I looked, Walmart sells a Tracfone for $10. Surely there will be enough time on there to connect with a client and make enough to buy a card with more minutes? They start at $20.

They also have Straight Talk which is a joint venture of Walmart and Tracfone. The cheapest handset they had is $20, but for $30 she could buy a card with 1000 minutes and text messages, plus some data. Unlimited is $45 a month.

She really can't rustle up that kind of money? She could collect cans and bottles like our own Alex Panzer.