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When selecting a cell phone plans there are a number of things to consider to assist you in making a choice that will best suit your needs. The first step is to really analyze what your needs are and to identify what the real costs are of the plan. Below is a listing of some important considerations when selecting cell phone plans.
6. Check on the terms of the contract.
a. How long is the cell phone plan contract?
b. What is the cancellation policy? What are the associated termination fees?
c. Are you allowed to change the cell phone plan mid-contract if you find you need more, or fewer, minutes per month?
d. If you have kids that will be using the cell phone you might consider a pre-paid plan to set a limit on calls/costs.
e. Find out how you can check how many minutes you have remaining throughout the month.
f. Ask about a trial period that would allow you to sign up and try the plan for 2 to 4 weeks to determine if it meets your needs.
A possible second step in assessing which plan best suits your needs is to look at how current customers rate the cellular service. The internet is littered with commercial sites that offer product reviews and consumer feedback. It is difficult to discern which ones offer unbiased feedback and yet do not require a subscription or charge a fee. Our best recommendations include the following:
b. Consumer comments are at:
Below are just some of the cell phone plans that are offered. You can choose from nationwide coverage, family, local coverage, prepaid, and no contract plans. The availability of the various cell phone plans varies by region, please check with TMI Wireless to assure availability within your area.
Cell Phone Plans with Nationwide Coverage T-Mobile 300 Unlimited Free 2 year $29.99 Sprint Power 500 1000 T-Mobile Get 600 $39.99
Plan
Minutes
Nights/
Weekends Long
Distance Contract
Cost
Sprint Free
Incoming
300 300
Unlimited
Free
2 year
$49.99
Pack 450 450
Unlimited
Free
2 year
$39.99
Verizon America's Choice 450
450
Unlimited
Free
2 year
$39.99
Nextel Power
Pack
450 450
Unlimited
Free
2 year
$39.99
Sprint Free
Incoming
500 500
Unlimited
Free
2 year
$59.99
Alltel National
Freedom 500
Free
2 year
$39.99
More
Unlimited
Free
2 year
Sprint Free
Incoming
800 800
Unlimited
Free
2 year
$79.99
AT&T Nation
900 900 with rollover
Unlimited
Free
2 year
$59.99
Verizon Americas' Choice
900900
Unlimited
Free
2 year
$59.99
Sprint Free Incoming 1000
1000
Unlimited
Free
2 year
$99.99
T-Mobile Get
More Plus 1000
Unlimited
Free
2 year
$59.99
Alltel National
Freedom 900 900
Unlimited
Free
2 year
$59.99
Sprint Power
Pack 13501350
Unlimited
Free
2 year
$79.99
Verizon America's Choice
1350 1350
Unlimited
Free
2 year
$79.99
At&T Nation
1350 1350 with rollover
Unlimited
Free
2 year
$79.99
Alltel National
Freedom 1400 1400
Unlimited
Free
2 year
$79.99
T-Mobile Get
More 1500 1500
Unlimited
Free
2 year
$59.99
Verizon America's Choice
2000 2000
Unlimited
Free
2year
$99.99
AT&T Nation
20002000 with rollover
Unlimited
Free
2 year
$99.99
Sprint Power
Pack
2000 2000 with rollover
Unlimited
Free
2 year
$99.99
T-Mobile Get
More Max 2500
Unlimited
Free
2 year
$99.99
T-Mobile Get
More 3000 3000
2 year
$49.99
AT&T Nation
40004000 with rollover
Unlimited
Free
2 year
$149.99
Verizon America's Choice
4000 4000
Unlimited
Free
2 year
$149.99
Sprint Power
Pack 4000 4000
Unlimited
Free
2 year
$149.99
T-Mobile Get More Supra
5000
Unlimited
Free
2 year
$129.99
AT&T Nation 6000
6000 with rollover
Unlimited
Free
2 year
$199.99
Verizon America's Choice
6000 6000
Unlimited
Free
2 year
$199.99
Nextel Power Pack Unlimited
99,999
Unlimited
Free
2 year
$199.99
Cell phone family plans allows families to share allotted minutes, have multiple lines while still receiving one bill, and save on calling, especially within their own family.
