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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