Should you or should you not you get a prepaid phone plan?

You only pay for the data you use, and you’re not tied into alengthy service contract.

However, there are some drawbacks worth considering.

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Prepaid Rundown

No contract or credit check.

Only pay for the data you use.

Have to pay full retail price of phone.

Limits on talk, texts, and data can be frustrating.

Limited choice of phone.

You then activate the phone and pay to put a certain amount of calling time on it.

Prepaid plans aren’t for everyone.

Here are some reasons why you may want totry a prepaid planand some reasons why you may not.

Pros

Cons