Convenient Prepaid Mobile And Pay As You Go Plans

Prepaid mobile, or pay as you go plans, are usually packaged according to different types of user behaviour, so to save money it's important to choose a specific plan, depending for instance on if you text a lot or if you call during peak times.

Here are some tips on choosing the best prepaid mobile phone plans in the US.

Most prepaid mobile plans work the same, although the tariffs are often wildly different. You pay a certain amount of dollars to charge your credit and can then use that money for calls and for other services, such as sending text messages.

One important thing to watch is the duration of your credit. If you don't top up your credit regularly, the credit will expire. The time this can take is variable, from as short as a single month to up to a year, and it's one of the things that you should watch put for, especially if you don't use your prepaid mobile a lot.

Also, if you don't top up your prepaid mobile phone regularly, after six months or a year the rental of the line will expire too, and you will lose the phone number. You will then have to get a new number and go through the hassle of telling all your friends that you changed phone number.

Coverage is another thing that people often fail to check. You may have a contract with the best operator but if you can hardly use the phone because of a lack of coverage, you aren't going to use it. Make sure that you have good coverage.

As for the operators and their plans, Virgin Mobile has a very cheap offer, with most prepaid mobile recharges giving you the opportunity to call for 10 cents a minute. The credit doesn't last long though, only a month, so you should only charge your account with what you will spend in that time.

T-Mobile is usually considered the operator with the best choice of prepaid mobile handsets, and you can often get these at a cheaper price of you take them in conjunction with a pay as you go plan.

Its cheapest payment option is $10 for 30 minutes, which is costly, but prices decrease if you top up for higher amounts at a time. And if you top up $100, your credit is valid for a whole year.

TracFone has a good call quality compared to its competitors, and a good selection of basic prepaid mobile phones. The basic plan costs $10 for 50 minutes, with extra minutes costing 20 cents each.

Like T-Mobile, TracFone's $100 credits are valid for a whole year, but you get fewer minutes. It's a good option if you expect to regularly top up small amounts.

MetroPCS's prepaid mobile pricing is quite good, especially if your calls are mostly in-state. It is to be avoided, though, if you are often in states other than your home state, or abroad. This mobile phone operator is currently available in 33 states, including several large ones.

 If your calls are usually grouped on few days, such as on weekends, you should look at a Cingular prepaid mobile plan. A $100 credit is valid for a year, and you are then charged $1 every day that you use your phone, plus $0.10 a minute.