Best no-contract wireless plans
Service contracts are mostly a memory: US carriers stopped requiring them around 2016, and nobody will tie you to two years of service today. What locks you in now is the phone. A handset spread over 24 to 36 months, plus monthly promo credits that stop the day you leave, means switching early can cost more than the cheaper plan ever saved you. Two things keep you genuinely free: bring your own phone, or pay for a new one outright. The plans below add no lock-in of their own (no annual prepay, no minimum term), so with your own phone you can walk away any month.
1. US Mobile · Unlimited Starter
Verizon network (MVNO)
$25/mo
⚠ A budget brand that rents the Verizon network (an "MVNO"): same towers, but your data may slow down when towers get busy
View on US Mobile's site →2. Visible · Visible+
Verizon network (MVNO)
$35/mo
⚠ A budget brand that rents the Verizon network (an "MVNO"): same towers, but your data may slow down when towers get busy
View on Visible's site →3. Visible · Visible
Verizon network (MVNO)
$25/mo
⚠ No premium data guarantee: Visible may slow this plan any time the network is busy
View on Visible's site →- View on Verizon's site →
4. Verizon · Simplicity Plan
Verizon network
$48.73/mo
5. Consumer Cellular · 1GB
AT&T network (MVNO)
$21.66/mo
- Lowest total cost of your matches at $21.66/mo
⚠ 1GB is below your medium (~15GB) usage
View on Consumer Cellular's site →
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