What would you recommend?

The magic question is, How often do you plan on using it? If you don't use it more then 2-4 times a week. You would be better off to buy a prepaid phone from ATT, called the GO phone. If your going to be using it more then the 2-4 times a week. I would call Nextel and see if they give a discount because of your husbands employer.
I use ATT cheapest plan they have. I only get 450min a month and 5000min for nights/weekends. It costs me with my previous employer discount about $37 a month. My use for it during the weekdays is limited to important calls though my Dad does happens to call and chat sometimes. Nights and weekends I call anybody and everybody. I have all the text messages features turned off. The biggest thing I like about ATT is the rollover minutes. Depending on the minutes you didn't use from last months weekdays plan(450 in my case). They get rolled over to your next months bill. This keeps happening every month. You have a year from that month to use those minutes. I will never worry about running out of minutes. I currently have 1200 rollover minutes. One more thing. I bought the cheapest phone ATT had displayed. I bought a $49.99 phone outright. I still had to have a year contract but my year has been up for awhile. It just continues month to month. I don't have any phone insurance on it. If I break the phone, I will not lose sleep over a $50 phone.
The best suggestion is to shop around and see what plans best suite you and your husband.
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Verizon with mobile to mobile.


We have 1400 any time minutes combined and unlimited mobile to mobile. Also unlimited nights and weekends.

 

Its cheap cheap