Cheapest prepay for texting with a qwerty?

[Doppel]

I've looked online at some prepay comparison charts but don't care for any of them, for whatever reason.

I am looking for a prepaid service that has a qwerty phone (most have this, though). Basically talk time doesn't matter at all, but 1000 texts are necessary.

NET 10 seems to be best for this with their $25/month (750 minutes = 1500 texts). Don't need a web capable phone or anything, either!

Thanks if I'm missing any obvious provider at top of list.

 

[Strk]

Page Plus

It's $30, but you're on Verizon's network. You get 1200 talk and text and you can use their phones or any Verizon branded phone.

 

[ImDonly1]

Page Plus

It's $30, but you're on Verizon's network. You get 1200 talk and text and you can use their phones or any Verizon branded phone.

This, but there are a few limitations on the phones you can bring (can't bring verizon prepaid phones or new phones like the thunderbolt, charge, iphone, etc.).

Otherwise, t-mobile does a $30/mo plan with 1500 in any combination of minutes or texts (ie 500 min and 1000 text, etc).

ATT gophone offers 250 minutes and unlimited texts for $25/mo.

Also buy refills at callingmart.com check their facebook for coupons. They usually have 10% off and no tax.

 

[cronos]

The new T-Mobile prepaid (sold at Walmart and online only) is unlimited data+text+100 voice minutes for $30/month

url : http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/monthly-4g-plans

scroll down to "Unlimited Web & Text with 100 minutes Talk"

 

[Pretty Cool]

Cheapest would be Telna Mobile. Service is geared for international travelers, but you can use it in America as well. What you do pay an annual fee of $20 which gets you unlimited texts in and up to 1000 texts going out each month. They use native T-Mobile towers. You could use any unlocked gsm phone. Service is actually postpaid because they will bill you after you accumulate a balance of over $5. There is probably taxes when they bill you as is typical of postpaid services.

For actual prepaid, there is At&t Gophone's minute plan. Minimum cost is $25 every 90 days on this plan. What you would do in your situation is purchase the $9.99 monthly text package with 1000 texts. The amount would come from your existing balance. Thus if you never make any calls, you would just pay the $9.99 a month. You could use an At&t phone or an unlocked gsm phone.

Platinumtel's paygo rate is 2 cents a text. A thousand texts would be $20. They use Sprint towers, and you need to buy one of their phones.

Almost forgot to mention T-Mobile's $15 plan for unlimited texts and 10 cents a minute calling. T-Mobile's own phones would obviously work as well as an unlocked gsm phone.

 

[Doppel]

Thanks for ideas--what the taxes on these?

The phone this is to replace is on Verizon and I have the cheapest Verizon plan possible, $35/month with 100 minutes and 500 texts (but hardly any are used since free in network). Probably is on top of the $35 are $7.50 in various fees and crap so it ends up at $42/month. I really need to save $10-15/month to make it worth moving...

Almost forgot to mention T-Mobile's $15 plan for unlimited texts and 10 cents a minute calling.

I'll check that, it would be perfect. It must be hidden somewhere as I don't see it on their site, though.

 

[pm]

I really need to save $10-15/month to make it worth moving...I'll check that, it would be perfect. It must be hidden somewhere as I don't see it on their site, though.

My daughter is using the $15/month unlimited texts from T-Mobile and I have it on auto-recharge. It's been good.

It's the cheapest "Monthly4G plan" here:
http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-plans