Verizon has done away with its $10/month data requirement for 3G Feature phones (text messaging phones where most people didn't want to use data anyway). Now it's either a phone or a smartphone.
Verizon also introduced a $15/month 150 MB data plan for the smartphones in addition to the $30/month unlimited.
What is the best Verizon smartphone to get now? Looks like the LG Octane (aka LG eNv4) is the best standard messaging phone.