Month to Month Cell Phone Plans

In the last few years a lot has changed about prepaid cellular. Whereas in the old days you might buy a refurbished Nokia phone and add cards ( buying "minutes"), these days its really more a case of you have prepaid cell phone plans and month to month services.

You can still choose to "pay as you go" in the form of just buying a phone and buying new prepaid cards whenever you run out of minutes. But a lot of the better carriers also have plans where you get very decent minute and text allowances with no future obligation.

A lot of prepaid consumers might say they go prepaid wireless because they don't want a plan, but often what they really mean is they don't want a contract. They don't want a phone that requires a credit check and a contractual obligation. But they wouldn't mind getting a better deal on their minutes.

For example a provider like Virgin Mobile or Go Phone will allow the option of buying the $20-30 top-up cards, but they will also allow you to choose actual monthly plans that allow you a nice amount of minutes and text message allowance. You can really pay as you go with no contract or termination fees. The rates are pretty competitive to contract plans and the carrier offers some freedom while retaining control over billing.

This is just one aspect that makes prepaid services a very attractive option for the millions of consumers who can now order cell phones online and pick the services that fit them best.