What's the best "To-Go" (or Prepaid) phone company? (I'm in Texas)?

Question

I'm getting this phone for my mom. She doesnt need alot of minutes, or anything "fancy"...nut I do want decent service. Any suggestions?

What about "Cricket"?

Answer 1

check to see if Dobson Communications or CellularOne through Dobson is available in your area. They have both pre-paid and EVO (no contract monthly prepaid). The evo has plans to choose from that come with nights and weekends and stuff like a regular monthly bill but it is prepaid and they have regular prepaid too. I like their regular prepaid because it is national and they dont automatically debit your account. Also on the prepaid the minutes are good for 90 days and if you replenish before your 90 days are up then the minutes you have left carry over to the next 90 days.

Answer 2

I am a teenager with a small amount of money and so is my sister so we found a Cellphone Solution with Tracfone. Especially when it is as low as $8.33/month http://www.tracfone.com it is awesome it is a prepaid phone with no age limits no montly bills no hidden fees/costs and no contracts and with all the calling features such as free voicemail free caller id free call waiting and free nationwide long distance. all for as little as $10 a month calculated minimum usage because you have to buy a minute card every 60 or every 365 days depending on if you bought the year service card because the cheapest minute card is 20 dollars and you would have to add one every 60 days it would be around $10 a month which isnt bad. Hope this Helps!!!!!! Tracfone Wireless is awesome good luck choosing your phone!!

P.S. and a phone kit is only about $20 bucks @ your local walmart walgreens and family dollar stores etc. this includes up to 20 minutes and 60 days of wireless service included
And I will tell you when Tracfone Says they have "Nationwide coverage" they absolutely mean it I use it all the time and I would rather have nationwide coverage across the U.S. than have free mobile web on fridays with boost mobile but it all depends on the user preference or even if you want to make the monthly cost go down get a year service card for $100 and it works out to be $8.33 a month which is even cheaper than the $10 I mentioned earlier.

Hope this helps!! :)

Plus they offer a 30 day* money back guarantee + one year warranty on the cellphone at no addl' cost. So what do you have to lose??

I have quite a few tracfones and they are the best phones and service I have EVER had!!!

It also chooses the most reliable wireless carrier for the zipcode you enter so you will get the best possible reception for your home calling area zipcode. Example: my calling area is in zipcode 61554 and so tracfone chose U.S. Cellular as my cellular carrier and it has awesome reception 7 bars!! almost all the time!! So no dropped calls!

I also forgot to mention their is no daily access fees/charges because all those fees are included in your prepaid airtime card prices.

I also want to tell you something more about tracfone is that they have "nationwide" coverage in the united states even in hawaii alaska and the U.S. virgin islands. I originally wanted a prepaid Alltel U phone like baconman02 but to my surprise Alltel had no coverage whatsover in my hometown zipcode so tracfone worked for me.

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If you are a frequent talker you could try NET10 Wireless 10 cents/min 24/7/365 it is the frequent-user service also affiliated and provided by Tracfone http://www.net10.com

Answer 3

a phone that is used alot where i work at since i do sell cell phones is virgin mobile. i think they have some pretty good deals as you can create your own plan. you can top up every 90 days with either a 20,30,50 or 90 card. the 90 dollar card lasts you a whole year. their basic rate is 18 cents a minute. then the next plan is 6.99 a month and all you calls are only 10 cents a minute. if you think she can use more you can always change it . i beleve its super cool. texts are 5 cents to send and recieve. virgin mobile is also covered in sprints national coverage area so you know you will have great coverage and clarity. i really like the serivce and it also has something called auto top up that you can set a date when you want to add minutes automatically with your credit or debit card. its a pretty neat function. visit virginmobileusa.com for more details thats my opinion

Answer 4

I had Tracfone before I got my Nextel account. Now my Dad uses my old Tracfone and he loves it! If you don't plan on using a ton of mins. you can pay $100.00 or so to keep the service and phone # on for 1 year and get about 250 mins. Then when you add mins. to your phone in the future they sometimes give you double mins! it can get a little pricey if you use it all the time but I think for the convenience and safety of having a cell phone it's totally worth it! Good Luck :)!

Answer 5

Verizon Wireless is the best that I have found so far. However Cingular is good also. Verizon has a plan called the Easy Pay plan. It hass all the perks of a contract without the contract.

Answer 6

METRO PCS my boyfreind got it he loves it they has 3 plans prepaid 30 40 or 45 a month bucko minutes for low price

Answer 7

Tracfone