Gen Mobile Tello Mobile Virgin Mobile Boost Mobile CREDO Mobile
MVNOs that use multiple networks (including Sprint):
Red Pocket Twigby Ting Pix Wireless Tracfone TextNow Republic Wireless Net10 Wireless Google Fi Straight Talk
We’ll give a quick run down of every prepaid company on the Sprint network, but first let’s look at some of our top picks. Best value: Tello has some fantastic deals on midlevel plans with unlimited talk and text, and a few GBs of data. Best for budget: Gen Mobile’s stripped down, low-cost plans offer the bare essentials for those who want to save money. Best for high-data users: Straight Talk’s unlimited data plans are some of the cheapest in the industry, even if they don’t include a bunch of fancy features. Best for no contract: Boost Mobile offers cheap plans that will get you premium perks, like unlimited music streaming and HD video quality, and there’s no contract to tie you down. Sprint coverage map All you city slickers shouldn’t worry much, then. But adventurers, road-trippers, and rural dwellers beware. Here’s a look at that dirt-cheap plan and a few of Gen Mobile’s other most popular plans. Gen Mobile cell phone plans by popularity Who really talks on the phone for more than 300 minutes a month these days, anyways? Check out these popular plans from Tello. Tello plans by popularity Boost Mobile plans by popularity Boost also gives you HD quality video streams, which is rare for a prepaid provider. But for all of its media perks, Boost is not the best Sprint MVNO for everyone. The carrier’s prices are definitely on the higher end of the spectrum. Sorry to break it to you, Richard Branson fans, but Virgin Mobile is no more. Sprint has decided to move existing Virgin Mobile customers over to its own MVNO, Boost Mobile. And if you just really want a celebrity name attached to your cell phone plan, check out Mint Mobile, which is partially owned by Ryan Reynolds. It’s a better carrier than Virgin ever was, anyways! If those causes are close to your heart, then CREDO will make supporting them easier than ever. (Hint: they’ll charge you a lot for your cell phone bill). Here’s a look at this Sprint MVNO’s plans. CREDO Mobile plans by popularity As you’ve seen, there are plenty of prepaid carriers that use the Sprint network exclusively. But some of the best options out there for those who want to be on the Sprint network are MVNOs that use multiple networks. Carriers that use multiple networks, including Sprint:
Red Pocket Twigby Ting Pix Wireless Tracfone TextNow Republic Wireless Net10 Wireless Google Fi Straight Talk
Yes, that’s 10 carriers! Don’t worry, we’re not going to drag you into the nitty-gritty details on all of them (you can read a more comprehensive breakdown of each carrier on our AT&T alternatives page). Instead, we’ll give you a quick roundup of our favorite ones. For budgeters: Red Pocket has very cheap phone plans for those who just want a little bit of data and talk time. For pay as you go: Pix Wireless offers some great pay as you go plans for those who aren’t totally sure when they’ll need minutes, texts, and data. For unlimited data: Straight Talk offers cheap, prepaid unlimited data plans for the people. For international benefits: Google Fi offers very flexible plans with amazing international perks for all kinds of budgets. For low-data plans: Tracfone offers all kinds of unconventional low-data plans that are great for many younger and older folks (like a yearly prepaid plan with 1,500 minutes). Here’s a look at how the most popular plan on each of these carriers compares. Multiple-network MVNO most popular plan comparison Best for budget: Gen Mobile’s stripped down, low-cost plans offer the bare essentials for those who want to save money. Best for high-data users: Straight Talk’s unlimited data plans are some of the cheapest in the industry, even if they don’t include a bunch of fancy features. Best for no contract: Boost Mobile offers cheap plans that will get you premium perks, like unlimited music streaming and HD video quality, and there’s no contract to tie you down.
