I think you all have SHITTY cell carriers to be complaining about how much it costs. And a dollar a minute? Do you have Tracphone or something? Sweet Jesus. Major carriers are really very reasonable- and I mean most all of them. I've sold every major carrier in the states, and I have no idea where you are all getting this notion of "expensive"- unless you have Nextel. Those bastards ARE expensive... and the service blows. I've sold them as well at one point.
With unlimited night and weekend calling, how many minutes do you need a month? I mean, my cell is my ONLY phone- no home phone at all- and I don't use so much during the day that my cost would be anything but reasonable (if i had to pay for it). Stop going with small carriers, stick to the big guys. Sprint, Verizon, Cingular, maybe T-mobile, forget AT&T garbage, forget Nextel, and stay away from small regional carriers. They make you think you're getting a better deal. You're obviously not.