| Provider |
Alltel
(Verizon) |
AirVoice
Wireless
GSM |
AirVoice
Express
CDMA |
AT&T
GoPhone |
Boost
Mobile |
Common
Cents Mobile |
Kajeet
For
KIDS! |
Net10 |
Provider |
Page
Plus |
Ready
Mobile |
PlatinumTel |
T-Mobile |
TracFone |
Trumpet
Mobile |
Virgin
Mobile payLo |
Verizon
INpulse |
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| Refill Amount (expiry) |
$20
- $44.99 (60 days)
$45 - $54.99 (90 days)
$55 -
$99.99 (180 days)
$100 or more (365 days) |
$10
- $0.10/min (90 days)
$20 - $0.095/min (120 days)
$30 - $0.093/min (150 days)
$50 - $0.09/min (180 days)
$100 - $0.08/min (365)
|
$10
- $0.10/min (90 days)
$20 - $0.08/min (120 days)
$30 - $0.08/min (180 days)
$50 - $0.07/min (365 days)
|
$15 (30 days)
$25 (90
days)
$50 (90 days)
$75 (90 days)
$100
(365 days) |
$10 - $99 (90 days) |
$20
- $0.07/min (30 days)
$30 - $0.07/min (60 days)
$150 - $0.07 (365 days)
($10 - $120 available if using credit/debit card) |
$35
$10-$100 in $5
increments (credit card only)
*Money NEVER
expires! |
$15 (30 days)
$30 (60 days)
$45 (90 days)
$60 (120 days)
$100 (180 days) |
Refill
Amount (expiry) |
$10
- 100 min; 10¢/min
(120 days)
$25 - 416 min; 6¢/min
(120 days)
$50 - 1,000 min; 5¢/min
(120 days)
$80 - 2,000 min; 4¢/min
(120 days) |
$25 - 500 min/units (30 days)
(includes 50 txt & 30 min International calls)
$45 -
900 min/units (30 days)
(includes 100 txt & 60 min
International calls)
** 90 day rollover included |
$10
(90 days)
$20 (90 days)
$30 (180 days)
$50 (180 days)
$100 (365 days) |
$10 - 30 min (90 days)
$25 - 130 min (90 days)
$50 - 400 min (90 days)
$100 - 1000 min (365 days)
|
$19.99 - 60 min (90 days)
$29.99 - 120 min (90 days)
$39.99 - 200 min (90 days)
$49.99 - double min (life)
$79.99 - 450 min (90 days)
$99.99 - 400 min (365 days)
$139.99-800 min+double min (365
days) |
$20 (60 days)
$35 (90 days)
$50 (150 days) |
$20 - 400 min (30 days; $0.05/min)
OR
$20 - 100 min (90 days; $0.20/min)
$10 available for extra services
|
$15
-
$29.99 (30 days)
$30 - $74.99 (60 days)
$75 - $99.99
(90 days)
$100+ (365 days) |
| Anytime Minutes |
$0.15/min |
See
Refill Amount Above |
See
Refill Amount Above |
$0.25/min |
$0.10/min |
$0.07/min |
$0.10/min |
$0.10/min |
Anytime
Minutes |
See
Refill Amount Above |
$0.05 per min/unit |
$0.05/min |
See Refill Amount Above |
See Refill Amount Above |
$0.20/min |
See Refill Amount Above |
$0.25/min |
| Nights & Weekend Mintues |
$0.15/min |
See
Refill Amount Above |
See
Refill Amount Above |
$0.25/min |
$0.10/min |
$0.07/min |
$0.10/min
$9.99/month -
1,000 nights & wknds min |
$0.10/min |
Nights
& Weekend Mintues |
See
Refill Amount Above |
$0.05 per min/unit |
$0.05/min |
See Refill Amount Above |
See Refill Amount Above |
$0.20/min |
See Refill Amount Above |
$0.25/min |
| Mobile-to-Mobile |
$0.15/min |
See
Refill Amount Above |
See
Refill Amount Above |
$0.25/min |
$0.10/min |
$0.07/min |
$0.10/min |
$0.10/min |
Mobile-to-Mobile |
See
Refill Amount Above |
$0.05 per min/unit |
$0.05/min |
See Refill Amount Above |
See Refill Amount Above |
$0.10/min |
See Refill Amount Above |
$0.25/min |
| Texting (send/receive) |
$0.10
per/msg
$5.00/300 msgs
$10.00/750 msgs |
$0.10/msg |
$0.10/msg |
$0.20/msg
$4.99/200 msgs
$9.99/1000 msgs
$19.99/unltd msgs |
$0.10/msg |
$0.07/msg
$20/month Unltd msgs
|
$0.10/msg
$4.99/month -
200 msgs
$9.99/month - 1,000 msgs
$19.99/month -
unltd msgs |
$0.05/msg |
Texting
(send/receive) |
$0.08/msg
$10.95/month
- 2,000 msgs
$19.95/month - 5,000 msgs |
$0.05 per min/unit |
$0.02/msg
|
$0.10/msg - send
$0.05/msg - receive |
0.3 -
0.5 units/min |
$0.10/msg |
$0.15/msg |
$0.20/msg |
| International Texting |
n/a |
n/a |
$0.22/msg
sent
$0.10/msg received |
$0.25/msg sent
$0.15/msg
received |
$0.10/msg |
$0.07/msg |
