Updated The Best U. S. Prepaid Talk and Text Only Deals. Posted by. Dennis Bournique at 6 3. PM on Tuesday, January 3, 2. Welcome to Prepaid Phone News continuously updated guide to the best deals in prepaid voice and text messaging plans. Last Updated 1. 02. Tello plan changes. How To Activate Red Pocket Voicemail' title='How To Activate Red Pocket Voicemail' />Red Pocket Mobile offers great international calling options while on a prepaid plan. Get prepaid cellphone service from Red Pocket Mobile. This post is for anyone who uses their phone for voice calls and text messaging only and doesnt need or want to pay for data. Some of the plans covered here do include data but it may be limited or overpriced. If you want to use even a little data along with your talking and texting see our companion post The Best Deals On Prepaid Mobile Data. The cost of prepaid unlimited talk and text plans is now just 2. AT T, Verizon, T Mobile or Sprint when you use a Mobile Virtual Network Operator MVNO, a 3rd party company that resells one of the national operators service. If you are ready to switch to prepaid or switch from one prepaid operator to another the first thing to do is check your coverage with all four national operators AT T, Verizon, Sprint and T Mobile. All prepaid operators rely on one of the big four for their coverage. At the national level, AT T and Verizon provide service in more places than T Mobile and Sprint. But all four have areas that they dont cover. Ive created a page showing the national coverage maps for all prepaid operators. Anthony the Mooch Scaramucci is currently best known as the former White House communications director whose tenure lasted just five days and additionally. How To Activate Red Pocket Voicemail' title='How To Activate Red Pocket Voicemail' />It has links to each operators detailed block by block maps. Rule out the networks that dont provide service where you live, work and play. Once youve found the networks that will work for you, check out my recommendations below to find the best deal for your usage on your preferred networks. Recommendations Unlimited plans have gotten so inexpensive that they are the most cost effective choice for anyone who averages more than a combined total of 5. For users who need fewer minutes and texts a pay as you go or non unlimited monthly plan can be an even better deal Here are the least expensive choices by network and usage Verizon Over. Red Pocket Amazon annual plan. ECO Mobile or Red Pocket 2. Verizon 3. 0 unlimited plan. Under 1. 00. 0, Expo Mobile Pay As You Go or Page Plus 1. Plan or Selectel 7. AT T Over 8. Airvoice Wireless, Red Pocket or Easy. Go 2. 0or Cricket 3. Under 8. 00, Airvoice 1. Plan, H2. Os Pay As You Go or Pure Talk 1. Simple Plan. T Mobile Over 1. TPO 1. 2. 9. 9 or Ultra Mobile, Red Pocket or ECO Mobile 2. Metro. PCS 3. 0 unlimited plans. Under 1. Speed. Talks Low Cost Pay. Go or Lycamobile Pay as You Go. Sprint Over 1. 00. TPO 1. 2. 9. 9 or Tellos 1. Red Pocket or ECO Mobile 2. Boosts 3. 5 unlimited plan. Under 1. 00. 0,  Tello, Expo Mobile or Real Mobile Pay As You Go. Cheapest may not always be best. With the exception of Airvoice and Book Mobile which offer excellent support, the low price leaders tend to have less than stellar customer service. There are other operators worthy on consideration. Compare them using the four tables below which list the best values in unlimited talk and text plans, pay as you go plans, non unlimited monthly plans and unlimited text plans. In the tables, click the operators name in the first column for Prepaid. Phone. News coverage of that operator. Click the plan name in the second column to go directly to the operators site. Except as noted, prices include all fees and taxes with the exception of applicable state sales tax and e. Unlimited Voice and Text Only Plans. Operator reviewPlan operator