Best Prepaid Plans?

[radicchio]

Which are the best? In terms of (1) network coverage, (2) service/reliability, and (3) pricing? I'm in the USA---Pacific Northwest.

 

[radicchio]

Maybe I should have said no-contract plan?

 

[zeth006]

Tell us your needs. Do you talk a lot? Text often? How much data a month do you use?

 

[radicchio]

Talk & text, both about average. Data usage, about 3-4gb/month

 

[Ry]

Is that 100 minute unlimited text, unlimited data (5GB then throttled) plan from T-Mobile/Walmart still available?

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[zeth006]

Talk & text, both about average. Data usage, about 3-4gb/month

Gophone, an AT&T prepaid service, offers unlim talk/text and 2.5gb of high speed for $60.
Cricket, an AT&T MNVO, offers unlim talk/text and 3gb of high high speed for $50 ($45 with prepay option which charges your credit card a little earlier and saves $5).

Note that Cricket is an MNVO, so their service is routed through a proxy which contributes to higher average ping times. Plus their download speeds are throttled to 8gb for LTE and 4gb for HSPA. I'm on Cricket's 10gb plan which will run me $55/month.

If you want to come to Cricket, there's a deal going on where you get $100 in credit if you switch from another carrier. I can also give you a referral code which will get you $25 if you sign up after getting the referral e-mail.

 

[zeth006]

Is that 100 minute unlimited text, unlimited data (5GB then throttled) plan from T-Mobile/Walmart still available?

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Yep. I can't seem to find the option online, but I've been able to sign up for it by calling and asking for it. $30 gets you 100 minutes, unlim text, and 5gb of high speed.

 

[radicchio]

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll look into the plans and see what their coverage is like here.

 

[Geodude074]

Straight Talk is pretty good. $45 a month for unlimited talk/text and 2gb of LTE.

 

[zeth006]

Straight Talk is pretty good. $45 a month for unlimited talk/text and 2gb of LTE.

Didn't it get a bump to 3gb? Might be a good plan to consider as well!

 

[sltwtrprl]

zeth006: I am switching from Sprint to Cricket on Saturday. (My contract with Sprint ends on Friday.) Can I also get the referral code so that I can get a $25 credit? Thanks in advance!

 

[Closingracer]

Straight Talk is pretty good. $45 a month for unlimited talk/text and 2gb of LTE.

Straight talk is horrible ....can kick you off for using your "unlimited" data plan .


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