when i bought my phone i put only $25 of minutes and once the minutes ended i still could use the internet (i think u could still use the internet for 3 months until the three month is over) so no its been more than 3 months & all of a sudden the internet didnt work, but my phone has been really slow (like when i open it the keyboard doesnt light up or the oppsoite, it turns off by itself, turns on by itself) so i bought a new battery and it still goes slow so idk if i should get a new one or just try to put minutes and see if that would work. but i dont think having minutes in ur phone is the reason why my phone is slow. idk what i should do.