Family Cell Phone Plans- 2 lines
| Plan | Minutes | Nights/ Weekends |
Long Distance |
Contract | Cost |
|
Sprint Power Pack Family 550 (2 lines) |
550 Shared | Unlimited | Free | 2 years | $59.99 |
|
AT&T Nation |
550 Shared with rollover |
Unlimited | Free | 2 years | $59.99 |
| T-Mobile Family Time 700 |
700 Shared | Unlimited | Free | 2 years | $59.99 |
| Verizon America's Choice Family Share Plan 700 |
700 Shared | Unlimited | Free | 2 years | $69.99 |
| AT&T Nation Family Talk 700 (2 lines) |
700 Shared with rollover |
Unlimited | Free | 2 years | $69.99 |
|
Nextel Power Pack Family 700 (2 lines) |
700 Shared | Unlimited | Free | 2 years | $69.99 |
| Sprint Power Pack Family 700 (2 lines) | 700 Shared | Unlimited | Free | 2 years | $69.99 |
| Alltel National Freedom 1000 |
1000 Shared | Unlimited | Free | 2 years | $75.00 |
| T-Mobile Family Time 1000 | 1000 Shared | Unlimited | Free | 2 years | $69.00 |
| Alltel National Freedom 1400 |
1400 Shared | Unlimited | Free | 2 years | $89.98 |
| Verizon Choice Family Share Plan 1400 |
1400 Shared | Unlimited | Free | 2 years | $89.99 |
| AT&T Family Talk 1400 |
1400 Shared with rollover |
Unlimited | Free | 2 years | $89.99 |
| Sprint Power Pack Family 1400 (2 lines) | 1400 Shared with rollover | Unlimited | Free | 2 years | $89.99 |
|
Nextel Power Pack Family 2100 (2 lines) |
2100 Shared | Unlimited | Free | 2 years | $109.99 |
| T-Mobile Family Time 2000 | 2000 Shared | Unlimited | Free | 2 years | $99.99 |
| AT&T Nation Family Talk 2100 (2 lines) |
2100 Shared with rollover | Unlimited | Free | 2 years | $109.99 |
| Verizon America's Choice Family Share Plan 2100 | 2100 Shared | Unlimited | Free | 2 years | $109.99 |
| T-Mobile Family Time 3000 |
3000 Shared | Unlimited | Free | 2 years | $129.99 |
| AT&T Nation Family Talk 3000 (2 lines) |
3000 Shared with rollover | Unlimited | Free | 2 years | $149.99 |
| AT&T Nation Family Talk 4000 (2 lines) |
4000 Shared with rollover | Unlimited | Free | 2 years | $199.99 |
| AT&T Nation Family Talk 6000 (2 lines) | 6000 shared with rollover | Unlimited | Free | 2 years | $299.99 |
Cell phone prepaid or no contract plans allow buyers to avoid the committment of a contract. These plans typically work well for travelers, first time buyers, those with a poor credit history or no credit history, and those on a strict budget or who need to monitor usage carefully. Below are just a few of the plans available. Availability of plans varies by area, check details with TMIwireless.
No Contract Cell Phone Plans/No Termination Fees
| Plan | Mintues | Nights/ Weekends |
Cost | Coverage | Add on Minutes |
| Liberty Wireless 10 cent flat rate | 300 Anytime minutes | NA | $30 | Nationwide | $.10 |
| Liberty Wireless Anytime 800 | 800 Anytime minutes | NA | $45 | Nationwide | $.29 |
| Liberty Wireless Unlimite Nights and Weekend 225 | 225 minutes | unlimited |
$40 |
Nationwide | $.20 |
| Liberty Wireless Nights and Weekend 650 |
450 | unlimited |
$70 |
Nationwide | $.20 |
| Plan | Minutes | Nights/ Weekends |
Long Distance |
Contract | Cost |
| Sprint PCS Fair & Flexible Unlimited |
NA | Unlimited | Free | 2 years | $199.99 |
Jitterbug cell phone plans have no roaming or additional long distance fees.
Plan
Rate
Anywhere, Anytime Minutes
SOS
$10
$.35 minutes, pay as you go
Simple 30
$15
30 minutes
Simple 60
$20
60 minutes
Simple 150
$30
150 minutes
Simple 300
$40
300 minutes
Simple Plus
$80
800 minutes
Share
Monthly
ServiceAdd $15/month
additional to planAdd up to 5 people on plan and get
unlimited Jitterbug to Jitterbug calling
Jitterbug for a
Year (12months
plus free voicemail) $120
$.35 per mintue pay as you go OR
purchase add-on minutes for a rate as
low as $.15 per minute