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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 between Pay As You
Go for as low as .10 a minute, or Pick Your
Plan with several levels of service including
Unlimited voice, Unlimited Mobile to Mobile and Nights
and Weekends, and Unlimited Text. Canada
and Mexico Roaming is available, Mexico roaming is only .25/minute. 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.
It's your only alternative with an existing
Nextel phone. Our Rating:
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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 way
to get occasional broadband access. You get
Unlimited access in most cities across the
US, plus you can get a bucket of U.S. roaming
minutes for other areas. Our Rating:
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KAJEET is a prepaid cellular service for kids.
They have phones that are fun to use, and
give parents the confidence they can be used
safely. Kajeet uses the Sprint nationwide
network and offers a large number of phone
models from simple to full-featured. You
also get a full suite of tools to help your
family customize and manage every aspect
of their Kajeet experience. (No 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 and text any time of the
day or night with no restrictions for one
flat rate. No activation fees, and the first
month and shipping are Free! They have an
all-3G network. Unlimited prices start at
$40 a month and they don't any other taxes
or fees. Metro PCS also offers roaming across
the US. You can Pay-As-You if you use it
a month at a time. Our Rating:
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NET 10
has very good coverage and your calls are
only .10 a minute, with no extra charges
for Roaming or Long Distance. You can get
Local numbers and coverage almost anywhere
in the US. NET10 favors the AT&T network
but can roam on almost any compatible network.
They also can 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. All you need is
an Activation Code to get started. We have
many reports that Page Plus customer service is difficult to
contact. Our Rating:
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PLATINUMTEL is another 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
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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.
They use the entire Verizon Wireless network
with no off-network roaming. They offer 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.
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. 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 as low as $8.33 per month. Our Rating:
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VERIZON WIRELESS has several different levels of Prepaid
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
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. 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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CALLINGMART is our favorite source for prepaid wireless
refills and long distance cards. They process
orders automatically and all PINs are delivered
instantly on screen in less than a minute,
and send a copy of the PIN information and
calling instructions via email, or they can
load the minutes directly to your phone.
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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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