What is the best cell phone plan?
Katie Weeldreyer
T-Mobile
T-Mobile offers the same basic plan with unlimited talk and text with different options for data. T-Mobile has no overage charges for data.
Equations (m=month)
2 GB of Data: T(m)=50m
6 GB of Data: T(m)=65m
10 GB of Data: T(m)=80m
Unlimited: T(m)=95m
Verizon
Verizon offers the same basic plan with unlimited talk and text with different options for data.
Equations: m=month and x=data in GB.
V(x)=50m+15x and x>1
V(x)=65m+15x and x>3
V(x)=80m+15x and x>6
V(x)=100m+15x and x>12
V(x)=120m+15x and x>18
Straight Talk Wireless
Straight Talk Wireless offers different plans based on the number of days the plan will use. All plans include unlimited text.
30 Day Plans Equations (m=month)
1500 minutes of talk and 100 MB of data
ST(m)=30m
Unlimited Nationwide talk and 5 GB of data
ST(m)=45m
Unlimited Nationwide and International Talk and 5GB of data
ST(m)=60m
90 Day Plan (x represents every three months)
Unlimited Nationwide talk and 5 GB of data
ST(m)=130x
180 Day Plan (y represents every 6 months)
Unlimited Nationwide talk and 5 GB of data
ST(m)=255y
365 Day Plan (z represents every year)
Unlimited Nationwide talk and 5 GB of data
ST(m)=495z
Sprint
Sprint offers the same basic plan with unlimited talk and text with different options for data. Sprint has no overage charges for data.
Equations :(m=month)
1 GB of Data
S(x)=40m
2 GB of Data
S(x)=50m
4 GB of Data
S(x)=70m
8GB of Data
S(x)=85m
10 GB of Data
S(x)=115m
40 GB of Data
S(x)=135m
60 GB of Data
S(x)=240m
AT&T
AT&T offers the same basic plan with unlimited talk and text with different options for data.
Equations: m=month and x=data in GB.
A(x)=45m+20x and x>0.3
A(x)=55m+15x and x>2
A(x)=75m+15x and x>5
A(x)=115m+15x and x>15
A(x)=155m+15x and x>20
A(x)=190m+15x and x>25
A(x)=240m+15x and x>30
A(x)=315m+15x and x>40
A(x)=390m+15x and x>50