Virgin Mobile Cellular Phone

I'm very surprised, with our current hyper-sensitivity to all things terrorist, that Virgin Mobile is allowed by law to provide anonymous cell phone service in this country. But they do. And I'm glad. I probably wouldn't own a cell phone otherwise.

Furthermore, you aren't required to sign any long-term contract for service -- it is strictly pay-as-you-go. There are a ton of cool extras available from their web site too (sold separately, of course), like this hilarious voicemail message for $3.

At a minimum rate of only $20 every 90 days, if you are a person who only carries a cell for emergencies, it is hard to go wrong with this phone plan.