siteNetwork. Phones. Monthly Cost. Voice min. SMSData. TPOBenevolent Plan. T Mobile. Republic Only1. Unlimited. Unlimited. MBRepublic. Talk Text. T Mobile. Republic Only1. Unlimited. Unlimitednone. Tello. Talk Text. T Mobile. Sprint1. Unlimited. Unlimitedavailable at extra cost. Mint SIMAnnual Plan. T Mobile. T Mobile, unlocked GSM1. Unlimited. Unlimited. GBRed Pocket. Amazon Annual Plan. AT T, Verizon, T Mobile or Sprint. AT T, Verizon, T Mobile, Sprint or unlocked GSM2. Unlimited. Unlimited. GBUltra Mobile1. Unlimited. T Mobile. T Mobile or Unlocked GSM1. Unlimited. Unlimited. MBRed Pocket. Unimited. AT T, Verizon, T Mobile or Sprint. AT T, Verizon, T Mobile, Sprint or unlocked GSM2. Unlimited. Unlimited. MBAirvoice Wireless. Unlimited Talk and Text. AT TAT T or unlocked GSM2. Unlimited. Unlimited. MB 5. ECO Mobile. Unlimited Talk Text. Verizon, Sprint or T Mobile. Verizon, Sprint, T Mobile or Unlocked GSM2. Unlimited. Unlimited. MBEasy. Go. Unlimited Monthly. AT T or unlocked GSM2. Unlimited. Unlimited. MB 2. Cricket AT TTalk Text. AT TCricket feature phones or AT T or Unlocked GSM BYOP2. Unlimited. Unlimitednone. Total Wireless Trac. FoneUnlimited Talk Text. Verizon. Total Wireless and Verizon2. GB of rollover data for 1. Verizon. Unlimited. Verizon. Verizon feature phones only3. AT T Prepaid. Unlimited. AT TAT T or unlocked GSM3. GBBoost Mobile Sprint3 Gigs. Sprint. Boost phones3. GB1 Ultra Mobile charges a cost recovery fee of 5. Easy. Go extra data 1. MB5 Airvoice 5. MB of high speed data then 5. MB of throttled data. Verizon 3. 0 plan includes unlimited 2. G speed data for basic phones. Pay As You Go Plans are the best deal for very light users. With pay as you go, you are only charged for actual minutes and texts used. With the exception of Speed. Talks plans, unused funds roll over indefinitely as long as you top up before your service expires. T Mobile pay as you go charges 3month which includes 3. Additional minutes or texts are 1. Page Plus deducts a 5. Airvoice deducts a 1 maintenancee. Lycas minimum top up is 1. Funds do not expire but you must make a voice call, or send a message or use data or purchase a top up at least every 9. The 1. 3. 3 minimum monthly cost is based on a one minute, 4 text every 9. Real Pay As You plan costs 2. Unused funds do not roll over. Unused funds expire after the sixth rollover. Tello airtime doesnt expire as long as call, text or surf the web at least once every three months. Tellos minimum top up is 1. Non Unlimited Monthly Plans, can be a good choice for users with moderate needs that dont fit the pay as you go model. Limited Monthly and Yearly Plans. Operator. Plan. Network. Allowed Phones. Monthly Cost 1. Voice min. SMSData. Red Pockete. Bay Plan. Verizon, AT T, T Mobile or Sprint. Crack Easy Duplicate Finder 4 Crack. Verizon, AT T, T Mobile, Sprint or unlocked GSM6. MBTello. Custom Plans. Sprint. Sprint5 1. Selectel. Yearly Plan. Verizon. Verizon 3. G only6. 2. 5 7. MB 3. Red Pockete. Bay Plan. Verizon, AT T, T Mobile or Sprint. Verizon, AT T, T Mobile, Sprint or unlocked GSM9. MBTPOAdmirable Plan. T Mobile or Sprint. T Mobile, Sprint or unlocked GSM9. MBRed Pocket. Essentials Plan. Verizon, AT T, T Mobile or Sprint. Verizon, AT T, T Mobile, Sprint or unlocked GSM1. MBTPOCordial Plan. T Mobile or Sprint. T Mobile, Sprint or unlocked GSM1. MBPage Plus. The 1. Verizon. Verizon 3. G only1. 2. 0. 02. MB, overage 1. 0MBRed Pockete. Bay Plan. Verizon, AT T, T Mobile or Sprint. Verizon, AT T, T Mobile, Sprint or unlocked GSM1. GBSelectel. Value Plan. Verizon. Verizon 3. G only1. 5. 0. 03. MB, overage 5MB 3. Plus taxes and fees. MMS addon provides 2. MMS and 4. 00 MB of data. Also available 1 GB 4. MMS for 1. 9. 9. Unused add on data expires after 3. Selectel overage 5 per minute, message or MB is available by using a 1. Smart Card which doesnt expire. Unlimited Text Only Plans.