Looking for a prepaid cell phone company w/Data
 

I am looking for a good prepaid cell phone company. I currently have Consumer Cellular and I am very happy with their service. I only use it for talking on the phone. I would like to upgrade to a smart phone. There are so many prepaid cell phone companies that it is very confusing. I see that Virgin Mobile has a reasonable plan, but I don't think they have alot of coverage everywhere. I could use some advice!! Thank you.

Aio
 

I too have Consumer Cellular. Great service, but I want to move to an iPhone. I'm buying the phone outright and then am going with AIO. Heard of it through Consumer Reports. It is owned by AT&T and uses their towers. Will pay $55 a month for unlimited messages and texting and unlimited data first 2 GB at high speed.
$40/month plan has unlimited data and texts and 250MB. Taxes and fees included in $55 and $40.
There is someone at Paddock Mall in Ocala that explains everything.

We've been researching, and this is the best I could find.

Virgin Mobile has a $35/ month no contract plan. Only 300 voice minutes though. "Unlimited " data and texts. Uses Sprint system.

I have Consumer Cellular and just bought (within the past 6 weeks) their smart phone. Samsung, cost $150.00. I absolutely love it and recommend. Has excellent reviews and the data plan is not expensive.

.........Never mind, I found my answer regarding the plan you referenced. Thanks for the heads up.

Thanks
Don

Has anyone experienced Virgin Mobile?

I use Wal-Mart's SmartTalk. Bought a Samsung 3G for $150.00; pay $45/month for unlimited phone, texting and data. You have the option of getting SmartTalk using Verizon and a couple of other companies (don't ask me to explain it, I got confused and quit listening plus I knew I wanted the phone connected to Verizon). Love it so far and much cheaper than my previous 2-year plan with Verizon.

just following redwitch. whatever she says...worth trying.

Dee, do you mean Walmart's StraightTalk? I've used that plan for years and I've lived all over the east coast. It works great. No contract $45 a month unlimited talk, text and Internet. If you prepay 6 months or a year, you get a small discount from the $45 monthly fee. I've never had any problems. There are a few places in the mountains of Pennsylvania where the service dropped, but other than that, it is a perfect fit for me.

Yeah, I do, BK, thanks -- StraightTalk, not SmartTalk. Right now, my only problem is a defective phone and they're going to replace it. (At least I got Wally World right.)

I use them on my iphone4....good service

Aio
 

Good to hear you are getting good service. Will head to the AIO people in Ocala to set up my phone-once it arrives from Apple. Which plan do you have? I thought I wanted the $55 / month plan, but maybe the $40 would be enough. I have 250 data on my iPad and it is fine unless traveling. How much data do you usually use per month?