(NBC) Pay as you go phone

We're two weeks away from shipping No. 1 son off to college, and this
being the 21st century, we're interested in staying in touch at all
times.
My wife has proposed one of those "pay as you go" phones and charged
me with selecting one.The idea, of course, is we can always reach him,
or vice versa, but he won't be running up any crazy bills on us.
Anyone have any experience with that?
1) In general, does the pay-as-you-go concept work for a low-volume
user?
2) Any tips on companies - Tracfone, TMobile, NetOne -- you've found
particularly good and user-friendly, or not?

Thanks for the help,

.

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