The Truth About Pre-Paid Wireless Service Plans

If you do not want to be locked into a long cell phone contract, a pre-paid service plan is a viable option. The prices are more expensive per minute and you will have to pay for the phone, but you will not be tied to an extended wireless service contract.

Pre-paid service plans are a great option for avoiding a contract, they are also a good way to make sure you don’t go over your minutes, since you pay for them in advance. With some carriers, the minutes roll over to the next month. Most plans will expire your minutes in 45 days. If you purchase more minutes before the expiration, your minutes will be reset for another 45 days.

Most Pre-Paid Service Plans come with voicemail, caller ID and call waiting. A great option for college students. If you already have a multi-network phone, you can sometimes reconnect it onto a pre-paid plan with no activation fee, just purchase a pre-paid card and your set to go. Cards range in price from $25 to $200 and will cost more per minute if you go on the free long distance plan.

Currently, AT&T offers the some of the best value plans on pre-paid services. You can activate an AT&T phone for free on this service as long as it is a digital network phone. You get all the extras including, voicemail, called ID and call waiting. Remember that you do not get any free minutes with a pre-paid plan, and minutes expire within 90 days generally, some plans within 30 days.