So I know what you are thinking.  You can not get a cell phone for less than $40 a month plus taxes and you have to sign a one year or two year contract.  That is no longer true.  You can get a phone for as little as 6.66 per month–here is an article on the Best Emergency Phone.  Which could also be called the best $6.66 per month cell phone.


Net10 Samsung R451c Qwerty Keyboard

What makes the Best $16.66 per month Phone?

In my Opinion the most important points would be who has

  • The most minutes to use for $16.66 per month.
  • No Contract to sign.
  • No Credit Check Required.
  • Usable every day
  • Available Nationally

With that in mind I have evaluated T-Mobile Prepaid, Tracfone, Net10, Go phone and Verizon Prepaid.   All of these companies have national or nearly national plans.

The Options.

T-Mobile, Go Phone, Verizon, all have pretty much the same options.  If you purchase a $100 card you can have access for a year.  They have $1 per day plans that give unlimited calling to their own network and after you pay your $1 you get 10 cent minutes.  They also have 25 cents per minute plans with no daily charge (Way too expensive).  T-Mobile has a straight 10 cents a minute plan as long as you put in $100 first.  There are better options

$16.66 per Month is $200 per Year

The $200 per year phone plan from Tracfone.com gives you 3,000 minutes and One year of service for $16.66 per month if you pay {for a year|$200} {to start the plan|in advance}.

6.6 cents per minute.  No limits on your calling, no long distance charges, no roaming charges and yet your phone will roam onto several cell networks.

If you use all 3,000 minutes before your year is up you can purchase more for the same price (you will have to spend $200 to get the 6.6 cent rate.)  If you do not use all of your minutes they Roll Over as long as you keep your service active.

You are in control of your minutes.  You buy them and use them as fast or as slow as you want.  You will always know how many minutes you have left because it shows right on the screen of your phone.

If you average 250 minutes a month your minutes will last for 12 months.  You can use 400 on month and 100 the next.

As recently as 2005 you would pay at least 20 cents a minute for prepaid minutes in the US.

Tracfone has the best $16.66 per month Plan

You can only purchase the $200 one year 3,000 Tracfone plan online at Tracfone.com.  To get 3,000 minutes you have to have DMFL on your phone before your add the $200 card.

Get $3 off on any Tracfone phone of $19.99 or more with coupon code 23444

Motorola W385 and Samsung R451c

Runner up in the $16.66 per Month Phone Contest

In my opinion runner up goes to Net10.com.  You can purchase phone cards for $30 anytime from Net10 that give you ten cent minutes.  No $1 per day monthly fee just add a $30 phone card and you get 10 cent minutes.

Net10 up will give you 166 minute per month compared to Tracfone’s 250 minutes per month for $16.66.

You will only have to spend $30 for two months with Net10 and you will have to invest $200 to get the Tracfone deal.  If you were getting a Contract phone the $200 would be about 3 or 4 months service charge.

Summary

The Best $16.66 250 minutes per month deal is only available at the Tracfone Website. Buy the $200 1500 minute refill with DMFL already installed on your phone and get 3000 minutes.

Remember with Tracfone you get more minutes per dollar if you buy bigger cards.  The $20 Card gets you 16.6 cent minutes $30 = 12.5 cent minutes $40 = 10 cent minutes $80 = 8.8 cent minutes $200 = 6.6 cent minutes.  These are all figured as if you have DMFL.

With Net10 cards $30 = 10 cent minutes $45 = 10 cent minutes $60 = 10 cent minutes $100 = 10 cent minutes $400 = 8 cent minutes.

Rick the Prepaid Guy

Net10 and Tracfone Samsung R451c Qwerty Keyboard