Monthly phone fees are a drag enough; what’s worse is when you are locked into stifling contracts. ComputerWorld recently published a great guide to the best no-contract phone carriers around.
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With these carriers, not only are you not locked into a contract, but you can use the smartphone of your choice with their various plans. ComputerWorld’s Rick Broida offers a lot of other useful, money-saving details in the full article, but here is the breakdown of the carriers in list form for you to browse:
(uses Sprint’s network)
(pricing starts at $30 per month (with auto-pay) for unlimited voice minutes/texts, 2GB data)
(uses AT&T’s network)
(pricing starts at $12.50 per month for 0 voice minutes, 300 texts, 30MB data)
(uses AT&T’s network)
(pricing starts at $35 per month (with auto-pay) for unlimited voice minutes/texts, 2.5GB data)
(uses Sprint’s network)
($0 per month for 200 voice minutes, 500 texts, 500MB data)
(uses AT&T’s network)
($27 per month (with auto-pay) for unlimited voice minutes/texts, 500MB data)
(uses T-Mobile’s network)
($30 per month for unlimited voice minutes/texts, 1GB data)
(uses multiple carriers’ networks)
$31.50 per month (with auto-pay) for unlimited voice minutes/texts, 500MB data
(uses Verizon Wireless’s network)
$12 per month for 250 voice minutes, 250 texts, 10MB data
(uses Sprint)
$17.50 per month for unlimited voice minutes/text, 0.5GB data
(uses Sprint)
Free for 1,000 voice minutes, 1,000 text messages, 500MB data
(uses multiple carriers’ networks)
$49.99 per month for unlimited voice minutes/texts, 5GB data
(uses multiple carriers’ networks)
$30 per month for 1,500 voice minutes, unlimited texts, 100MB data
(uses Sprint’s network)
$18.99 per month for unlimited voice minutes/texts, 500MB data
(uses Sprint’s network)
$15 per month for 100 voice minutes, 100 texts, 100MB data
(uses T-Mobile’s network)
$19 per month for unlimited voice minutes/texts, 100MB data
(uses Sprint’s network)
$35 per month for unlimited voice minutes/texts, 1GB data