PlatinumTel

Network: Sprint PCS (no roaming)

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Airtime Refills: Dot10, Hybrid, Unlimited coming soon

Website: www.platinumtel.com
Customer Service: 1-866-225-5631

Claim to fame: The best on-phone data prices on prepaid, and the most generous unlimited plan data-wise: 100 MB plus unlimited talk and text for $50 per month

Standout features: International calling, text and picture messaging, web access, unlimited calling

Pros: Unlimited and inexpensive per-minute plans available, data access available, picture messaging for cheap, $50 unlimited voice + text + 100 MB data plan

Cons: Expensive text messaging packs on Dot10 and Hybrid plans, monthly fees on Dot10 and Hybrid plans in addition to per-minute charges, monthly fee to use data on Dot10 or Hybrid

Good for: People who want to use a smartphone on prepaid service, complete with data and MMS. Heavy or light talkers are both fine; there are plans for both.

PLAN SELECTION
Three plans available: Dot10 (anytime minute), Hybrid (unlimited nights and weekends starting at 9 p.m.), Unlimited (unlimited voice calling)

Unlimited
$2 per day on $10 and $30 cards for unlimited voice and texting
$50 for one month of unlimited talk and text, plus 100 MB of data (web browsing or MMS)
Data addon cards – $5 for 40MB (12.5¢ per MB), $10 for 100MB (10¢ per MB)
Otherwise data overages are 0.05¢ per KB (51.2¢ per MB)

Dot10 Rates
$10 – 100 minutes (10¢ per minute) and 60 service days
$20 – 225 minutes (8.9¢ per minute) and 60 service days
$35 – 450 minutes (7.8¢ per minute) and 120 service days
$50 – 700 minutes (7.1¢ per minute) and 120 service days
$100 – 1500 minutes (6.7¢ per minute) and 365 service days
50¢ monthly fee for e911

Hybrid Rates (unlimited nights and weekends)
$20 – 90 minutes and 15 service days
$25 – 150 minutes and 15 service days
$35 – 275 minutes and 30 service days
$50 – 500 minutes and 30 service days
$100 – 1000 minutes and 30 service days
1-minute call setup charge on weekday calls
Minutes carry over for 90 days (like AT&T)
$1.95 monthly fee for USF and Wireless Local Number Portability

Text messaging: 1 anytime minute (Dot10/Hybrid) or 15¢ (Unlimited) or get a SMS addon

Monthly SMS addons
$5 for 150 (Dot10/Hybrid) or 1000 (Unlimited)
$10 for 500 (Dot10/Hybrid) or 2000 (Unlimited)
$15 for 1500 (Dot10/Hybrid)
$25 for 2200 (Dot10/Hybrid)

Web browsing/data (Dot10 and Hybrid) – $5 per month + 0.25¢ per KB
Picture messaging – data charges apply, no per-message charges

International Calling – see rates

PHONE SELECTION
LG AX145 (flip phone) – $29.99
LG AX150 (flip phone with Bluetooth) – $39.99
LG LX160 (flip phone with Bluetooth and web browsing) – $24.99
Sanyo Katana II (camera flip phone with Bluetooth and web browsing) – $39.99
Motorola Q (1.3 megapixel camera with video refurbished smartphone with Stereo Bluetooth, music playbck and MicroSD expansion) – $59.99
Motorola Q9c (1.3 megapixel camera with video refurbished smartphone with Stereo Bluetooth, music playbck and MicroSD expansion) – $79.99
All phones include text messaging and speakerphone capability

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