BudgeTech Reviews

Boost mobile is another option for the prepaid cell phone consumer, although very similar to Virgin mobile as they also run off Sprints 3g/4gWimaxx/4GLTE networks, the price point for them is a bit different as you start off on their $50 a month unlimited plan but the payment shrinks the longer you have service with them. According to their website http://www.boostmobile.com/shop/plans/shrinking-payments/ "For every 6 on-time payments, Boost will lower your monthly payment by $5". I thought that was a great idea so after 6 months your paying $45 a month and then after a year your only paying $40 for unlimited everything which isn't bad at all. Plus they are also starting to come out with decent mid-range android phones such as the HTC One SV which is an LTE enabled device.

Boost mobile is just another great prepaid brand so go check them out!!

Virgin Mobile is a prepaid service which runs under Sprints data and voice network. They offer a variety of services most notably their beyond talk plans which is used for their Android/Apple phones which can run under there 4G LTE, 4G WiMax, and 3G networks. For the smart phone enthusiast I highly recommend them especially if you don't plan to stick around with the same phone, if you decide you want to buy a new phone its easily swap-able online through their website at www.virginmobileusa.com through your account settings, its easy and wont take long.

Whats great about their service is the plans which all are inexpensive:

Virgin Mobile has Beyond talk plans starting at $35-$55. Although the $35 plan only gives you 300 minutes a month you have unlimited text and web which is what most people use now a days, now if you want more minutes then the more expensive plans is what you will have to go for.

I was with VM for a few years but switched over to T-mobile because the 3g coverage in my area was horrible, and I needed great data coverage, now this varies depending on your location, but now sprint/virgin/boost are expanding their 4G LTE locations and in the next 2-3yrs your going to see it everywhere with newer phones being LTE capable. Would I go with VM, yes I would because they always seem to come out with new phones every couple of months, to the smart phone enthusiasts who likes to tweek with new phones but don't want to pay for a 2yr plan this is the route to go.

Many of you ask yourself from time to time, should I cancel or switch cell phone services? Most carriers have lowsy contracts in which you are stuck with the same phone for 2yrs, why be confined to a phone for 2yrs? when half the time you break or lose the phone in general. Now although I'm not saying that's what happens to everyone, this has probably happened to you at least once since ever owning a cell phone. I myself have never been tied down to a contract, why? because I honestly didn't want to have the hassle of dealing with it in case I couldn't pay from one month to the other. I started out with Virgin Mobile who at the time had the cheapest plan in a prepaid service I had ever seen which was $25 a month, now of course in mostly all prepaid services you have to purchase the phone downright, and that's probably what most people don't like about prepaid service, but honestly you save more money in the long run in my opinion, at least I have.

This is what most Virgin Mobile packages looks like, you can buy them at most retailers, I usually go to BestBuy because they usually get the newest phones first within the first week of their release so I like to grab my hands on the newest handset when I get the chance to review them. If you are new to the world of cell phones, or if you want to get your 16yr old kid a phone without having to add a line to your current account or just in general, Virgin Mobile is a great route, now although this is just one prepaid service, there are many others such as Boost, T-mobile prepaid, MetroPCS, ATT, and so forth, most major carriers have their own version of prepaid so depending on your area and various prices, you might want to look into what you want to get.