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AT&T GO PHONE gives you all the benefits of the entire
national AT&T wireless network without
the commitment. Choose Pay As You Go for
as low as .10 a minute, or several levels
of Unlimited voice, Mobile to Mobile and Nights and Weekends,
and Unlimited Text. GoPhone's Unlimited plans
are now offered at a competitive price. Canada
and Mexico Roaming is available, Mexico roaming is only .25/minute.
If you have an Unlocked or AT&T GSM phone
you can just purchase a new AT&T SIM and try it out. Our Rating: 
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BOOST MOBILE gives you a unique choice of plans and good
nationwide coverage. Boost normally uses
the Nextel network which is owned by Sprint.
CDMA phones use the Sprint network and do
not include Direct Connect. Nextel has a
fairly broad nationwide network with good
features and adequate data access. Their
Unlimited plan is a great alternative to
those from the other carriers at a good price.
Boost has a novel feature that actually drops your monthly price with timely payment of
your monthly charges. Boost is your only
alternative with an existing Nextel phone.
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CRICKET offers prepaid service on their own network
with Unlimited Voice, Text & Picture
Messaging, Long Distance and Broadband. Pay-As-You-Go
plans start as low as $1 a day, only charged
on days used. Cricket is an economical source
for infrequent broadband usage. You get Unlimited
access in most cities across the US, plus
you can get a bucket of U.S. roaming minutes
for other areas including inexpensive Roaming in Mexico for either monthly or PAYGo customers. Our Rating:
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METRO PCS is a prepaid service that operates their
own network and charges by the month with
no contract. Talk, Text and access the Web
any time of the day or night with no restrictions
for one flat rate. No activation fees. They
have an all-3G/4G network. Unlimited prices start at $40 a month and
they don't add other taxes or fees. Metro
PCS also offers included roaming across the
US. You can pay as you go if you use it a
month at a time, or use their By the Minute plans. Our Rating:
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NET 10 has very good coverage with no extra charges
for Roaming or Long Distance. You can get
Local numbers and coverage almost anywhere
in the US. NET10 uses the top cellular networks
available. They can also automatically refill
your account monthly. Net 10 also has a no
contract Unlimited plan. Our Rating:
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PAGE PLUS CELLULAR is a great choice to convert your existing
CDMA phone to Pay As You Go. They offer great
rates and you are charged for their various
features only when you use them. Refills
start at only $10 for 100 minutes and they
have an inexpensive Unlimited plan. They
can refill your minutes automatically. You
get access to the largest cellular network
in the country with off-network roaming available
for an additional charge, including Mexico.
Their normal refill period is good for 120
days and at the $80 level, refills are good
for a whole year. We hear reports that Page
Plus customer service is difficult to contact
so we direct you to a Page Plus Direct Dealer. Our Rating:
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PLATINUMTEL is an MVNO using the Sprint CDMA network. They have
exceptionally low per-Minute and per-Text
rates, voice calls are as low .05 per minute.
Expiration dates depend on refill amount.
Minutes are good for one year as long as
you refill, however, they disappear after
that 1 year period. There is no roaming off
the Sprint network and there is a .50 monthly
fee. Our Rating:
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SIMPLE MOBILE is a good choice to replace your T-Mobile
phone or you can bring your own unlocked GSM wireless device, or choose one of their economical phones.
SIMple Mobile operates on the extensive T-Mobile
Nationwide Wireless Network. Choose from
three Unlimited calling plans $40, $50, or
$60 per month, including Unlimited Data,
all of which require no contract or credit
check! Our Rating:
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STRAIGHT TALK offers "monthly" prepaid plans
that start at $30 for 1,000 minutes of Talk
and Text without a contract. Their Unlimited
Talk, Text, Picture Messaging, Web browsing
and 411 plan is $45 per month. You can set
up to automatically refill your account.
Each phone model specifically uses one of
the national wireless networks with no off-network
roaming. You should check coverage to make sure a certain phone model covers
where you travel, the model they offer you
is based on where you sign up for service.
They sell a number of phones including Smart
phones, some of which are expensive, but
you can save with reconditioned phones. You
can pay as you go if you only use a month
at a time. Ours is one of the few sites where
you can buy StraightTalk Online. Free Shipping. Our Rating:
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T-MOBILE PREPAID is one of the best values available. Achieve
"Gold Rewards" and get Pay As You
Go service as low as .10/minute and a 1-year
expiration, and yearly refills can be as
low as $10. They have a pay by the day option
and they offer free access to a handful of
useful web sites. Yes, free. T-mobile Prepaid
roams off their own network without additional
charges, and will also roam in Canada and
Mexico. Rated as "The Best Plan" by the MountainWireless.com Reviews. If you have an Unlocked or T-Mobile
GSM phone you can just activate a new T-Mobile SIM and try it out. Our Rating:
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TRACFONE is the largest prepaid phone service in
the country. Their phones
access the "best"
network available, so they
have coverage
and local numbers all across
the US with
reliable service and no
roaming charges.
They have plans with 365-day
expiration,
and offer a money-back
guarantee. Service
starts at less than $9
per month. Our Rating:
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VERIZON WIRELESS has several different levels of Prepaid
plans including a competitive monthly Unlimited
plan. For pay-as-you-go plans, on days you
don't use your phone, you don't pay. Your
number of features determines the rate you
pay on those days you use the phone, including
different types of Unlimited features and
minutes. You also get access to most of Verizon's unique features, like VZ Navigator. Roaming
off the Verizon network incurs roaming charges. Fortunately,
Verizon's network is extensive. There is
a limited number of phone models that Verizon
will allow current customers to convert to
Prepaid. Our Rating:
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VIRGIN MOBILE owes its popularity to the fact that they
use the robust Sprint network. They support
good features all across the country, but
you cannot roam off the Sprint network. They
have a nice selection of phones including
Smart phones and broadband air cards. They
offer an Unlimited plan at a good rate. Virgin
is owned by Sprint. Our Rating:
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DISCOUNT PREPAID REFILLS:
Prepaid Wireless refills for all the top
Prepaids, at discounts
not available from
the prepaid services themselves.
Watch for
limited-time promotions
that can save you
up to 10% including for
broadband cards.
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- Our Ratings: We rate each service based on Coverage,
Price, Roaming and Features, 1 to 3 stars.
This list includes what we believe are the
most popular or most useful Prepaid services.
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