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Technology
John Velasco

I don’t love cheap cell phone plans just for the savings — they also come with these hidden perks

Phone with Google Fi and Visible shown next to each other.

There was a time long ago when I was paying upwards of $99 a month for my cell phone plan, which still had a limit to the amount of phone calls and text messages I could send each month. Thankfully, those days are long gone, and with more wireless carriers than ever before vying for your business, they’re throwing in perks to win you over.

For the last six years now, however, I’ve opted to go with service from MVNOs like Cricket Wireless, Google Fi, Mint Mobile, and Visible for their aggressively priced plans. In fact, they’re some of the best cheap cell phone plans around — but traditional carriers like Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile are just as competitive with their budget cell phone plans.

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