Text & Picture Messaging Plans:
- Standard: 0 messages, 10 cents per message and $0 monthly charge
- 100 Package: 100 messages, 10 cents per additional message and $2.50 monthly charge
- 500 Package: 500 messages, 10 cents per additional message and $5 monthly charge
- 1,000 Package: 1,000 messages, 10 cents per additional message and $10 monthly charge
- 2,000 Package: 2,000 messages, 10 cents per additional message and $20 monthly charge
Mobile Web Plans:
- 2 MB: 2 monthly megabytes (check the Web one to two times a week) for $5 a month and 1 cent per additional kilobyte
- 15 MB: 15 monthly megabytes (check the Web one to two times a day) for $10 a month and 1 cent per additional kilobyte
- 30 MB: 30 monthly megabytes (check the Web three to four times a day) for $20 a month and 1 cent per additional kilobyte
Combine With a Cell Phone Plan:
These messaging and mobile Web services are designed to be combined with a prepaid wireless Consumer Cellular individual or family plan.
Included Features With Cell Phone Plans:
- No contracts
- Caller ID, call forwarding, call waiting, three-way conference calling, voicemail and international direct dial
- Discounts offered to AARP (5 percent monthly discount) and AAA members
- Change your plan at any time for free
- No registration fees
- Transfer a previous cell phone number for free
- National coverage
- Try for 30 days or 30 minutes risk free
Carrier Information:
Consumer Cellular is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), which means it does not have its own network infrastructure and licensed radio spectrum. Instead, Consumer Cellular buys minutes wholesale from AT&T and sells them to you retail.
While Consumer Cellular prepaid wireless can work for anyone, the plans and phones are targeted at seniors. Consumer Cellular, which competes with all of the prepaid wireless carriers, most closely rivals Jitterbug due to the focus on seniors by both carriers.
While Consumer Cellular prepaid wireless can work for anyone, the plans and phones are targeted at seniors. Consumer Cellular, which competes with all of the prepaid wireless carriers, most closely rivals Jitterbug due to the focus on seniors by both carriers.
Published On:
Oct. 26, 2009
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