For this article, I'm going to focus on just a few: Boost Mobile, Cricket, Mint, Google Fi Wireless, US Mobile, MobileX, Tracfone, Metro by T-Mobile, Total Wireless, Verizon Prepaid and AT&T Prepaid.

When the FCC proposed the 60-day unlocking rule in July 2024, the agency criticized T-Mobile for locking prepaid phones for a year. The NPRM pointed out that "T-Mobile recently increased its locking ...

Both carriers claim that requiring them to unlock customers’ mobile phones within 60 days of activation will mean fewer deals ...

Not every business was performing well for AT&T. Its prepaid wireless business was hurt by the end of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) this spring, as it lost 45,000 prepaid subscribers. The ...

We'll also cover the lowest rates possible with this service with a detailed explanation, although fair warning - like AT&T prepaid plans, Verizon's plans tend to be a little pricier than those ...

Wondering which plan is right for you? Of course, AT&T has more plans through its Prepaid service, including those with limited data if they don’t need an unlimited option. Here’s a quick ...

For unlimited data, the best prepaid phone plan option comes from Visible, while Total Wireless offers families the best rate. And even, though they're big name carriers, Verizon and AT&T have ...

T-Mobile and AT&T this week responded to the FCC’s proposed rule requiring providers unlock phones within 60 days of activation—even if they’re under contract and not paid off yet.

AT&T's stock has greatly outperformed rival Verizon ... strong postpaid wireless and broadband subscriber growth, while prepaid and wireline have is dragging. For example, Verizon added 349,000 ...

Cell carriers T-Mobile & AT&T are opposing the FCC plan to require phones to be unlocked after 60 days and say locked is ...

Metro by T-Mobile is one of T-Mobile’s main prepaid brands with a handful of unlimited plan options and a couple of smaller ...