Review - Tracfone's $30 Straight Talk Prepaid Plan: Get a Lot for a Little

This year has been a big one for wireless companies of all kinds. Since the beginning of the year, prepaid companies have been consistently competing with one another and producing better and better deals for those who are interested in prepaid.

And those who are interested in prepaid are beginning to get really interested, and if they have not made the jump yet, they are just about to. With plans like those from Straight Talk prepaid, you can't blame them.

See it was not that long ago that prepaid was not even really considered as an option by the average cell phone user. Well the times have changed as people have noticed how much money they may be able to save on a prepaid cell phone plan. If you're looking to trim some dollars from your cell phone bills, then prepaid may be the way to go for you.

If you don't know how prepaid, or as it's often called "pay as you go," works, then here's a brief primer. With prepaid, you do not have to sign a contract with the wireless service provider, you do not have to undergo a credit check, you never have to pay termination fees, and you have no commitment to the company at all.

All of these features, or non-features, are attractive in their own right, but what about the savings? With many of the new prepaid plans that are available, you can save a bunch of money on your monthly bill.

Unlimited Prepaid Cell Phone Plans

Unlimited prepaid plans are some of the best deals out there today. Boost Mobile, MetroPCS, and Tracfone Straight Talk all have unlimited prepaid plans that may work for your particular situation. One of the cheapest plans, which actually is not an unlimited plan, is the $30 Straight Talk plan that provides 1,000 minutes of talk time and 1,000 text messages.

*Learn more about the $30 Straight Talk Prepaid Plan.

For most cell phone users, this is plenty of talk time and text messages. Still, there are some heavier talkers who may prefer more out of their prepaid plan. In these cases, the $45 Straight Talk Unlimited Prepaid plan is a good option.

With this plan, subscribers receive limitless talk time, unlimited text messages, 30 mb of data, and free 411 calling. For a $45 monthly fee, this is a good deal for unlimited use. Also, both of the Straight Talk plans run on the Verizon network, which is widely regarded as providing some of the best coverage out there.
If you're looking for a new cell phone plan, prepaid may be a good option to look at. It may work out for you and save you money. The $30 Straight Talk plan is very attractive as is its more expensive counterpart, the Unlimited plan. You may also be interested in learning more about the Unlimited offer from Boost Mobile, MetroPCS, and the increased offerings from Cricket/Leap Wireless.

A lot of things have changed in the cell phone market--both in postpaid and prepaid--and you have many more very affordable options than a year ago. Prepaid phone plans, as evidenced by the Straight Talk plans, has really changed and will continue to change into what will interest more and more cell phone users. There is a lot of competition out there, which is always a good thing for shoppers. It's a buyers market in many ways.

You can see this in the fact that Sprint recently added free mobile-to-mobile to any network for its customers. That means the users can contact someone on a Verizon phone and not pay more money. MetroPCS and Leap Wireless have also stepped up and are doing things similar to the $30 Straight Talk plan from Tracfone.