Are you interested in Ditching your Contract Cell Phone Service Provider and switching to a Prepaid Cellular Service Provider?
Prepaid wireless plans have gained widespread popularity in the United States over the past few years. Customers have grown increasingly worried about having to sign a 2 year contract to get a subsidized phone. Many of these phones can be purchased used for a much better price. Head over to our
Used Phones page to see more about the devices we offer. There are many different GSM MVNO (
Mobile Virtual Network Operator) that piggy back off T-Mobile and AT&T's network.
In Fort Smith Arkansas, T-Mobile's network is very poor. This means frequent dropped calls, no service, and slow internet. I would recommend using an AT&T MVNO. It seems like these are now a dime a dozen. With companies like H2O, Red Pocket, Straight Talk, Net10, SkyView, Pure, Jolt, Fuzion, and tracfone, the determining factors come down to 2 points. 1) How much does it cost per month? 2) How is the customer support?
Lets focus on the 2 top AT&T MVNO's for this blog. Straight Talk being the most popular now, with Net10 in Close 2nd.
1) Straight Talk Bring Your Own Phone (AT&T SIM Card Only)
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Plan: $45 per month: Unlimited talk, text, and data.
SIM card fee: $14.99
The good: Choice of AT&T or T-Mobile’s network (Again, in this area, T-Mobile coverage is poor).
The not-so-good: Data policy is not clearly defined. One of the Employee's of Gadget Grave got cut off half-way thru the month without a warning. They said the only way to get data back was to pay for another month. Phone support is always someone in India with a horrible accent.
More info:
Official site
2) Net10
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Plans: $50 per month: Unlimited talk, text, and data.Auto Refill Saves $5/month on your bill effectively costing the same as Straight Talk.
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SIM card fee: $9.99
The good: Reliable AT&T Network, Local Support by the guys at GoWireless.
The not-so-good: Owned by same parent company as Straight Talk and offers same service, yet $5 more per month.
More info:
Official site

Currently, Net10 would be the network I would choose solely on the fact that there is local support. If you have issues with your straight talk, talking with support can take over 1 hour on hold and then you almost need a translator to discuss the issues.