I currently use virgin mobile and pay 35+ tax per month which is a bit more than $38 per month. It has 300 anytime minutes and unlimited text and internet. The great thing is its a monthly plan so i could cancel anytime unlike those people with year plans and stuck in a contract. I could opt for the 1200 minute plan which would be more than enough and pay 45/month plus tax which is around 50/month but i dont need it as i dont use my phone much for calling but for internet mostly.
I know for my plan, its the best month to month plan if you dont use a lot of minutes. But is there any other month to month plan similar to virgin mobile? I think t mobile has a $50/month plan where its unlimited everything and its also month to month as well? Is this true? Is there any tax to it? I read that its $50/month unlimited everything total… Because if it is, then obviously its better than virgin mobile of $50/month and 1200 minutes. Virgin mobile has the unlimited everything plan for $55+tax which is $60/month.
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What kind of phone do you have? Straight Talk has a $45 unlimited plan that includes talk, text, and data and you can use almost any GSM or CDMA phone. They also have top-of-the line phones for sale. And you can get 4G speeds.
Lots of prepaid plans exist in the $30-50 a month range.
T Mobile has lower prices and faster internet compared to virgin mobile, but it doesn’t have good coverage outside of large cities. So I got virgin mobile instead.
The best plan depends on what you want and where you live. If you want broadband and live in a large city, T mobile is best. If you want 3G and live in a smaller city not covered by T mobile, then virgin mobile is the best.
“If you don’t use a lot of minutes” is key here. Both Mrs. Devil and I work from home so we don’t have much regular need for cell service or a lot of data.
We have T-Mobile’s pay-by-the-day no contract plan (or lack-of-plan). It’s great for us. They have $2 and $3 per day plans that differ in internet speed. There are no charges at all until I use the phone to call, text or transmit data. Wi-fi doesn’t trigger the charge, which means a huge number of times I’m out a free hotspot saves me from any charge at all. Once I use the phone and they charge me the $3, I have unlimited voice, text and data.
They tax when I add money to the account, not when I get charged. So I tell them I want to put $100 on my account, they charge me $108, and I whittle away at the $100 balance $3 at a time. There are no fees or other charges, just $3 whenever I use T-Mobile’s service.
It would be comparatively expensive if I used it every day, but that only happens when we’re on vacation (and don’t have wi-fi). The numbers are ludicrous for us–even using it once a week means my total cell bill for the month is only $12 or $15.
I’m a cheerleader for PagePlus, which uses the Verizon network.
Me too.
i have the optimus v phone from virgin mobile.
I use Tracfone and pay about $7 per month. My use of the phone and texting is limited, and I do not use the internet access at all. I usually have minutes left over at the end of the month that roll over. If you are a heavy on the phone, texting, and internet this type of pay-as-you-go plan is probably not the best option. If you do not plan on heavy usage and do not want to spend a lot, it is a decent option.
I use Tracfone too. I don’t talk on the phone much and my minutes pile up as long as you don’t let it lapse. I shop at Target fairly often and get the 60 minute cards for 20 bucks. They last three months and roll over if you add another 60 minute card before it ends. You can buy other amounts and buy it online or by phone. I have a cheapo phone and never tried the internet access, I think I need a more expensive phone for that.
I have Metro PCS – $50/month unlimited everything. Nifty smartphone (LG) too.
The only catch is that, outside their network (i.e., outside any urban area), connectivity can be spotty. The phone is essentially dead if I try to use it while visiting either branch of my extended family. Both live more than 20 miles away from the nearest city.
I’ve used Tracfone for years; so long as you don’t need data and are not a very heavy talker/texter, Tracfone is great. You get nationwide service with no roaming charges, and your minutes roll over so long as you keep the service current. Best deals are on Tracfone’s web site. Get one of the “triple minutes” phones.
The downside–and it’s a big one–is their customer service is the worst I’ve ever experienced with any company. While you can do simple tasks like activate, add time, etc on their web site, if you need to do something complicated like deactivate one phone and move the minutes to an existing phone, you’ve got to call them. Their customer service reps are off-shore, and barely, barely are able to read the scripts they are obligated to follow, and the phone connection to them is full of background noise, scratchy, and with an echo. If you ask to speak to a supervisor, the service rep may just hang up on you. It gets even worse if you lose or damage your phone, since minutes are apparently stored on your phone, and their ability to validate your outstanding balance is apparently limited to nonexistent, depending on which customer service rep you get.