| To successfully find the cheapest cell phone plan for | | | | No matter your situation, you must take advantage |
| you or you and your family, you must keep an open | | | | of the deals offered to various groups. Sometimes |
| mind and you must be willing to consider carriers | | | | these deals will be advertised strictly as family plans |
| beyond the old and familiar. There is no single | | | | rather than friends and family plans, but they usually |
| cheapest cell phone plan for everyone; every family | | | | work the same anyways. |
| and every individual has unique needs which must be | | | | If you have friends you communicate with very |
| addressed when evaluating mobile services. | | | | frequently, try to get together on a group plan as |
| Prepaid Cell Phones: Pay As You Go Mobile Plans | | | | the savings are significant. The cheapest cell phone |
| If you don't use your mobile phone too often and | | | | plan is often the plan that integrates the most people |
| you're confident you can accurately estimate your | | | | and services into one single coherent plan. |
| cellphone usage in any given month, then a prepaid | | | | Always Consider Sprint and Verizon Cell Phone Plans |
| cell phone may be the way to go. These are often | | | | I can't tell you what the very best plan is right now |
| referred to as "Pay As You Go" mobile plans because | | | | for you personally or for even a predefined set of |
| you only pay for the amount you intend to use it. | | | | circumstances because they change constantly (see |
| You must continually "refill" these accounts. | | | | below for a resource I keep up-to-date for the latest |
| The advantages are that you usually aren't locked | | | | and greatest). But in my time helping people find |
| into any kind of contract and for straight talk time | | | | deals, Sprint and Verizon almost always have some |
| they provide among the best deals possible. The | | | | sneaky little deal that beats the rest with the |
| disadvantages, however, are that they're usually not | | | | cheapest cell phone plan available. Not always, but |
| the best plans if require significant texting, web | | | | almost always. |
| browsing or media capabilities (sending pictures). | | | | So at the very least, make sure you investigate all |
| Additionally, if you go over your estimated time, it | | | | Sprint and Verizon's current offers and sales before |
| can become expensive pretty quickly. | | | | feel you've landed the cheapest cell phone plan. |
| Mobile Phone Family Plans and Group Plans | | | | |