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month. Verizon’s data-share plan, the only

option for new 4G customers, charges a

hefty $60 for a 2GB plan. But voice and tex-

ting can be pricier with AT&T. at makes

it more expensive to get a plan from AT&T

rather than Verizon if you need 2GB of data

plus unlimited voice and texting.

U.S. Cellular was top-rated almost across

the board but isn’t nationally available

and has only two high-profile phones, the

Samsung Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II.

But if that phone appeals, this carrier is

worth considering if you live in one of the

24 states where it’s available (in the Mid-

west, Pacific Coast, and parts of New Eng-

land and the South). Plan pricing tends to

be on par with AT&T, but readers judged

U.S. Cellular to be a much better value

than any of the four biggest carriers.

No prepaid carrier that has favorable

data scores in our Ratings offers any of the

hottest smart phones.

Phone: e Apple iPhone 5 and Sam-

sung Galaxy S III are available from Veri-

zon and AT&T starting at $200. Any of the

recommended 4G AT&T and Verizon mod-

els from our smart-phone Ratings should

suit your needs as well.

1 Smart but not fancy

You want what a smart phone offers, in-

cluding apps, e-mail, and Web surfing. But

you don’t crave the cutting-edge features

and jumbo screens of the hottest new mod-

els, and you can settle for OK service—espe-

cially if forgoing extras saves you money.

Leading option: Buy a smart phone

that performs well, maybe an older

model. Use it with an inexpensive unlim-

ited voice, texting, and data plan from a

no-contract carrier with standout scores

for data service. Two-year cost for phone

and service: about $1,500 and up.

Service: A leading nationally available

you’re buying a first cell phone for your

tween or young teen and want to keep

data costs and usage down.

Leading option: An inexpensive voice-

and-texting arrangement from a no-

contract carrier, for use with a basic flip,

slider, or keyboard phone. Two-year cost

for phone and service: about $200 and up.

Service: Consider Consumer Cellular, a

highly rated national carrier catering to

simpler wireless needs that bills monthly,

even though there is no contract commit-

ment; that’s less complicated than a pre-

paid arrangement. Consumer Cellular

uses the AT&T network. e carrier has a

$15 plan with 150 voice minutes a month;

you can add a second line for $10 a month.

(A $30 plan offers 750 minutes per month.)

If you need to text, Consumer Cellular is

affordable for that, too. It charges as little

as $2.50 for 100 messages per month, and

bigger buckets are available.

Still more than you need? TracFone,

among the better rated prepaid carriers,

offers 60 minutes of airtime that must be

used within 90 days for $20, or less than $7

per month. It also has monthly plans for

as little as $10.

Phone: With no-contract service, you

must buy the phone, but simple models

are relatively affordable. For Consumer

Cellular, consider the Doro PhoneEasy 410,

$60, which has large buttons and other

features that the carrier says make it easier

for seniors to use, or for easier texting, the

Motorola EX430, $80, which has a physical

QWERTY keyboard. With TracFone, the LG

500G, $10, offers 5 hours of talk time on a

battery charge.

Ratings on next page

BY THE NUMBERS , Subscribers who responded to our survey

option is prepaid Straight Talk, which was

more satisfying overall than contract ser-

vice from any major carrier. It received

data scores on a par with Verizon. (Some of

its phones use the Verizon network.)

Straight Talk also scored highly for

value; it charges $45 a month for unlim-

ited data, voice, and messaging, half as

much as Verizon’s least expensive plan.

ere’s also no contract. If you’re unsure

about whether you really need a smart

phone or will like Straight Talk, you can

quit the service at any time and sell your

phone or switch it to another carrier with-

out paying an early-termination penalty.

Another leading prepaid-carrier option

is Virgin Mobile, which also received high

marks for value and data satisfaction.

Phone: You might pay more for a smart

phone bought without a contract, but you

should recoup the price difference within

a matter of months through the lower

monthly service fees.

Straight Talk has the Samsung Galaxy S

II, a 4G phone (an older model that costs

$100 with a two-year contract from AT&T)

for $350. Virgin has the HTC Evo V 4G for

$300 and HTC One V 3G for $200.

You can also spend less—as little as $99

or so—for competent smart phones from

prepaid carriers. e phones usually have

smaller screens and less impressive cam-

eras than the phones mentioned above,

among other differences.

1 Just the basics

You’re among the 29 percent of our readers

who get along without mobile Web and

the 59 percent who make no more than a

few cellular voice calls a day. Or perhaps

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