does anyone know what the cheapest plan is for a cell phone??

Question

i dont want a pay as u go or a track phone or a next ten or anything like that i am wondering the ones that have networks and a 2yr agreement or something like that thanx

Answer 1

this is the website that has helped me alot....

http://www.cellguru.net/providers.htm

GSM
AV1 Alltel U AL1 Amp'd Beyond Wireless GSM Boost Cingular GoPhone Pay As You Go Net10 Page Plus Cellular Simple Freedom SF1 Speak Out Wireless STI Mobile T-Mobile To Go Tracfone Tracfone
Single
Rate Virgin Mobile
Vendor
Website Airvoice AllTel U Amp'd Beyond Boost Cingular GoPhone Net10 Page Plus Cellular Simple Freedom Speak Out STI Mobile T-Mo
To Go Tracfone Tracfone Virgin
System GSM CDMA CDMA GSM iDen GSM GSM CDMA CDMA GSM CDMA GSM TDMA/
CDMA GSM CDMA
Lowest Monthly Cost $3.33 $0 / $4 AL2 $10.00 $7.50 $5.00 BO1 $8.33 $15.00 $2.50 $8.33 $2.08 $3.00 83c or $8.33 TM1 $6.67 $6.67 $5.00
VM1
Activation fee NO AV2 $35 part of start-up kit part of start-up kit part of start-up kit $25
(incl $10/30 days) NONE $5+ PP1 NONE part of start-up kit $4.95 part of start-up kit NONE NONE NONE
Monthly Fee $2.00 AV3 None None None None None CG1 None 50c PP2 None $1.25 SO1 $3.00 None None None None
Minimum Use 1 min every 30 days or $4/mo fee AL2 1 call every 60 days 1 call every 120 days ST1
Port Your Number IN? ? YES YES YES YES YES NT1 YES NO YES YES YES TF1 YES TF1 YES
Account Info AA1 AA2 AA3 AA5 AA8 AA5 AA7 ? AA5 AA7 AA1 AA2 AA4 AA7 AA1 AA2 AA3 AA5 AA8 AA6 AA5 AA7 AA5 AA7 AA1 AA2 AA3 AA5 AA8 AA3 AA4 AA5 AA1 AA6 AA1 AA6 AA1 AA2 AA3 AA5
Airtime 10-14c 15c 10c 10-14c 20c/10c
/$1
BO2 10c or 25c CG2 10c NT2 12-14c 15c 20c SO2 10c 10-33c 20-33c TF2 20-33c TF2 18c
Free Airtime? No No No No No M2Mz CG2 No NO No No No No No No No
Local
Service
Area Cingular
GSM
network ALLTEL, Verizon and Sprint
networks Verizon CDMA
network Cingular
GSM
network Nextel
network Cingular
GSM
network Cingular or T-Mobile
GSM
network Verizon
Network ALLTEL & Verizon
networks SF1 Cingular
GSM
network Sprint
PCS
network T-Mobile
network various Cingular
GSM
network Sprint
PCS
network
Roaming Area N/A USA
Networks USA
Networks N/A Telus/Ca & Baja MxBO3 N/A USA
GSM
Networks USA
Networks USA
Networks N/A N/A USA
GSM
Networks
TM2 USA
Networks USA
GSM
Networks N/A
Roaming Cost Can't
Roam 59c Included Can't
Roam 20c/10c
BO3 Can't
Roam Included 99c 50c Can't
Roam Can't
Roam 69c (CA) 2x minute rate Included Can't
Roam
Double Dialing when Roaming N/A YES YES N/A NO N/A NO YES YES N/A N/A NO NO NO N/A
Special Phone Required NO YES YES NO NO NO YES NO YES NO
SO2 YES NO YES YES YES
Refill OptionsRF RF1 RF5 ? RF10 RF1 RF2 RF3 RF4 RF5 RF6 RF1 RF2 RF4 RF5 RF1 RF2 RF5 RF4 RF9 RF1 RF5 RF1 RF2 RF4 RF5 RF1 RF2 RF3 RF4 RF5 RF1 RF2 RF5 RF8 RF1 RF2 RF5 RF8 RF1 RF2 RF3 RF4 RF5 RF6 RF8
Refill periodAA 90 days None
AL1 60 days 15-90 days 90 days 30-365 days
CG3 60 - 180 days 120 days 60 - 365 days
SF2 365 days
SO3 None 30 days - 1 yr
TM3 45 days - 1 yr TF3 45 days - 1 yr TF3 90 days/
1 yr VM2
Recharge Values $10-100 $10 minimum $20/30/
40/50 $5-100 $15-100 BO1 $15/25/
50/75/100 $30/
60/100 $10/25/
50 $20/30/
50/100 $25/50/
75/100 $10/25/
50/100 $10/25/
50/100 $10/20/
30/40/100 $10/20/
30/40/100 $15VM1
/20/30/50
Voicemail deposits use airtimeBB NO AV4 YES NO NO BW1 NO NO CG4 NO NO YES YES BB NO NO NO NO NO
Charged for busy/no answers NO if < 30 sec NO NO NO if < 30 sec NO NO if < 30 sec YES NT3 NO NO NO if < 30 sec NO NO NO if < 14 sec YES TF4 NO
Call Waiting? YES YES ? YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Call Forwarding YES ? YES YES YES NO YES YES NO NO NO NO NO
SMS rcv/sndCC 10c/10c AV5 5c/5c 10c/10c 6c/8c free/10c 5c/5c 5c/5c 8c/8c 8c/8c 5c/5c 5c/5c 5c/10c
(US&CA) 0.5 min /
0.5 min TF5 /
0.3 min 5c/5c
MMS
(picture SMS) rcv/sndCC 25c/25c 25c/25c 1c/KB N/A 29c/day ST2 25c/25c N/A N/A 25c/25c
Int'l SMS
rcv/snd same same 5c/20c same same 5c/35c
(INTL ROAM ONLY) same same 10c/20c
Wireless
Internet
DD NO NO 30c/MB AM1 NO 35c/day 1c/KB NO N/A NO 3c/KB 19c/day ST3 Free (limited)
TM4 NO NO $1/day/
500KB
VM3

AA The recharge period is the number of days that the airtime is good for. If you recharge your account within this period your current account balance will carry over to the new period. Some plans include a grace period before losing minutes and phone number, but the phone will not work during that period. For example, the grace period for Virgin Mobile is 60 days.
BB This indicates whether you will be charged airtime when someone calls your cellphone and leaves a message on voicemail, This also includes retrieving voice mail deposits from a landline.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

A metroPCS. The phones don't cost much and you can buy the service for $30 to $45. you pay this cost once a month.

Answer 4

i think the cheapest is like around $30- $45. but instead of the cheapest you might want to consider which carrier covers the area that you are in or you would be traveling to, because roaming charges can be very expensive

Answer 5

Cricket

Answer 6

some people use their cell phones just to dial 911 in an emergency

Answer 7

probably Criket or Suncom.