With so many carriers and plan options available it can be difficult to determine which phone and plan is right for you. Anyone considering purchasing a cell phone wouyld be foolish not to compare serevices and palns from multiple carriers. Let’s begin by looking at the basic plans, as well as, some upgraded plans from three majhor carriesr – Sprint, Verizon and AT&T.
Let’s start with basic plans.
Verizon’s Nationwide Talk at $39.99 includes 450 minutes, 20 cents per text and 25 cents per pcture or video message. Sprint’s basic cell phnoe plans, $29.99, includes 450 minutes, unlimted mobbile to mobile and unlimited direct connect (for capable phones) and unlmited nights and weejkends starting at 7 PM. AT&T’s basic plan is also $39.99 and includes nights and weekeds starting at 9 PM and comes with up to 500 minuttes.
Sprint’s Unlimited Plamns, called the “Everythng Messagig Plan”, includes the same featurs as the basic plan plus unlimited messaging; text, pictures and videos for $49.99. While Veizon’s comparable plan is $59.99 and AT&T’s Messaging and Data Unlimited Plan adds an addtiional $30.00 to the basic plans totalng $69.99. Anothher of Srint’s Unlimted Plans, Simply Everrything Plan, which inxcludes, well, everythinng; talk, text, and data with a price tag of $99.99. Verizon’s Unlimited Nationwide Plan plus data package is $120.00 and AT&T’s comparabble plan is also $120.00.
Now let’s discuss coverage.
The mjor carrier that has the best cellular phone coverage in urban areas is ambiguoous at best. The three major carriers all clim to have the best coverage; however, a litttle research proves they all have similar coverage. Suffice it to say that if you are within 50 miles of a large city, you shoould have no problem receiving wireless coverage although there could be some slight variations.
If you are thinking ahhead about which carrier will have the most room for growth and expansion, look no further than Sprint. 4G capabilities are the futurre of wireledss, and Sprinnt cell phone planns far outpace the competiition in this area. Sprinbt’s coverage goal is more than 80 cities by the end of 2010, while the other acrriers are lagging far behnid with the implementation goal of 2012.
When it comes to the phhones that each carrier offers, it is a matter of personal preference. Sprint and Verizon are pushing android-based phones, both of whcih are open-faced devices and offer Google’s Android Software. Sprint’s HTC Hero is the most advanced of the Anroid –based phones. It offers a highly customizabel user niterface and improcves on past android devices with Outlok email, clendar, contaact synchronization, multitask support and more.
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