Finally got out of sprint.

blues90 , One of my sisters-in-law just got a new Samsung A10-e.  From what I hear and checked out before, those are not bad phones at all.  Once you get used to it, if you take care of it like you've done with your old phone, you should some good mileage out of it.

I was in a similar situation as you, but I went a little bit different route, cuz I'm a bit "techy" with comp gadgets.  I wanted as much power as I could get, but for as cheap as I could get.  LOL.  So I bought a used or "refurbished" Samsung Galaxy S7 with a 3 year unlimited warranty.  It's got way more power and speed than the newest entry level phones, just not as much as the new top level phones.

Got the same price for my monthly plan basically.  $21.50 per month for unlimited calling and texting Canada-wide and discounted prices for international calls (which I never use).  It does not have any data or internet either, but I don't need that.  I can use wi-fi if necessary.  AND, you'd be amazed at how much "data" you can send through the cellular "internet" just via your cell MMS.  It's like a mini internet of it's own that works through the cell network and not the internet (to put it simply, it's more complicated than that, but just saying) so no internet or data required.

But either way, if one wants to text, take pics, vids, send those pics, and use apps, have a flashlight, etc etc, in other words, if one wants a digital Swiss Army Knife, these smart phones can be quite the handy and enjoyable instruments to have.

Glad you got a cheaper monthly bill and hopefully, as you get used to it, you'll find more enjoyment from it than ever before. 

When you have time, check out some of the free "offline" apps you can get from the google playstore.  The majority of apps these days want to have an internet connection, but you'd be amazed at how many great apps there are out there than don't require any internet connection at all.