Three primary plan types are available for cell phones: individual, family, and prepaid.
Individual plans are for customers who expect to use their phones on a semi-regular basis, either as a purely mobile phone or as a replacement for a landline. Often, infrequent phone users can get away with as little as 300 anytime minutes per month, but most folks will find that insufficient.
Individual plans are for customers who expect to use their phones on a semi-regular basis, either as a purely mobile phone or as a replacement for a landline. Often, infrequent phone users can get away with as little as 300 anytime minutes per month, but most folks will find that insufficient.
Family plans, by contrast, are for families with two or more people who want to save money by pooling their minutes. Family plans can pay off, but they also can be tricky, as it's hard to monitor usage patterns for several family members at once.
Prepaid plans are for individual users, but rather than requiring you to sign a one- or two-year contract that guarantees a set amount of minutes per month, users buy minutes on an as-needed basis. Prepaid plans are great for people who want a mobile phone on hand but don't want to use it all that much.
