Comprehensive Guide to Cellphone Plans

A cellphone plan is necessary for everyone living in a modern city. How to pick a suitable plan is a skillful question. And if you want, you can purchase one through me at a fair price.

United States

Introduction

• Wireless Status
  Each phone number can be distinguished by wireless status. The mobile phone numbers are wireless Y, and the landline numbers are wireless N. The wireless N numbers have lots of limits in registering accounts. Some companies like the bank, google will not allow users to use wireless N numbers to register accounts. Here is a check website. The status cannot be set but is related to your plan. You can change to a wireless plan to change this.
• Caller ID
  Caller ID reduces unknown calls by displaying a caller’s information, even if they’re not on your contact list. Here is a check website. The phone plan provider can set this, but only some providers allow to set it or are free to set it.
• Do Not Call
  To reduce receiving telemarketing calls, register here.
• Port in and out
  It is easy to transfer a phone number from one provider to another. First, contact the previous provider to get the account number and pin code, then give them to the next provider.
• Network Priority Level
  Lower QCI is better.
  • Verizon
    • QCI 7 ➤ Verizon Frontline
    • QCI 8 ➤ Verizon 5G Get More(UNLTD), Verizon 5G Do More(50GB), Verizon 5G Play More(50GB), Xfinity Mobile By-The Gig(VARY BY PLANS), Xfinity Mobile Unlimited(Unlimited, But Reduced at 1.5Mbps after 22GB), US Mobile By-The-Gig(VARY BY PLANS), US Mobile Unlimited(UNLTD, But Reduced at 1Mbps after 75GB), Verizon Business Pro 2.0(UNLTD), Verizon Business Plus 2.0(100GB)
    • QCI 9 ➤ Verizon Prepaid(All Plans), Verizon Business Starter, All After Deprioritized Plans, All MVNOs, Spectrum Mobile, Total Wireless, Visible, etc
  • AT&T
    • QCI 6 ➤ FirstNET(UNLTD), AT&T Business Elite(UNLTD)
    • QCI 7 ➤ AT&T Consumer Elite(UNLTD)
    • QCI 8 ➤ AT&T Consumer Extra(50GB), AT&T Business Performance(50GB), AT&T Prepaid Unlimited Plus(22GB), AT&T Prepaid Unlimited MAX(22GB), Cricket Unlimited More(UNLTD), All MVNOs By-The-Gig Plans(VARY BY PLANS), AT&T Prepaid By-The-Gig Plans(VARY BY PLANS), Wing Alpha Old Plans(50GB)
    • QCI 9 ➤ AT&T Consumer Starter, AT&T Business Starter, AT&T Prepaid Unlimited, All MVNOs Unlimited Plans, All After Deprioritized Plans, Wing Alpha New Plans(Was Business Reseller for old customers)
  • T-Mobile
    • QCI 6 ➤ T-Mobile Magenta MAX(UNLTD), T-Mobile Magenta(100GB), T-Mobile Prepaid Unlimited Plus(50GB), T-Mobile Prepaid Unlimited(50GB), T-Mobile ONE(28GB), T-Mobile Prepaid By-The-Gig Plans(VARY BY PLANS), T-Mobile Connect(VARY BY PLANS), Google Fi(VARY BY PLANS, Usually 22GB)
    • QCI 7 ➤ T-Mobile Essentials, Metro by T-Mobile, All MVNOs
    • QCI 8 ➤ This Level is for Hotspot Users
    • QCI 9 ➤ T-Mobile Home Internet

Plan List

Tello

• Plan:

  • $5/100 mins/free SMS
  • $7/100 mins/free SMS/1G
  • etc
• Worldwide: rate(China, Mexico, India and etc Free)
• Network: T-Mobile
• Wireless: Y
• eSIM: Supported
• WiFi-Calling: Supported
• Roam: Not supported
• Special:
  • You can make calls using the My Tello app(only make calls, not receive calls or messages).
  • Get a $10 credit by using the Invite link.

T-Mobile Connect

• Fixed Cost: $10(1000 mins/1000 SMS/1G)
• Worldwide: rate
• Network: T-Mobile
• Wireless: Y
• eSIM: Supported
• WiFi-Calling: Supported
• Roam: Not Supported
• Caller ID: Supported
• Link

T-Mobile Legacy Pay As You Go

• Fixed Cost: $0
• Local Cost: $0.1min(Not sure), 0.1 SMS, 0.25 MMS
• Worldwide: rate
• Network: T-Mobile
• Wireless: Y
• eSIM: Supported
• WiFi-Calling: Supported
• Roam: Supported, rate
• Caller ID: Supported
• Special:
  • At least $1 is required to refill to keep the number and balance every 90 days.
  • This is an out-of-print plan. You can get it from eBay for about $150.

T-Mobile Pay As You Go

• Fixed Cost: $3/30 mins or 30 SMS
• Local Cost: $0.1min, 0.1 SMS, 0.25 MMS
• Worldwide: rate
• Network: T-Mobile
• Wireless: Y
• eSIM: Supported
• WiFi-Calling: Supported
• Roam: Supported, rate
• Caller ID: Supported
• Special:
  • This is an out-of-print plan. You can get it from eBay for about $50.

Google Voice

• Fixed Cost: $0
• Local Cost: $0 min, 0 SMS
• Worldwide: rate
• Wireless: N
• Special:
  • No sim card, use by Google Voice app.
  • Google Voice has a $3 port out fee.
  • The number will be recycled in three months without activities.
  • It is hard to register an account and get a number.

Philippines

Globe Prepaid

​07/19/2023 Update: It is no longer recommended due to the Philippine government’s requirement for real-name authentication.

• Fixed Cost: ₱0
• Local Cost: ₱6.5-7.5 min, 1 SMS rate
• Worldwide: rate
• WiFi-Calling: Supported
• Roam: Supported, rate(receive SMS free)
• Special:
  • Refill to extend the number and balance one year.
  • Send an SMS to a random local number to activate (about ₱21, including VAT).