Small Carriers Compared: Slash Your Smartphone Bill
Aug 7, 2012 02:30 PM EDT by LAPTOP Editors 
Tired of the big guys bullying you into long-term contracts with huge data fees just because they have the phone you drool over? Ever dream of fighting The Man by going no-contract with a great phone for less by switching to a smaller carrier? It’s not just a fantasy anymore.
Cricket Wireless, MetroPCS, Virgin Mobile and other upstarts now offer a solid smartphone selection in addition to nationwide networks and cheap monthly plans. Plus, most of these carriers offer a few special features that the big names don’t. You can even get the iPhone without a contract. So, how do you know which small carrier provides the biggest value? We have everything you need to help you make the right call.
Small Carriers Compared: Slash Your Smartphone Bill
- Introduction
- Boost Mobile
- Cricket Wireless
- Metro PCS
- U.S. Cellular
- Virgin Mobile
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August 8th, 2012 at 8:46 pm
Why was Simple Mobile not on this list?
April 7th, 2013 at 3:17 pm
Straight Talk beats all these plans and has smartphones. From what i saw here I would not switch to any of these companies!!
April 8th, 2013 at 1:37 pm
I have Net 10, my gf has Straight Talk, yes, both are cheap. But the service is also rather shoddy. Especially if you have plans of using the internet at a good speed. Maybe it could be my area, so it might not be the same all over, but the internet creeps and crawls. I also have coworkers that use Straight Talk with an Android OS device. It’s a bit faster than my internet, but nothing near the speeds that you could get for paying a little bit more.