| Everyone has a cell phone these days. There are so | | | | Many pre-paid companies are starting to offer |
| many options for phones, features, plans, and | | | | insurance for their phones, similar to the insurance |
| accessories, that it can overwhelm some people. | | | | that contract companies have. For a few extra bucks |
| Luckily for these people, they can use what is known | | | | a month, they guarantee that if your phone breaks, |
| as pay as you go cell phone plans. These plans | | | | they will replace it for free, or a low cost. |
| feature straightforward payment options and many | | | | If you are looking for the freedom to use whatever |
| different types of phones. | | | | features you want, when you want, then pay as you |
| You can find anywhere between a simple no-frills flip | | | | go are the best choice for you. If you change your |
| phone to a slider phone with a full QWERTY | | | | mind about a feature, you can turn it off or on at |
| keyboard. The main point of pay as you go is to | | | | your discretion. Minutes are generally cheap, and with |
| have a cell phone and not be charged ridiculous | | | | some plans, the minutes you do not use one month |
| amounts for going over your minute limit. If this | | | | you can use another. |
| happens with a pre-paid plan, you are simply cut off | | | | Unlike contract phones, there is no credit check, and |
| until you add more money to the balance on your | | | | you can go to almost any store, buy a phone, and |
| phone. | | | | start using it within five minutes. Best of all, |
| The benefits of this plan far outweigh the | | | | whenever you want a new phone, you can just buy |
| drawbacks. While it is true that many of the phones | | | | it, unlike the contract phones, which only allow you to |
| break easily, this is also true for contract phones. | | | | upgrade your phone once every year or two. |