| Cell phone rates are as varied as the companies | | | | pay-as-you go rate. The company also charges |
| that provide service. To compare rates, you first | | | | you for text messaging. The rate for additional |
| need to decide what features you want in your | | | | minutes was $.45. |
| plan ranging from how many minutes you want | | | | For a 900 minute individual plan, Alltell charges |
| per month to free text messaging. You should | | | | $59.99 and increases MyCircle to include 10 people. |
| also take into consideration the area in which you | | | | All the rest of the anytime minutes and rates |
| live, as some service providers may not be able | | | | remain the same. Sprint offers 900 minutes at a |
| to connect with your region. | | | | rate of $69.99 while T-mobile offers 1000 minute |
| Alltel is one of the most popular service providers | | | | plan at $59.99 while the rest of the both of their |
| and is available in most areas. The company now | | | | plans remains the same. Verizon offers a 900 |
| offers the My Circle program which allows you | | | | minutes plan at $99.99 and their rate for additional |
| free unlimited calls to any network anywhere. One | | | | minutes decreases to $.40 per minute. |
| rate for an individual plan was $49.99 which | | | | The highest rated plan that Alltell offers is 6000 |
| included 750 anytime minutes with a $.40 rate for | | | | anytime minutes at a rate of $199.99 per month. |
| additional minutes. There were unlimited night and | | | | The number of people in MyCircle increases to |
| weekend minutes and mobile-to-mobile minutes. | | | | twenty and the rate for additional minutes drops |
| My Circle with this plan included five people. | | | | to $.20 per minute. |
| For a comparable plan from Sprint, this company | | | | Sprint offers a plan for 4000 anytime minutes at |
| offered 700 anytime minutes at a rate of $69.99 | | | | $199.99 per month. The only difference in the |
| a month. This plan included unlimited nationwide | | | | rest of this plan from the less expensive one is |
| direct connect and unlimited nighttime and | | | | that the rate for additional minutes falls to $.40 |
| weekend minutes as well as mobile-to-mobile. | | | | per minute. |
| Additional minutes had a charge of $.45 per | | | | T-Mobile offers a 5000 anytime minute plan at a |
| minute.. | | | | rate of $139.99 per month. The rest of the plan |
| T-mobile, another popular wireless provider, had a | | | | remained the same as the less expensive plans. |
| rate of $49.99 for 600 minutes. They offered | | | | Verizon offers an Unlimited plan for $139.99 a |
| unlimited nighttime and weekend minutes as well | | | | month. This plan allows you unlimited calling |
| as unlimited mobile-to- mobile. The company | | | | anytime anywhere, which eliminates all charges |
| offered MyFaves unlimited minutes. Myfaves is | | | | for additional minutes. This plan also offers all |
| similar to My Circle and includes unlimited calls to | | | | other services such as text messaging for free. |
| five people. Additional minutes were only charged | | | | By comparing the above rates, it seems that for |
| $.20 per minute. | | | | regular individual service Alltell may be the wireless |
| Verizon only offered 450 minutes in their individual | | | | provider that you may want to choose, while for |
| plan at a rate of $39.99. This plan included free | | | | the maximum amount of minutes for a |
| nighttime and weekend minutes but | | | | reasonable price, you may want to go with |
| mobile-to-mobile calls were charged at a | | | | Verizon. In the long run, the choice is yours. |