Affordable Mobile Service for Christmas

As you buy Christmas presents for others, December is a good month to find ways to cut back on current bills to afford your purchases.  Is your cellular phone bill over $200 a month?  Switching to Straight Talk Wireless, affordable mobile service, might be a way you can save money while taking advantage of nationwide coverage on America’s largest and most dependable networks.

Straight Talk offers simple no-nonsense, no-contract plans that offer Unlimited talk, text, and data, with the first 3GB of data at high-speed, without worry of running over…ever.  As a Straight Talk Tester for this past year, I have had the opportunity to test out Straight Talk’s affordable mobile service and I have been pleasantly surprised at how well the service has been in my city, at my home, and even while traveling across the United States.

Straight Talk offers monthly prepaid plans so you always know what you’re going to pay each month.  Prepaid plans are all the rage these days as people dislike being tied down to contracts and never knowing what their monthly bill is going to look like.  Straight Talk is a pioneer in offering prepaid plans, but now all the major mobile carrier plans offer a prepaid option.

How the Straight Talk Prepaid Plan Differs

So if all of the major mobile carriers are now offering a prepaid mobile plan, what value does Straight Talk offer over their competitors?

1. Value – Straight Talk offers Unlimited talk, text, and data for $45/mo. per phone line.  Straight Talk offers up to 3 GB of data at high-speed.  After that, the data is still unlimited but is not as fast. Other carriers offer a similar Unlimited talk, text, and data deal, only they only provide 1 GB of high-speed data.  Learn what you can do with 3 GB of high-speed data.
2. Convenience – Straight Talk is located in most Walmart stores across the nation.  You can purchase data plans and phones in stores as well as conveniently online.  Walmart associates are well-versed on Straight Talk plans and can assist you with your questions.
3. Flexibility – You are not required to buy a locked Straight Talk phone to begin using Straight Talk.  Most Android, iOS, and Window phones will work with Straight Talk.  You can even bring your phone to Straight Talk.    With the recent law changes, you can now request that your mobile service provider unlocks your phone.  See Straight Talk’s website to verify your phone will work.

So I took a look at several different plans to see what you would pay at each mobile carrier, and here’s what I found…

If you are considering giving the gift of affordable mobile service to one of your children or to your aging parents for Christmas, give them the gift of #StraightTalkCheer, as Straight Talk provides great value at a reasonable price.  If you’re like me, the one thing I would be unsure of is whether or not 3GB of high-speed data is enough for your budding teenager, who are famous Internet streamers – streaming content from YouTube, Netflix, you name it.  I researched this very question and explain it more fully in our article, Just How Much Data is 3 GB?  Basically, 3 GB a month can provide up to 100 hours of Pandora, or the posting of 8,500 Instagram pictures…or even 200 hours of web browsing.

In other words, 3 GB of high-speed data is very reasonable for the month and quite frankly, a good limit to have on your child’s data absorbing activities!  Straight Talk offers many great values on phones, including the Samsung Galaxy III ( a great phone!) for only $99*.  But if you’re looking for a good starter phone for your teen or aging parent, Straight Talk also offers free phones with prepaid service.  See their list of available phones on their website.

To learn more about the value Straight Talk can bring you and how to get started, see our previous article entitled, “Do Affordable Phone Plans Work?”  So, if you’re looking for a way to keep your monthly mobile plans in check…whether paying for yourself, your child, aging parents, or others… Straight Talk is a great value in affordable mobile service and will save you money each month.  As a user of Straight Talk myself, I’d be happy to answer any questions you may have, just leave us a comment!

Merry Christmas and happy savings!

* Refurbished