Best comment ever.

Seriously, go to Ting's web site and check out the pricing. You pick how many minutes, texts, and data you want. If you plan on only using data on your smartphone when you're on wifi, you can do that. We joined Ting about a month ago and couldn't be happier. Our monthly phone bill has plummeted even though we upgraded from feature phones to smartphones (dumping Verizon along the way). You can see the pricing options at https://ting.com/plans

I used my iPad to make the treadmill less of a bore during the cold winter months. I was able to watch youtube videos and listen to music easily; it almost made the "dreadmill" bearable. Now that it's getting warmer I'm back to running outside as often as I can. But I don't dread running on the treadmill anymore.