Author: Cameron Summerson / Source: reviewgeek.com
Finding the right cell plan for you and your family can be a challenge. While many plans are simpler than ever before, the difference between carriers is still vast. Here are the plans that deserve a closer look.
Before choosing a plan, however, you need to figure out what your family needs.
How many lines do you need? Is streaming king so you need as much data as possible? Do you prefer one video service over another? Prefer to keep costs as low as possible since you don’t use as much data? These are all questions that you’ll need to think about before jumping into a wireless plan.But I can tell you this much: Unlimited data plans rule all now. Basically all carriers are focused on offering some form of unlimited plan now, which doesn’t leave a lot for users who don’t use much data. Fortunately, you can still get a low-cost unlimited plan that should fit the bill. Literally.
The Best for Unlimited: Cricket, T-Mobile, or Sprint*
If you use a lot of data—especially an inconsistent (but still high) amount—then an unlimited plan is going to be best for you and yours. The thing is “unlimited” doesn’t really mean “without limits” when it comes to mobile plans. They may include a (mostly) unrestricted amount of data, but every plan out there puts limits in other areas, be that speed or other features.
When it comes down to it, there are quite a few good options out there! The best of the bunch, however, are Cricket, T-Mobile, and Sprint (at least for now). Here’s the quick comparison of each.
Cricket’s Unlimited and Unlimited Max Plans: Throttled Data at a Killer Price
Cricket offers two unlimited plans (one of which is less limited than the other): Unlimited and Unlimited Max. The former offers unlimited SD video, music, web surfing, games, downloads, and the like, but it’s limited to 3 Mbps, as opposed to Cricket’s normal 8 Mbps speed cap.
The Unlimited plan starts at $55 for the first line, but each one becomes cheaper after that—$80 for two lines, $90 for three, $100 for four, and $125 for five. That’s with taxes and fees included. Huge bargain.
The Unlimited Max plan offers all the same things as the Unlimited plan, but you’re allowed unlimited HD video and it operates at the full 8 Mbps. It starts at $60 per line, with discounts for each additional: $110 for two, $150 for three, $190 for four, and $230 for five. If you can handle SD video and 3Mbps streams, the Unlimited plan is a much better deal—otherwise, you may be better off exploring the other options on this list.
The biggest downside to Cricket is that you have to either bring your own phone or buy it outright. Because Cricket is technically a prepaid carrier, it doesn’t offer any sort of financing option for its hardware, meaning you’re left on your own when it comes to buying phones. That makes it a dealbreaker to a lot of people, unfortunately.
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