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Best deal: US Mobile (Although, you should check other options first)

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1) US Mobile
TrustPilot Rating 4.7/5 (Common topic: Great customer support)
Regular starting price $10/Mo (2 GB data, unlimited talk + text)
Unlimited Starting Price Annually: $17.50/Mo, Monthly: $25/Mo (before multi-line discount)
Unlimited Maximum Price Annually: $32.50/Mo, Monthly: $44/Mo
Device Financing (Buy now, Pay later) Yes (with Affirm)
Supported network(s) Verizon, T-Mobile & AT&T
Pros
  • No contract
  • You can switch between the 3 major networks at any time (If you don't have an eSIM-compatible phone, you must buy a new SIM card)
  • 30-day free trial
  • Unlimited talk & text on every plan
  • You can add extra data to a "By the Gig" line ($2/GB)
  • Each line can have a different plan
  • You can make shared data plans using "pools"
  • Great customer support
  • Has a multi-line discount for unlimited plans (Discount caps at 4 lines)
  • Has a referral program (Pays you with a prepaid Mastercard to spend whereever Mastercard is accepted)
Cons
  • No support for smartwatches (except the Apple Watch)
  • Issues with Visual Voicemail on iOS (iPhone OS)
2) Mint Mobile
TrustPilot Rating 3.2/5 (Common topic: Bad customer support)
Regular starting price $15/Mo (for your first 3 months. 5 GB data, unlimited talk + text)
Unlimited Starting Price $30/month (first 3 months, goes back to $30/Mo when you pay for 12 months)
Unlimited Max Price $35/month (6 months)
Device Financing (Buy now, Pay later) Yes (with Affirm)
Supported network(s) T-Mobile
Pros
  • No contract
  • Unlimited talk & text on every plan
  • Each line can have a different plan
  • Has a referral program (Pays you in renewal credits)
Cons
  • All plans are paid in full upfront
  • All plans must be bought in bulk (3, 6, or 12 months)
  • Terrible customer service (Some name it the worst customer service)
  • No smartwatch support
3) Tello Mobile
TrustPilot Rating 4.5/5 (Common topic: Great customer support)
Regular starting price $5/Mo (1 GB data, 100 minutes, and unlimited texts or 1 GB data, no talk + text)
Unlimited Starting Price $25/month ($15/month for the first 3 months)
Unlimited Max Price $25/month ($15/month for the first 3 months)
Device Financing (Buy now, Pay later) Yes (with Affirm)
Supported network(s) T-Mobile
Pros
  • No contract
  • Unlimited talk for every plan (Only if you add minutes)
  • You can build your own plan
  • Each line can have a different plan
  • Has a referral program (Pays you in "Tello Dollars", their version of billing credit)
Cons
  • No support for smartwatches
  • No multi-line discount
4) Helium Mobile
TrustPilot Rating 4.4/5 (Common topic: Great service)
Regular starting price $0/Mo (3 GB data, 100 minutes, and 300 texts, additional data can be purchased at $7.50/GB)
Unlimited Starting Price $30/month
Unlimited Max Price $30/month
Device Financing (Buy now, Pay later) No (No device store is available)
Supported network(s) T-Mobile, Helium network (Roaming, built by the community rather than Helium Mobile)
Pros
  • No contract
  • Has a free forever plan
  • Each line can have a different plan
  • Has a referral program (Pays you in "Cloud Points", can be used for paying for plans, buying subscriptions, gift cards, and a few other things.)
  • Has a loyalty program (Pays you in "Cloud Points", can be earned by referrals, anonymized location sharing, and surveys)
Cons
  • No support for smartwatches
  • No device store (Although, you can buy Amazon balance/credits using "Cloud Points")
  • Minimum age is 18 ("Group plans" have a minimum age of 16, with "Group admins" having to be the parent or legal guardian of the minor on the plan)
5) TextNow (Wireless)
TrustPilot Rating 4.1/5 (Common topic: App is user-friendly)
Regular starting price $0/Mo ("Essential" data (You get access to maps, rideshare, and email), Unlimited talk + text, SIM Card costs $4.99 one-time)
Unlimited Starting Price $0.99/hour
Unlimited Max Price $39.99/month
Device Financing (Buy now, Pay later) No (No official device store is available)
Supported network(s) T-Mobile
Pros
  • No contract
  • Has a free forever plan
  • Each line can have a different plan
  • Unlimited monthly plan comes with "ad-free+" (removes adds from TextNow app, prevents number discarding, gives you call forwarding, and voiemail transcription)
  • Lets you choose your own billing cycle (Hourly ($0.99/hr)Daily ($4.99/day), Monthly ($39.99/mo), only Monthly has auto-renewal)
Cons
  • Each line requires a seperate account
  • Only has unlimited data plans
  • Not a traditional phone carrier (requires the TextNow app to send texts and calls)
  • If you don't send at least 1 text every 30 days you can lose your number (Can be avoided by paying for the "ad-free+" weekly subscription, "lock-in number" weekly subscription, or the unlimited monthly data plan)
  • If you break their "Unlimited 2G Fair Use Policy" (Only applies to users using the Monthly data plan), you can risk losing access to your data, and unlimited talk + text until the next billing cycle
  • Some services do not accept TextNow numbers for phone verification but most do