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Compare Monthly Plans

Are you looking to compare monthly plans?  Prepaid monthly plans have a lot to offer!  Click here to learn about this plan type, and use the comparison chart below to compare monthly plans and zone in on the plan/provider that best meets your needs.

I constantly monitor the news and company websites to catch any changes to plans and pricing, and update this table within a matter of days.  Please note that I've chosen to compare monthly plans that I believe have the best offers, but definitely not all of them.  There are others out there that aren't included in this monthly plan comparison chart, but I've chosen to exclude them because I don't believe they offer the best value. Though, admittedly, that's just my opinion ;-). So if you think I've missed something important, or if you find a mistake, please contact me!

 
Provider Alltel (Verizon) AT&T GoPhone Kajeet
For KIDS!		 Net10 Page Plus
 PlatinumTel Provider Ready Mobile T-Mobile TracFone Straight Talk
 Verizon Virgin Mobile
Beyond Talk
Fee Alltel Monthly Plan AT&T GoPhone Monthly Plan Kajeet Wireless Monthly Plan Net10 Monthly Plan Page Plus Monthly Plan PlatinumTel Monthly Plan Fee Ready Wireless Monthly Plan T-Mobile FlexPay Monthly Plan TracFone Straight Talk Monthly Plan Verizon Wireless Unlimited Prepaid Virgin Mobile Monthly Plan
Monthly Fee Option 1 - $29.99
Option 2 - $39.99
Option 3 - $69.99		 Option 1 - $29.99
Option 2 - $39.99
Option 3 - $49.99
Option 4 - $69.99		 Talk 1 - $4.99
Talk 2 - $9.99
Talk 3 - $19.99
Talk 4 - $29.99
Bundle 1 - $14.99
Bundle 2 - $19.99
Bundle 3 - $29.99		 Option 1 - $15.00
Option 2 - $25.00
Option 3 - $40.00
Option 4 - $75.00		 $29.95 Option 1 - $20 (15 days)
Option 2 - $25 (15 days)
Option 3 - $35 (30 days)
Option 4 - $50 (30 days)
Option 5 - $100 (30 days)		 Monthly Fee Option 1 - $10.00 (7 days)
Option 2 - $20.00 (14 days)
Option 3 - $30.00 (30 days)
Option 4 - $50.00 (30 days)
Option 5 - $75.00 (30 days)
Option 6 - $100.00 (30 days)
Option 7 - $150.00 (30 days)		 $15
 		$30 Option 1 - $39.99
Option 2 - $59.99		 Option 1 - $25
Option 2 - $40
Payment Methods Cash, Credit Card Credit, Debit, Checking Cash, Credit Card Credit Card Cash, Credit Card Cash, Credit Card Payment Methods Cash Cash, Credit Card Cash, Credit, Debit Cash, Credit, Debit Cash, Credit, Debit, PayPal
Anytime Minutes Option 1 - 200 min
Option 2 - 400 min
Option 3 - 700 min		 Option 1 - 200 min
Option 2 - 300 min
Option 3 - 400 min
Option 4 - 650 min		 Talk 1 - 10 min
Talk 2 - 1000 N&W
Talk 3 - 150 min
Talk 4 - 300 min
Bundle 1 - 60 min
Bundle 2 - 150 min
Bundle 3 -300 min 		Option 1 - 150 min
Option 2 - 250 min
Option 3 - 400 min
Option 4 - 1000 min		 1,200 min Option 1 - 100 min
Option 2 - 150 min
Option 3 - 275 min
Option 4 - 500 min
Option 5 - 1000 min		 Anytime Minutes Option 1 - 30 min
Option 2 - 80 min
Option 3 - 140 min
Option 4 - 250 min
Option 5 - 500 min
Option 6 - 750 min
Option 7 - 1250 min		 $0.10/min
 		1000 min Option 1 - 450 min
Option 2 - 900 min		 Option 1 - 300 min
Option 2 - 1200 min
Additional Minutes $0.10/min Option 1 - $0.15/min
Option 2 - $0.133/min
Option 3 - $0.125min
Option 4 - $0.108/min		 $0.10/min $0.10/min $0.25/min Additional Minutes See Anytime Minute Rates $0.10/min Need to start another 30-day period Option 1 - $0.45/min
Option 2 - $0.40/min		 $0.20/min
Nights & Weekend Mintues Option 1 - 1000 min
Option 2 - 2000 min
Option 3 - Unlimited		 Option 1 - none
Option 2 - 500 min
Option 3 - 3000 min
Option 4 - Unlimited		 $0.10/min
