as-you go seems to be going the way of the dodo bird. Until recently, consumers who couldn’t afford, didn’t want or didn’t need a pricey cellphone plan had the option of paying small amounts for small increments of service. Typically, they could pay for small buckets of calling minutes that could be used over a period of say 90 days or even a year. But in the smartphone era, those plans are going away. Earlier this year, for example, Sprint canceled its Sprint As You Go service, it’s own version of the pay-as-you-go plan. While you can still find some pay-as-you-go plans at other carriers, those companies generally don’t promote them and the plans usually aren’t available for smartphones. Read more from columnist Troy Wolverton at
Wolverton: Pay-as-you-go plans harder to find in smartphone era