$0.10/min |
$0.05/msg |
International
Texting |
$0.20/msg |
$0.05 per min/unit |
|
$0.35/msg - send
$0.05/msg - receive |
Prohibited |
$0.10/msg |
TBD |
$0.25/msg
sent
Plan rate/msg received |
| Picture/Video Messaging |
$0.25/msg |
n/a |
n/a |
$0.25/msg |
$0.25/msg |
$0.07/msg |
$0.25/msg |
4.5 min/msg |
Picture/Video
Messaging |
$0.25/msg
+ data transport |
n/a |
$0.10/msg |
$0.25/msg |
1.0
units/min |
$0.25/msg |
$0.25/msg |
$0.25/msg |
| Nationwide Roaming |
$0.59/min |
Included |
Off
Network - $1.10/min |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Nationwide
Roaming |
$0.29/min |
n/a |
Included |
Included |
1.0
units/min |
Included |
Included |
$0.20/min |
| Voicemail |
pay
per use |
pay
per use |
pay
per use |
pay per use |
pay per use |
Included |
pay per use |
pay per use |
Voicemail |
pay
per use |
pay per use |
Included |
Included |
pay per use |
pay per use |
pay per use |
pay
per use |
| Call Waiting |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Call
Waiting |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
| Caller ID |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Caller
ID |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
| Nationwide Long Distance |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
$0.10/min |
Nationwide
Long Distance |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
| Web |
$1.99/day
$5.99/30 days |
n/a |
n/a |
$0.01/KB |
$0.35/day |
$1/MB/day |
n/a |
Price varies |
Web |
$0.0012/KB
or $1.20/MB |
n/a |
$0.10/MB |
$0.99/hr (Unlimited) |
0.5
units/min |
$1.99/month |
$1.50/MB/Day |
$0.99/24-hour
period |
| Activation Fee |
$35.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Activation
Fee |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
$25.00
(waived
online) |
| Min Initial Balance |
$20.00 |
n/a |
n/a |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Min
Initial Balance |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
$20 |
None |
| Network |
CDMA |
GSM
(AT&T) |
CDMA
(Verizon) |
GSM |
iDEN (Nextel)
CDMA (Sprint) |
CDMA
(Sprint) |
CDMA (Sprint) |
GSM |
Network |
CDMA
(Verizon) |
CDMA (Sprint) |
CDMA
(Sprint) |
GSM |
GSM or CDMA |
CDMA (Sprint) |
CDMA (Sprint) |
CDMA |
| Walkie-Talkie |
No |
No |
No |
No |
$1.00/day unltd |
No |
No |
No |
Walkie-Talkie |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Nights |
9:00pm
- 5:59am |
n/a |
n/a |
9:00pm - 6:00am |
9:00pm - 7:00am |
n/a |
7:00pm - 7:00am |
n/a |
Nights |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Notes |
If
no call within 30 days, $4 access fee
Verizon purchased Alltel in 2008
& is rebranding all stores to Verizon throughout 2009 |
Daily
access fee of $0.20 for first call or SMS of the day; charged only if
used
$1.00/month charge for E911
|
$1.00/month
maintenance fee deducted on the 1st of every month |
Add $25 or more within 7 days of
activation, get $10 bonus |
Comes with $10.00
3-Way
Calling is unavailable |
Round DOWN to nearest minute
Available only at Walmart
Powered by
Sprint |
$0.32/day access charge
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 |
300 min included upon activation |
Notes |
Monthly
service fee of $0.50 is
debited on 25th of every month |
Read
Interview with Co-Founder & Executive Vice President Fred
Haumesser!
1
Unit = 1 Text Msg = 1 International MIn |
$0.50/month
WLNP
(Wireless Local Number Portability) & Federal Universal Service
Fund charge |
$100 refills gets you 15% extra on
all refills within 365 days |
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about TracFone's Brands & Strategy!
Get TracFone Codes!
|
$0.50 daily access fee on days used |
Available in Radio Shack,
Best Buy, and select drug & convenience stores |
Must
have >$0.00 balance to keep service active |