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Plans & carriers

The other half of your phone bill

Budget carriers ride the same three national networks. We rank them by all-in value, with taxes and fees broken out.

What the ads leave out

The advertised price isn’t the price.

$35
advertised
$45.14
what you’ll actually pay

Carriers advertise a base price. What actually hits your bill includes taxes, surcharges, and recovery fees they don’t mention. And the “$0 phone” works the same way:

It’s 36 months of bill credits. Leave early, pay the balance.
It requires the expensive plan. That premium is the price.
Your trade-in quietly funded the “free.”

We price every plan with taxes and surcharges included. What you compare is closer to what you’ll pay.

A typical unlimited plan, 1 line
Advertised price $35/mo
+ Est. taxes & surcharges (est.) +$6.15
+ Carrier recovery fee +$3.99
What you actually pay ~$45.14/mo
+$10.14/mo the ad didn’t mention. $243 over two years.
National-average example. Your state changes the estimate.
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Carriers can't pay for a better ranking.

Independent, always
No carrier pays for placement or a higher ranking. Our order is editorial, based on value for the dollar, and nothing else.
All-in pricing
We add the recovery fees and tax estimates other comparison sites leave off, so you’re not surprised when the bill arrives.
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