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7 Best Prepaid Phone Plans (2026)

Matthew S. Smith

created: Feb. 1, 2026, 1 p.m. | updated: Feb. 2, 2026, 10:54 p.m.

Other Prepaid Cellular ServicesMint Mobile is a prepaid service that uses the T-Mobile network (T-Mobile acquired the company in 2024). TracFone is a Verizon-owned prepaid cellular service. Ting offers Unlimited plans, though many of the Unlimited plans have rather low high-speed data limits. MobileX is a prepaid service on the Verizon network that has a range of pay-as-you-go and unlimited plans. UScellular was, until recently, the oldest independent MVNO in the US, but it was acquired by T-Mobile in 2024, and T-Mobile plans to integrate the company into T-Mobile.

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