although I would not use it. I may be frugal, but I am not needy.....and that is something that I would prefer to leave for the needy.

But, would the needy have a cell phone with apps to use this? Even I am not willing to pay the money for a cell phone, with or without apps, and people with little money could not afford a cell phone. How is this going to work? Or is it just for the people who want to save money and avoid waste or good food?

basic cell phones with pre pay are cheaper than landlines. Personally, I would belong to the latter group. As for smart phone vs "dumb phone", I'm questioning the wisdom of my jumping on the smartphone band wagon.

Just curious, since I am a luddite.

I am not sure if any cell phone is as cheap as my landline though. Are they cheaper than $16 a month? Not that it matters, I refuse to get rid of my landline---ever. I don't need electricity to use it, and when I went through a prolonged period without power or water, the phone was the only thing that was normal in my life.....so I have a soft spot.

$35 a month.
The extra cost. I use the phone to make phone calls. I can wait to get home to check facebook and DU. The sight of teens and twenty somethings texting instead of interacting with the world around them kind of makes me sad.