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Prepaid Cellular Phone Plans

By Daniel Stouffer

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Published: 05Jul2009
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In a sea of different options, how do you choose between the many prepaid cellular plans? The answer is to consider the flexibility of the mobile phone plan, the availability of the wireless network, and to research the pricing for international calling.

Prepaid cellular plans offer a consumer a more informal way of gaining access to personal phone service. Many people simply do not want to make a commitment to the phone companies, fearing contracts of any kind. Other people may be feeling a little bit "fiscally challenged" and may not be sure if they can come through on their end of the contract.

It is important to make an informed decision and you should take time to compare all available options and to analyze your prior calling patterns and usage, if you have any, before you go ahead. Information can easily be obtained from the various company websites, detailing the requirements and features of various plans. These do vary considerably and you will need to be diligent.

Prepaid cellular plans generally come with a longer list of "restrictions", rather than "freedoms". Some carriers and services limit the amount of features available to prepaid clients, preferring to keep those services for their postpaid users only. This may extend to text messaging options, for example. This type of cell phone plan generally attracts usage rates that are set at a higher premium, as compared to contracted services.

In some plans, the carrier will require you to keep a minimum account balance or your account may be de-activated, but the good news is that almost all services offer easily accessible records allowing you to make real-time inquiries about your usage and available balance.

Prepaid cellular plans are user-friendly. Service providers make sure that they put very few roadblocks in between themselves and their prospective customer. They conduct no credit checks and require no contracts and make sure that it is easy to replenish the funds in your account through a variety of different means.

When you choose a "pay as you go" option, you will need to purchase a calling card or a reload card and these vary in value between $10 and $100. Again, the cost per minute charge is fairly high, so you will need to take this into account. A slightly more flexible plan involves prepaying for the service, in advance for each month, and this is a less expensive option than the pay-as-you-go option but generally more expensive than a regular contracted plan.

Before you take the leap, sit down and plan it all out. Make sure that you have a good handle on your actual needs before deciding which option is best for you and weigh all the pros and cons before choosing from amongst the many prepaid cellular plans in the marketplace.

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