When you are trying to figure out which cell phone provider to choose, you are faced with a long list of cell phone service providers, and you don’t know where to start. Now the thing with these companies is that they expect you to immediately sign up for a 1- to 2-year contract with them. This really doesn’t give you any time to do the old trial and error procedure. What you really should be looking for in a cell phone service provider are the different features that they offer, the rate per minute of the calls, the area that the network covers, and of course the customer service. The three most popular cell phone service providers in the US are listed below. So if you are thinking of getting a new connection, then here’s your chance to read a bit about these companies!

t-mobile1T-Mobile

T-Mobile is one of the top cell phone providers of the US. Comparatively T-Mobile is less expensive when it comes to Web browsing, text and multimedia messaging, and unlimited calling packages. T-Mobile offers wide nationwide coverage, and you can access T-Mobile’s coverage almost everywhere in the continental US. The prepaid phones that T-Mobile offers to its users are a bit limited in variety, but are quite efficient, and usually have Bluetooth connectivity or a camera, or both. The customer service that they provide to its customers is very efficient, and is one of the best in the country. Their website also offers a live chat feature that is very helpful to people with questions and queries. Besides the live chat feature, normal email and telephone support are also available. The range of prepaid packages starts from $10 and all the way to $100 for prepaid cards.

 

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Verizon boasts of  having the best connectivity and call quality amongst all the other cell phone service providers in the US. The company only works on the CDMA network, so most of the phones that are from Verizon can not really be used in Europe. Verizon offers many of the same features for prepaid customers, that it offers to its postpaid users. Some of these are: V CAST Music, Ringback tones, voice mail, etc. The prepaid phones that Verizon offers to its clients are not that many, actually they are hardly a handful. But some of the cell phones that they offer are actually really good, so you should definitely check them out. Verizon also offers an online chat support, and telephone and email support to its customers. The range of prepaid packages are extremely affordable.

 

us-cellularUS Cellular

US Cellular is based in Chicago, and so does not have such a vast area of network coverage. However, if you are in the vicinity of US Cellular coverage, then you will love to use US Cellular as its great on the budget. All incoming calls are free on US Cellular service, so this saves up a lot of your money in just receiving calls. Both calling plans and messaging plans have different rates. The calling plans start from $45 per month and goes on to $80. Nights and weekends are free for the $60 and $80 per month plans. Outgoing messages and multimedia messaging costs $.25 each, and incoming messages are free. The messaging plans start from $4.95 per month, to $14.95 per month. Another additional advantage of US Cellular is that they offer free roaming in a few of the regional and national plans.