$9.99/month - 1,000 nights & wknds min		 n/a n/a Unlimited Nights & Weekend Minutes Unlimited n/a n/a n/a n/a
Mobile-to-Mobile Option 3 - Unlimited
Favorite # Callling:
$0.10/min
$5.00 - Unlimited		 Option 1 - none
Option 2 - Unlimited
Option 3 - Unlimited
Option 4 - Unlimited		 n/a n/a n/a n/a Mobile-to-Mobile n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Texting (send/receive) Option 1 - $0.10/msg
Option 2 - $0.10/msg
[$5.00/300 msgs
$10.00/750/msgs]
Option 3 - Unlimited		 $0.15/msg
$4.99/200 msgs
$9.99/1000 msgs
$19.99/unltd msgs		 Talk 1 - $0.10/msg
Talk 2 - $0.10/msg
Talk 3 - $0.10/msg
Talk 4 - $0.10/msg
 (or) $4.99/200
$9.99/1000
$19.99/unltd
Bundle 1 - Unltd
Bundle 2 - Unltd
Bundle 3 - Unltd 		$0.05/msg 1,200 msgs
($0.15/msg overage)		 1 Anytime Minute
(or)
$10/500 msg (30 days)		 Texting (send/receive) $0.10/msg Unlimited 1,000 msgs $20 - Unltd
$0.20/msg		 Unlimited
International Texting Same as texting $0.25/msg sent
$0.15/msg received		 Same as texting $0.05/msg $0.20/msg International Texting Same as texting Unlimited(?) Prohibited $0.25/msg Unlimited
Picture/Video Messaging $0.25/msg $0.25/msg $0.25/msg 4.5 min/msg Included in 1,200
($0.25/msg overage)		 $0.0025/KB Picture/Video Messaging n/a See texting rates Included as part of 1,000 msgs $0.25/msg Unlimited
Nationwide Roaming $0.59/min Included Included Included $0.29/min n/a Nationwide Roaming n/a Included Included $0.20/min Included
Voicemail Included Included Included Included Included Included Voicemail Included Included Included Included Included
Call Waiting Included Included Included Included Included Included Call Waiting Included Included Included Included Included
Caller ID Included Included Included Included Included Included Caller ID Included Included Included Included Included
Nationwide Long Distance Included Included Included Included Included Included Nationwide Long Distance Included Included Included Included Included
Web price varies $0.01/KB
$4.99/month/1MB		 $0.35/0.25MB
(expires 24 hours after purchase)		 Price varies 50 MB
($0.0012/KB overage)		 $0.50 monthly recurring charge + $0.0025/KB Web n/a $0.99/hr (Unlimited) Included in 30MB of data $30/month (Unltd)
$9.99/month (25MB)
$1.99/MB		 Unlimited
Activation Fee $35.00 None None None None None Activation Fee None None None None None
Min Initial Balance $20.00 None None None None None Min Initial Balance None None None None None
Network CDMA (Verizon) GSM CDMA (Sprint) GSM (AT&T) CDMA (Verizon) CDMA (Sprint) Network CDMA (Sprint) GSM CDMA (Verizon) CDMA CDMA (Sprint)
Walkie-Talkie No No No No No No Walkie-Talkie No No No No No
Nights 9:00pm - 5:59am 9:00pm - 6:00am 7:00pm - 7:00am n/a n/a 9:00pm - 6:59am Nights 9:01pm – 6:59am n/a n/a n/a n/a
Notes Can restart package before 31 days by making another monthly payment anytime
Verizon purchased Alltel in 2008 & is rebranding all stores to Verizon throughout 2009		 Nights & weekend min used before mobile to mobile min Read Interview with Founder & CEO Daniel Neal!
WalletManager - Allows for parents to budget spending
ContactManager - Allows control over which numbers can be called or from which calls can be received
TimeManager - Can enable services during certain times of the day
Click here to learn more about parental controls
  
Minutes carry over for 90 days

An additional minute is charged per call during peak hours

$1.95/month WLNP (Wireless Local Number Portability) & Federal Universal Service Fund charge		 Notes  International prepaid cards available for $5.00
Includes 30MB of data
Includes 411 calls
Available only at Walmart

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